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Studies on Indian Sponges I. Two new species of silicious sponges belonginq to the genera Echinodictyum Ridley and Rhadberemia Topsent

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Title Studies on Indian Sponges I. Two new species of silicious sponges belonginq to the genera Echinodictyum Ridley and Rhadberemia Topsent
 
Creator Thomas, P A
 
Subject Sponges
 
Description Our knowledge of the sponges of the Indian region is still in its infancy. The only area which has been studied somewhat extensively is the Gulf of Mannar by various
spongologists like Carter (1880, 1881), Dendy (1905), Burton (1930, 1937) and Rao (1941). Besides these, some occasional reports are there about the sponges of
Madras or of Gulf of Kutch ; but such infoirmation often is too fragmentary when the vast shore line of about 4800 km of India is taken into consideration. With the idea of studying the Indian sponges in a comprehensive manner, the
present author took up this work in 1964. Collections from various parts of India by the author himself over the years have been supplemented by those forwarded by many other scientists from different parts of the country including Andamans and Laccadive Islands. The Mandapam region, however, has been surveyed in greater detail, with particular stress given to the Palk Bay, since the sponges of Palk Bay is poorly known.
 
Publisher MBAI
 
Date 1968
 
Type Article
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Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/1544/1/Thomas_245-249.pdf
Thomas, P A (1968) Studies on Indian Sponges I. Two new species of silicious sponges belonginq to the genera Echinodictyum Ridley and Rhadberemia Topsent. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 10 (2). pp. 245-249.