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http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/50477| Title: | New report of Melithaea delicata Hickson, 1905 (subclass: octocorallia) from Little Andaman Island, India |
| Authors: | Kumar, J. S. Yogesh Geetha, S. Raghunathan, C. Sornaraj, R. |
| Keywords: | Octocorals;Soft corals;Melithaeidae;Melithaea delicata;Little Andaman;Andaman and Nicobar Island;India |
| Issue Date: | Sep-2019 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | Melithaea octocoral (Family Melithaeidae) are represented by 15 species in Indian waters and 13 species were reported from Andaman and Nicobar Island. Melithaea delicata is reported herein as a new distributional record in Indian waters, from Little Andaman Island. This species is identified by morphological and sclerite structures and characterised by club-shaped sclerites of the calyx, pointed needle shape sclerites of the collaret; spindles shaped in the calyx and coenenchyme. Updated distribution details of all 15 Melithaea species in Indian waters are provided. |
| Page(s): | 1344-1350 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print) |
| Appears in Collections: | IJMS Vol.48(09) [September 2019] |
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