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Whereas in March 2010 The density of zooplankton reached 9895 ind./m
3
. The Copepoda (9413 ind./m
3
)
constituted 95.1% of the total zooplankton, It was found the density of Cyclopoida reached 9215 ind./m
3
(93.1%),
Rotifers 276 ind./m
3
(2.8%) of the total zooplankton.
Figure 3 The density of zooplankton (ind/m
3
) at the study
stations in North West Arabian Gulf during July 2009 and
March 2010
Figure 4 The zooplankton group’s percentage of the total
zooplankton at the study area
Table 1 Density of zooplankton (ind./m
3
) at Al-Faw, Ras Al-Bisha and Al-Musab stations during study period
Zooplankton
St. 1 (Al-Faw)
St. 2 (Ras Al-Bisha)
St. 3 (Al-Musab)
July 2009
March 2010
July 2009
March 2010
July 2009
March 2010
Diaptomidae
97
-
553
-
65
-
Acartia
sp.
-
-
-
10
196
6
A. pacifica
1119
-
9557
-
1797
-
Pseudodiaptomus
sp.
-
-
-
1
-
-
Pseudodiaptomus marinus
-
4
-
1
-
-
Bestiolina arabica
-
-
-
1
-
-
Paracalanus crassirostris
-
17
-
5
-
-
Parvocalanus crosirus
-
3
-
5
391
-
Canthocalanus tenuniramus
97
-
-
1
327
91
Centropages
49
1
-
1
-
12
Labidocera
-
-
39
2
1
37
Monstrillidae
1
-
39
-
163
-
Paracalanidae
4137
-
8254
-
2549
-
Eucalanus subcrassus
-
-
-
-
65
-
Clausocalanus
-
-
197
1
-
-
Acrocalanus
-
-
-
-
1275
-
Temora turbinata
-
-
-
1
131
-
Clausocalanidae
243
-
-
-
-
-
Phyllodiaptomus irakiencis
-
1
Copepodite stages
4186
34
7701
6
3366
732
Total of Calanoida
9929
60
26340
35
10326
878
Oithona
sp.
-
69
237
1
131
183
Other Cyclopoids
195
9146
395
10
1242
297
Total of Cyclopoida
195
9215
632
11
1373
480
Macrosetella
-
-
-
-
752
-
Microsetella
-
-
-
-
229
-
Euterpina
-
-
158
-
1209
69
Other Harpacticoida
-
-
-
-
981
-
Total of Harpacticoida
-
-
158
-
3171
69
