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Note on heart urchins and sand dollars washed ashore

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Title Note on heart urchins and sand dollars washed ashore
 
Creator Gomathy, S
Selvanidhi, S
Laxmilatha, P
 
Subject Echinoderms
Sea Urchin
 
Description Large quantities of fragile skeletons (Tests) of
heart urchins and sand dollars were found washed
ashore in Mudaliar kuppam, village and
Pudukuppam village of Villupuram district during
Maretia planulata (dorsal view) Echinodiscus bisperforatus
September 2017. Out of hundreds of broken
skeletons as well as a few intact pieces washed
aquarium trade. Collection of live specimens is
illegal.
ashore, Maretia planulata (Tiny maretia heart
urchin) and Echinodiscus bisperforatus (Keyhole
sand dollar) were identified.
 
Publisher ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2018
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/13445/1/17_MFIS_235.pdf
Gomathy, S and Selvanidhi, S and Laxmilatha, P (2018) Note on heart urchins and sand dollars washed ashore. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (235). p. 27. ISSN 0254-380 X