A scientific study prepared by Dr. Maytham Abdullah Ghali in the Department of Ecology at the College of Science at the University of Basra in partnership with Dr. Daoud Salman Abdullah in the Department of Marine Biology at the Marine Sciences Center at the University of Basra records five types of diatomaceous algae in Khor Al-Zubayr.
The study, which was published in the "Basrah Journal of Agricultural Sciences", classified within Scopus containers, showed that diatoms are the first of their kind in the region and were not previously recorded in Khor Al Zubair.
The results of the study concluded that the four new species are recorded for the first time in Khor Al-Zubair, while the fifth species is recorded for the first time in Iraq.
