The Algal Flora of the Egyptian Oasis Ш Algal Flora of the Thermal Springs of Bahariya Oasis

Euglenoids from the El Farafra Oasis (Western Desert, Egypt)

“…intermedia G. A. Klebs, E. hemichromata Skuja, Lepocinclis colligera Deflandre and Phacus curvicauda Svirenko. The available information on the algal flora of the Siwa, El-Bahariya and El-Dakhla Oases does not include any species of Euglenophyta (e.g., Shaaban 1985;Shaaban et al 1997). From the El-Farafra Oasis, Shaaban et al (2015) (Shaaban 1994) which focused mainly on the River Nile and its two branches, pools, lakes and ditches, from which 42 species were reported, 9 of which are considered extinct.…”

Cyanobacteria and Algal Flora of Wadi El-Taal Desert, Abu-Zenima Area, South Sinai, Egypt.

“…Although intensive investigations have been carried out dealt with desert algal flora of different geographical territories in Egypt (Kobbia and El-Batanouny, 1975 in Wadi El-Natrun; Shaaban and El-Habibi, 1978 in Kharga Oasis; Hamouda, 1981 in Northern Coastal Desert;Salama and Kobbia, 1982 in Lybian Desert;Kobbia, 1985 in limestone desert of Cairo-Suez Road; Shaaban, 1985 in Siwa Oasis; Kobbia and Shabana, 1988 in Bahariya Oasis;El-Awamri et al, 1996 in Saint Catherine region;Shaaban and Hamed, 1997 in El-Arish Valley of North Sinai;Shaaban et al, 1997 in Hammam Faroun Spring, South Sinai;El--204 -Otify and Mahalel, 2000 in Wadi Allaqi South Eastern Desret;Shaaban et al, 2000 in Burg El-Arab;Hamed, 2001 in Wadi Gharandel of Southwest Sinai, Ibrahim, 2002 in Wadi Araba Eastern Desert), no particular attention focused on the algal flora inhabiting Wadi El-Taal desert which is the aim of this study.…”