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
5.
Pseudoceros prudhoei
Newman & Cannon, 1994
(
Figure 8
)
Materials examined
:
ZSI,/
MBRC
/PL-341,1 ex,
17.xii.2017
; ZSI/
MBRC
/PL-349, 2 ex,
Thalayari Is.
,
Keelakarai
,
Distribution
:
India
: Keelakarai (new record to GoM).
Elsewhere
: Described from Birds
Island Bermuda
, reported from
Curacao
Caribbean coast of
Colombia
Florida
Virgin Islands
, Jamica,
Belize Honduras
and Caribbean coast of
Panama Brazil
Cabo Frio, South eastern
Brazil
.
Remarks
: Although this species was known to have a distribution in western Atlantic, this is recently recorded from Agatii Is.,
Lakshadweep
(
Dixit
et al
., 2019
) and the present report forms its second report from
India
and first record from the Gulf of Mannar.