On the Polyclads from the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve with new records
Author
Padmanaban, P.
Zoological Survey of India, Marine Biology Regional Centre, 130, Santhome High Road, Pattinapakkam, Mylapore, Chennai - 600004, Tamil Nadu, India; Email: padmazsi @ rediffmail. com
Author
Kumar, A. Anand
Zoological Survey of India, Marine Aquarium and Regional Centre, SH 57, Gadadharpur, Digha - 721428, West Bengal, India
Author
Kumar, R. Rajendar
Zoological Survey of India, Marine Biology Regional Centre, 130, Santhome High Road, Pattinapakkam, Mylapore, Chennai - 600004, Tamil Nadu, India; Email: padmazsi @ rediffmail. com
Author
Surendar, C.
Zoological Survey of India, Marine Biology Regional Centre, 130, Santhome High Road, Pattinapakkam, Mylapore, Chennai - 600004, Tamil Nadu, India; Email: padmazsi @ rediffmail. com
Author
Vanishree, J.
Zoological Survey of India, Marine Biology Regional Centre, 130, Santhome High Road, Pattinapakkam, Mylapore, Chennai - 600004, Tamil Nadu, India; Email: padmazsi @ rediffmail. com
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India
2020
120
4
445
453
journal article
10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/148695
2581-8686
13186419
8.
Thysanozoon brocchii
(
Risso, 1818
)
(
Figure 12&13
)
Material examined
:
ZSI/
MBRC
/PL-351, 1 ex,
Thalayari Is.
,
Keelarakai
, (9°17’93.29”N 78°89’89.41”E),
25.xii.2018
, from branching colonies of dead corals
.
Diagnosis
: Body brown to cream in colour, dorsal surface covered with yellowish brown to dark brown colored papillae, papillae are cylindrical, black median longitudinal stripe mostly distinct. Pseudotentacles are erect, ear like, cream–brown with white tip.
Distribution
: Thalayari Is., GoM, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra; Dwarka, Gujarat.
Elsewhere
:
Brazil
,
Japan
and
New Zealand
. It was also reported from Canary Islands
Argentina
from northeastern and south-eastern
Brazil
.
Remarks
: This species was recently reported from Ratnagiri and Dwarka, west coast of
India
(Pilate & Apte, 2017). The present report forms its second report from
India
and first record from the Gulf of Mannar.