Ecological and Taxonomic studied on the interstitial ciliates on the
Red Sea Coast at Obhur, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saleh Al-Farraj
Faculty of Education, King Saud University, KSA
salfarraj@hotmail.com
Abstracts
Sediment samples were collected from four sites at both AlJanubiyah and Al-Shemaliyah on one occasion in early Spring and early
Summer of the year 2007 in order to make a comparative study of ciliates
abundance and diversity. The Temperature , Ph and Salinity were
measured at the time of collection. Also water content and Organic matter
of the sediments were determined. The ciliated protozoa were identified
in sub-samples of sediments, to families and species level and
enumerated.
Ciliates belonging to 25 and 28 species were recorded in the
sediments of Al-Janubyah and Al-Shmalyah, respectively.
Keywords : Protozoa, Ciliates, Red Sea, Obhur, Ecological Factor.