Phytoplankton of Lebanon

During the last 40 years of survey in the Lebanese seawaters and the Levantine Basin, we identified and described about 400 species, belonging to 85 genera, including 230 dinoflagellates and 156 diatoms, 10 Silicoflagellates and 4 Ebriidae, many of them are introduced or migrated from Red Sea and Indian Ocean into the Mediterranean, through the Suez Canal pathway.

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Publication Date
2021-12-02
Title
Phytoplankton of Lebanon
Abstract
During the last 40 years of survey in the Lebanese seawaters and the Levantine Basin, we identified and described about 400 species, belonging to 85 genera, including 230 dinoflagellates and 156 diatoms, 10 Silicoflagellates and 4 Ebriidae, many of them are introduced or migrated from Red Sea and Indian Ocean into the Mediterranean, through the Suez Canal pathway.
Dataset Language
en
 
Dataset Creator
  Lebanese University; Faculty of sciences - Sami Lakkis
Metadata Provider
  Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
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https://www.vliz.be
Associated Party
custodianSteward
  Lebanese University; Faculty of sciences - Sami Lakkis
Dataset Contact
  Lebanese University; Faculty of sciences - Sami Lakkis
Keywords (ASFA )
  • Biodiversity
  • Introduced species

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description
EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate
35.433333333333
East Bounding Coordinate
35.583333333333
North Bounding Coordinate
34.483333333333
South Bounding Coordinate
33.916666666667

Geographic Coveragehttp://marineregions.org/mrgid/4280

Geographic Description
MED, Eastern Mediterranean

Bounding Box

West Bounding Coordinate
35
East Bounding Coordinate
36.5
North Bounding Coordinate
35
South Bounding Coordinate
33

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

1967-10-15

End Date

2007-11-25

Taxonomic Coverageurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148898

General Taxonomic Coverage
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Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
phylum
Taxonomic Rank Value
Bacillariophyta

Taxonomic Coverageurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146203

General Taxonomic Coverage
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146203

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
infraphylum
Taxonomic Rank Value
Dinoflagellata

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