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http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/51164| Title: | New record of Melithaea retifera (Lamarck, 1816) from Andaman and Nicobar Island, India |
| Authors: | Kumar, J. S. Yogesh Geetha, S. Raghunathan, C. Sornaraj, R. |
| Keywords: | Octocoral;Soft coral;Melithaeidae;Melithaea retifera;Havelock Island;Shark Island;Andaman and Nicobar;India |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2019 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | Alcyoniidae octocorals are represented by 405 species in India of which 154 are from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Surveys conducted in Havelock Island, South Andaman and Shark Island, North Andaman revealed the occurrence of Melithaea retifera and is reported herein as a new distributional record to Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This species is characterised by the clubs of the coenenchyme of the node and internodes and looks like a flower-bud. The structural variations and length of sclerites in the samples are also reported in this manuscript. |
| Page(s): | 1516-1520 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print) |
| Appears in Collections: | IJMS Vol.48(10) [October 2019] |
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| IJMS 48(10) 1516-1520.pdf | 1.16 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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