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Chaetognatha of the Andaman Sea

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Title Chaetognatha of the Andaman Sea
 
Creator Nair, V.R.
Achuthankutty, C.T.
Nair, S.R.S.
Madhupratap, M.
 
Subject Aquatic Communities
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distribution
biomass
zooplankton
sagitta
Pterosagitta
Krohnitta
ISW, Andaman Sea
 
Description Chaetognatha of the Andaman Sea were studied during 51 and 52 cruises of R.V Gaveshani (Jan to Feb 1979) The area between southeast of Andaman island and north of Nicobar island had relatively higher density Total population of chaetognaths ranged from 126 to 1959/100 m3(av 659/100 m3) Thirteen species belonging to 3 genera, Krohnitta, Pterosagitta and Sagitta, were identified in this region S enflata was the dominant species(44.7 c) followed by S bipunctata (15.3 c),S pacifica (12.3 c)and K pacifica (8 c) Some species were collected rarely mainly from station located north of 10 degrees N lat.
 
Date 1995-05-07T09:57:14Z
2017-09-29T13:48:43Z
1995-05-07T09:57:14Z
2017-09-29T13:48:43Z
1981
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, vol.10; 1981; 270-273
0379-5136
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6691
 
Language en
 
Relation Indian J Mar Sci
SCI
 
Publisher CSIR-NISCAIR