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Scale worm recorded from Lakshadweep

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Title Scale worm recorded from Lakshadweep
 
Creator Saravanan, Raju
Sreenath, K R
Ranjith, L
Jasmine, S
Joshi, K K
 
Subject Invertebrata
 
Description During an underwater survey in lagoon of Chetlat
island Lakshdweep in 2015 a cryptic, commensalistic
scale worm association on the sea cucumber
Stichopus chloronotus was observed. This scale
worm was identified as Gastrolepidia clavigera
Schmarda, 1861 which come under polychaetes
(Family:Polynoidae). These are known to inhabit the
surface of holothurians in its anterior or posterior
ends, and if disturbed crawl into the mouth or cloaca
of the sea cucumber. The colour of the scale worm
mimics the colour of the host which makes it
difficult to be detected. Studies have found that
this scale worm species feed on the tissue of the
sea cucumber and are resistant to the toxin
holothurin which is commonly released by sea
cucumbers against predators.
 
Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2015
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/10968/1/225-11.pdf
Saravanan, Raju and Sreenath, K R and Ranjith, L and Jasmine, S and Joshi, K K (2015) Scale worm recorded from Lakshadweep. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (225). p. 23. ISSN 0254-380 X