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
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4.
Pseudoceros indicus
Newman & Schupp, 2002
(
Figure 6&7
)
Material examined
: ZSI/
MBRC
/PL-340, 1 ex,
16.xii.2017
;
MBRC
/ZSI/PL-348, 2 ex,
25.xii.2018
, Thalayari Is., Keelarakai, (9°17’93.29”N78°89’ 89.41”E),from coral rubble.
Diagnosis
: Body soft, elongate oval and leaf-like with few marginal ruffles. Pseudotentacles well developed, simple and erected. Dorsal surface opaque, mottled cream with well-defined irregular purple spots found along the margin and also extending over the pseudotentacles. The species shows a wide range of colour variation.
Distribution
:
India
: Thalayari Is., GoM; Andaman & Nicobar;
Gujarat
;
Lakshadweep
Islands.
Elsewhere
: Indian Ocean, from
South Africa
,
Maldives
to
Indonesia
and
Australia
.
(9°17’93.29”N 78°89’89.41”E),
25.xii.2018
; from dead coral patches from intertidal zone.
Diagnosis:
Body is elongated with shallow marginal ruffling and simple pseudotentacles. Dorsal surface is deep brown to black with two marginal bands; the inner band is blue and outer yellow. Size:
30 mm
.
Distribution
:
India
: Thalayari Is., Manoliputtii Is., GoM; Andaman &
Nicobar Islands
;
Lakshadweep
.
Elsewhere:
Indo-west Pacific region from
Australia
,
Papua New Guinea
,
Micronesia
and
Kenya
.