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A new subspecies of Phascolion Theel, 1875 (Sipuncula: Golfingiidae) from Indian waters

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Title A new subspecies of Phascolion Theel, 1875 (Sipuncula: Golfingiidae) from Indian waters
 
Creator Saiz, J.I.
Bustamante, M.
Tajadura, J.
Vijapure, T.
Sukumaran, S.
 
Subject INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY::Taxonomy and morphology
 
Description A new subspecies of Phascolion pacificum Murina, 1957 is described from shallow waters (15?20 m deep) off Malvan and Ratnagiri in India. Phascolion pacificum denticulatum ssp. nov. is characterized by the presence of a prominent toothlike projection in the median part of the free border of the holdfast papillae. This finding represents the first record of any Phascolion species for all the Indian coasts.
 
Date 2015-08-24T09:39:11Z
2015-08-24T09:39:11Z
2015
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Zootaxa, vol.3931(3); 2015; 433-437
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4749
 
Language en
 
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Publisher Magnolia Press