In-situ observations of swarming pelagic tunicate Pegea confoederata (Forskål, 1775) (Tunicata: Thaliacea) in coral reef habitats of Kuwait

被引：1

作者：

Al-Yaqout, Amani ^{[1
]}

Nithyanandan, Manickam ^{[1
]}

Issaris, Yiannis ^{[2
]}

Madhusoodhanan, Rakhesh ^{[1
]}

Mantha, Gopkirishna ^{[1
]}

Al-Kandari, Mohammad ^{[1
]}

Al-Roumi, Musaad ^{[1
]}

Zogaris, Stamatis ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Kuwait Inst Sci Res, Environm & Life Sci Res Ctr, POB 1638, Salmiya 22017, Kuwait

[2] Hellen Ctr Marine Res, Anavissos 19013, Greece

来源：

KUWAIT JOURNAL OF SCIENCE | 2024年 / 51卷 / 01期

关键词：

Pelagic tunicates; Zooplankton; Chlorophyll; Arabian Gulf; Kuwait; Coral reefs; SALPS; SEA;

D O I：

10.1016/j.kjs.2023.07.004

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Pelagic tunicates (order Salpida) have the highest filtration rates among filter feeding marine zooplankton. This is the first-ever in situ observation of the salp, Pegea confoederata (Forsk & aring;l, 1775), in northwestern Arabian Gulf (NWAG), off Kuwait. Swarms of P. confoederata with chain-like blastozooids (similar to 1 m) and solitary oozoids were observed in offshore coral reef habitats. Coastal fishes, Diplodus sargus kotschyi and Abudefdef vaigaiensis, were observed feeding on P. confoederata tests. In Kuwait, higher summer density of phytoplankton (<20 mu m) supports P. confoederata aggregation. Concerted studies on salps in the Arabian Gulf may offer insights into pelagic carbon cycling pathways and carbon sequestration.

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