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Encrusting bryozoans in Karwar waters, central west coast of India

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Title Encrusting bryozoans in Karwar waters, central west coast of India
 
Creator Swami, B S
Karande, A A
 
Description 170-172
Seven species of encrusting bryozoans were recorded on test coupons immersed at 2 sites in Karwar waters. Amongst these Hippoporina americana (Verrill) and Alderina arabianensis (Menon & Nair) were most commonly prevailing species. Of the 7 species, 6 species namely H. americana, Conopeum reticulum (Linnaeus), Electra bengalensis (Stoliczka), Membranipora tenuis (Desor), Membranipora annae (Osburn) and Hippopodina feegeensis (Busk) were recorded for the first time in Karwar waters. Interestingly the settlement of E. bengalensis, a dominant west coast species, was moderate in Karwar waters.
 
Date 2016-11-25T10:59:46Z
2016-11-25T10:59:46Z
1994-09
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/37641
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.23(3) [September 1994]