International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies
2017, Vol. 5, Issue 3, Part D
Tintinnida (Ciliophora) as bio-indicator for certain pollutants at al-max area, Alexandria, Egypt
Author(s): El-Damhougy KA, El-Sayed AA, Aboul Ezz SM and Abu Husein MS
Abstract: Tintinnids community was studied seasonally at Al-Max area during the period from spring 2014 to winter 2015. This study was aimed to throw light on the occurrence of tintinnid species that considered as bio-indicators for certain environmental factors. Fifty three species of tintinnids belong to 21 genera were recorded. From them eight species viz.
Eutintinnus pingius,
Proplectella angistior,
Favella ehrenbergii, Ascampbelliiella sp,
Helicostomella subulata,
Tintinnopsis nudicauda,
Favella panamensis and
Tintinnopsis campanula are considered as bio-indicators for dissolved oxygen, salinity and pH. While
Favella panamensis,
Favella ehrenbergii and
Tintinnopsis campanula showed that for nitrites and
Favella panamensis,
Favella ehrenbergii and
Tintinnopsis campanula for nitrates. However,
Tintinnopsis nudicauda is positively correlated for temperature and the other seven species are negatively correlated with temperature. Furthermore,
Tintinnopsis radix,
Tintinnopsis campanula,
Tintinnopsis nudicauda and
Favella adriatica are considered as euryhaline species.
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El-Damhougy KA, El-Sayed AA, Aboul Ezz SM, Abu Husein MS. Tintinnida (Ciliophora) as bio-indicator for certain pollutants at al-max area, Alexandria, Egypt. Int J Fish Aquat Stud 2017;5(3):297-305.
