Checklist of intertidal polychaetes (Annelida) of Kuwait, Northern part of the Arabian Gulf

A checklist of the polychaete fauna collected from the intertidal coastal zone along the northern part of the Arabian Gulf in Kuwait is presented. Samples were collected from 42 transects, including mainland areas and seven islands, during late autumn and winter seasons from 2013 to 2016. In total,...

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Published in:Regional studies in marine science 2019-11, Vol.32, p.100872, Article 100872
Main Authors: Al-Kandari, Manal, Sattari, Zeinab, Hussain, Sumaiah, Radashevsky, Vasily I., Zhadan, Anna
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biodiversity
Coastal zone
Marine polychaeta
New records
Taxonomy
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Summary:A checklist of the polychaete fauna collected from the intertidal coastal zone along the northern part of the Arabian Gulf in Kuwait is presented. Samples were collected from 42 transects, including mainland areas and seven islands, during late autumn and winter seasons from 2013 to 2016. In total, 172 polychaete species from 46 families were identified, 19 are new records to the Arabian Gulf and 17 to the Arabian Region. The most abundant species belonged to the family Spionidae, followed by Nereididae, and Serpulidae. The list represents a regional taxonomical work which can provide baseline data for future studies and a useful basis for future conservation plans relevant to this region.
ISSN:2352-4855
2352-4855
DOI:10.1016/j.rsma.2019.100872