In-situ observations of swarming pelagic tunicate Pegea confoederata (Forskål, 1775) (Tunicata: Thaliacea) in coral reef habitats of Kuwait

In-situ observations of swarming pelagic tunicate Pegea confoederata (Forskål, 1775) (Tunicata: Thaliacea) in coral reef habitats of Kuwait

Pelagic tunicates (order Salpida) have the highest filtration rates among filter feeding marine zooplankton. This is the first-ever in situ observation of the salp, Pegea confoederata (Forskål, 1775), in northwestern Arabian Gulf (NWAG), off Kuwait. Swarms of P. confoederata with chain-like blastozo...

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Main Authors: Amani Al-Yaqout, Manickam Nithyanandan, Yiannis Issaris, Rakhesh Madhusoodhanan, Gopkirishna Mantha, Mohammad Al-Kandari, Musaad Al-Roumi, Stamatis Zogaris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:Kuwait Journal of Science
Subjects:
pelagic tunicates
zooplankton
chlorophyll
arabian gulf
kuwait
coral reefs
Online Access:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2307410823001013
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