Outbreaks of Alien Tintinnid Ciliates Rhizodomus tagatzi Strelkow &amp; Wirketis, 1950 and Amphorellopsis acuta (Schmidt, 1902) (Ciliophora, Tintinnida) in the Port of Taman, Black Sea
Journal: Russian Journal of Marine Biology
Year: 2024

New outbreaks of alien species of shelled ciliates (Tintinnida) in the northeastern Black Sea are reported. Zooplankton samples were collected in the late biological summer and the fall of 2023 in the Black Sea, in the coastal zone of the port of Taman. In the study area, a total of ten species of tintinnids were identified, among which seven were alien species. Outbreaks of the invasive tintinnids Rhizodomus tagatzi and Amphorellopsis acuta were recorded for the first time from the waters of th