New Record for a Dinoflagellate Species (Citharistes regius Stein) in the Northern Levantine Basin (Eastern Mediterranean)

Title	New Record for a Dinoflagellate Species (Citharistes regius Stein) in the Northern Levantine Basin (Eastern Mediterranean)
Publication Type	Journal Article
Year of Publication	2004
Authors	Polat S
Journal	Turk J.Bot.
Volume	28
Keywords	biodiversité, biodiversity, Citharistes regius, climate change, dinoflagellate, dinoflagellé, distribution, distribution d'espèces, eastern Mediterranean, espèce d'eau chaude, Mediterranean sea, Méditerranée orientale, Mer Méditerranée, phytoplancton, phytoplankton, réchauffement, sea water temperature, species distribution, température de l'eau de mer, Turkey, Turquie, warm-water species, warming
Abstract	The presence of a dinoflagellate species, Citharistes regius Stein belonging to genus Citharistes Stein, is reported for the first time from the eastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. This species is also a first report for all Turkish seas and the Levantine Basin. Morphological characteristics of this species are described in detail and information about its ecological distribution is given.
URL	http://www.cu.edu.tr/Content/Asp/English/
Start Page	507
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