Polyclad fauna of Agatti Island, Lakshadweep, India: new records and description of two new species
Author
Dixit, Sudhanshu
Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Kochi, India
sid2130@gmail.com
Author
Bayyana, Sharad
Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Kochi, India
Author
Manjebrayakath, Hashim
Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Kochi, India
Author
Saravanane, N.
Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Kochi, India
Author
Sudhakar, M.
Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Kochi, India
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-08-19
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journal article
22700
10.11646/zootaxa.4657.2.2
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1175-5326
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Pseudoceros bolool
Newman & Cannon, 1994
(
Fig. 2c
)
Material examined:
One
specimen
(60 x
40 mm
) preserved in 10% formalin; collected on
12.05.2018
near eastern jetty (
10°52′72′′N
72°12′12′′E
), Agatti Island,
Lakshadweep
. (
Regn. No.
IO
/IT/POY/00003)
Description: Background colour velvety black with no markings or patterns. Ventrally lighter black to grey. Pseudotentacles small and black; cerebral eyespot difficult to spot due to black body colour.
Distribution:
Lakshadweep
Islands (Present study),
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(Sreeraj
et al.
2015),
India
;
Australia
;
Indonesia
;
Papua New Guinea
;
Philippines
(
Newman and Cannon, 2003
;
2005
).
Remarks: In the original description, cerebral eyes are said to be in clear area. This species is new record to
Lakshadweep
waters.