New Records for the Genus Heterodinium Kofoid (Dinophyceae) from Turkish Coastal Waters (North-eastern Mediterranean)

Authors: SEVİM POLAT, TUFAN KORAY

Abstract: Three species of the genus Heterodinium Kofoid are reported for the first time in Turkish coastal waters, in the north-eastern Mediterranean. The identified species are Heterodinium mediocre Kofoid, H. angulatum Kofoid & Michener and H. inaequale Kofoid. The morphological characteristics of these three species are described and information about their distribution is given.

Keywords: Heterodinium, dinoflagellata, phytoplankton, north-eastern Mediterranean.

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