GENERAl PRELIMINARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE PLANKTON OF EGYPT

GENERAl PRELIMINARY CONTRIBUTION TO

THE PLANKTON OF EGYPT

By

MOSTAFA SALAR

Institute oj Oceanogoaphy and Fisheries, Alexandria, Egypt
and
GrZELLA TAMAS
Biological Research Institute oj the Hungarian Academy oj Sciences,

Tihany, Hungary

I.-INTRODUCTION AND SYNOPSiS
The plankton of Egypt has received little attention (c.f. SALAH] 963). ThiEl
paper is mainly concerned with tbe p:ankton observed in tbe material examined from tbe various aquatic babitats (mal’ine-brackish-fresb) in Egypt. The
objcct, bas bcen to fill tbe gaps ar.d to enlarge tbe knowlcd3e of this eeonomically
important group, as a source of fish production. The collections were made (::lee
map) from the following sources:
I.-Mediterranean Sea
2.-Suez Canal
3.-Bitter Lakes
4.-Gulf of Suez
5.-Red. Sea
6.-Delta Lakes
7.-Lake Koroun
S.-Nile River
The materials were taken by surface towing and during tI’e trawling and
dredging operations throughout the years 1964-65. So, however, the list of
species is offered as a general preliminary contribution to the plankton of Egypt,
particularty as regards Flagellates, Bacillariopltyceae, Oladocera and Oopepoda.