Marine interstitial pleurostomatid ciliates from jubail marine wildlife sanctuary, the arabian gulf, Saudi Arabia

الملخص EN

Sediment samples were collected at low tide from various localities in the Jubail Marine Wildlife Sanctuary of the Saudi Arabian Gulf shore during 1996-1997 for the studv of the marine interstitial ciliate fauna of the Sanctuary.

Twelve species belonging to 3 g~nera in one family of the marine interstitial ciliates order: Pleurostomatida were identified.

Eight of these are new records of the fauna of the Arabian Gulf and Saudi Arabia.

The distribution of each species was compared to those in similar habitats worldwide.