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Distribution of ascidians Phallusia nigra (Tunicata: Ascidiacea) on the north coast of the Persian Gulf, Iran

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2012

Majid Afkhami ,
Maryam Ehsanpour ,
Farida Forouzan ,
Kazem Darvish Bastami ,
Amir Houshang Bahri  and
Abdurasoul Daryaei
Majid Afkhami*
Affiliation:
Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas Branch, PO Box 79159-1311, Bandar Abbas, Iran
Maryam Ehsanpour
Affiliation:
Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas Branch, PO Box 79159-1311, Bandar Abbas, Iran
Farida Forouzan
Affiliation:
Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran, PO Box 14155-6135, Tehran, Iran
Kazem Darvish Bastami
Affiliation:
Iranian National Institute for Oceanography (INIO), Tehran, PO Box 46515-369, Iran
Amir Houshang Bahri
Affiliation:
Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas Branch, PO Box 79159-1311, Bandar Abbas, Iran
Abdurasoul Daryaei
Affiliation:
Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas Branch, PO Box 79159-1311, Bandar Abbas, Iran
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: M. Afkhami, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas Branch, PO Box 79159-1311, Bandar Abbas, Iran email: M_Afkhami82@yahoo.com
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Abstract

Although there are a number of marine organisms located from various parts of the world, little information exists from Iranian coastal waters regarding the distribution of ascidian species. Hence, the present study attempts to describe the presence and distribution of Phallusia nigra from the four different stations along Persian Gulf coastal waters. The current study is the first record of the ascidian P. nigra off the Larak Island, Hengam Island, Qeshm Island and Bandar-e-Lengeh along the Iranian coasts of the Persian Gulf.

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TunicataPhallusia nigraPersian GulfIran

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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e95
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012 

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