<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language: HI" lang="EN-GB">First record of dinoflagellate <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Neoceratium platycorne</i> from the North Eastern Arabian Sea</span>

Abstract

504-506Neoceratium platycorne (Daday) F. Gomez, D. Moreira, P. Lopez-Garcia is reported for the first time from the North Eastern Arabian Sea (NEAS). Species was observed in the open ocean subsurface waters of NEAS during the late winter monsoon period. Cell density of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">N. platycorne was 10-15 cells L-1. This record will contribute to the phytoplankton checklist of the Indian EEZ