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Continued Table 2
Zooplankton
St. 4 (Buoy 5)
St. 5 (Buoy 13)
St. 6 (Buoy 29)
St. 7 (Umm Qaser Port)
July 2009 March 2010 July 2009 March 2010 July 2009 March 2010 July 2009
March 2010
Total of Cyclopoida
654
938
269
295
11
-
-
-
Macrosetella
133
20
-
-
-
-
-
-
Microsetella
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
51
Euterpina
145
41
72
120
1
-
-
-
Other Harpacticoida
194
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total of Harpacticoida
472
61
72
120
1
-
-
51
Oncaea conifera
12
41
74
-
11
-
62
47
Corycaeus
642
51
108
66
-
-
-
-
Total of Poecilostomatida
654
92
182
66
11
-
62
47
Nauplii
618
388
914
230
268
72
172
584
Total of Copepods
3381
5774
4861
2658
1094
416
1267
3722
Cladocera
-
20
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cirriped larvae
-
1
-
-
-
21
78
374
Megaloba
36
20
18
1
43
-
906
2522
Mysis of shrimp
-
-
1
-
11
-
62
82
Amphipods
12
-
18
-
-
-
16
-
Ostracods
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
23
Zoea of Crab
73
-
-
-
-
5
16
-
Crustacea
3502
5815
4898
2659
1148
442
2345
6723
Foraminifera
-
122
-
-
-
-
-
Bivalve
412
1
36
55
-
-
47
525
Gastropoda
24
41
-
11
-
21
47
199
Rotifers
303
20
36
-
-
6566
-
-
Polychaet larvae
24
122
18
-
32
-
141
82
Polychaet adult
-
41
-
-
-
-
-
-
Appendicularia
133
102
72
77
-
-
31
-
Fish larvae
1
1
36
1
1
-
31
47
Fish eggs
36
102
-
55
21
-
-
35
Sagitta
63
41
18
11
21
-
-
51
Ctenophore
-
-
-
11
-
-
-
-
Platyhelmenths
-
10
-
1
-
-
-
-
Total of zooplankton
4499
6418
5114
2881
1223
7029
2642
7662
Range
1223 – 7662 (ind./m
3
)
Average
4683 (ind./m
3
)
Figure 5 The Copepoda percentage of the total zooplankton at the study area
