Turkish Journal of Botany

New Records of the Genus Histioneis F.R. von Stein (Dinophyceae) from Turkish Coastal Waters
Sevim POLAT
Çukurova University, Faculty of Fisheries, 01330, Balcalı, Adana - TURKEY
Tufan KORAY
Ege University, Faculty of Fisheries, 35100, Bornova, İzmir - TURKEY

Abstract: The dinoflagellate genus Histioneis F.R. von Stein 1883 and six species belonging to this genus are reported for the first time from the coastal waters of Turkey (north-eastern Mediterranean, lat. 36° 06' N - 36° 07' N, long. 33° 28' E - 33°30' E). Descriptions of the species Histioneis depressa J.Schiller, H. expansa L.Rampi, H. para Murray & Whitting, H. marchesonii L.Rampi, H. striata Kof. & J.R.Michener and H. elongata Kof. & J.R.Michener are given.

Key Words: Histioneis, dinoflagellate, phytoplankton, Turkey.

Turk. J. Bot., 26, (2002), 481-484.
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