Marine bryozoans of Gujarat and Maharashtra
Author
Venkatraman, C.
Zoological Survey of India, M- Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal, India; cvramanmbs @ gmail. com
Author
Padmanaban, P.
Zoological Survey of India, 130, Santhome High Road, Chennai - 600028, Tamil Nadu, India
Author
Louis, Soja
St. Theresa College for Women, Ernakulam, Kochi - 682011, Kerala, India
Author
Shrinivaasu, S.
National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, Anna University Campus, Chennai - 600 025, Tamil Nadu, India
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India
2018
118
4
389
404
journal article
10.26515/rzsi/v118/i4/2018/122918
2581-8686
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23.
Biflustra savartii
(Audouin, 1826)
, (Plate 3b)
Locality:
Devbagh, Sindhudurg,
Maharashtra
, 15° 99’ 28.8
N
Substratum
: Dead coral rubble
.
Description:
Colony is encrusting, unilaminar or bilaminar. Distinct autozooids mostly quadrangular arranged in regular longitudinal rows and separated by fine grooves. Frontal membrane covers whole of frontal area. Gymnocyst is abscent. Cryptocyst is thick, surface granular with lateral edges bearing small denticles. Opesia deep, more or less flat with a median proximal process varying in size and serrated at its free edge.
Records from Indian waters
: Manglore.
Distribution:
Red Sea,
Zanzibar
,
Sri Lanka
,
Philippines
, New
Guinea
,
Australia
, California, Atlantic
Morocco
,
Brazil
,
Puerto Rico
,
Japan
and
China
.