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http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/45658| Title: | Range extension of a mantis Shrimp Harpiosquilla harpax (Family: Squillidae) in the Chilika Lagoon |
| Authors: | Mahapatro, Debasish Ahyong, Shane Mohanty, Bita Mishra, S.S. Pattnaik, A.K. Mohanty, S.K. |
| Keywords: | Range extension;New record;Chilika lagoon;Food and feeding;Compound eye;Ommatidia |
| Issue Date: | Jan-2019 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | The present study describes the first live occurrence of a species of mantis shrimp i.e. Harpiosquilla harpax from the Chilika lagoon. It was a new record to Chilika after the opening of natural inlet due to super cyclone Phailin during October 2013 and range extension from Visakhapatnam coast. However, concrete information regarding its population and spatio-temporal distribution is certainly not known. since it was caught as by catch. Food and feeding behaviour and morphological structure of the compound eye and ommatidia was also studied. |
| Page(s): | 18-24 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print) |
| Appears in Collections: | IJMS Vol.48(01) [January 2019] |
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