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First record of the genus Caprella and species Caprella danilevskii Czerniavski, 1868 (Amphipoda: Corophiida: Caprellidae) from Arabian Sea, North Indian Ocean

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Title First record of the genus Caprella and species Caprella danilevskii Czerniavski, 1868 (Amphipoda: Corophiida: Caprellidae) from Arabian Sea, North Indian Ocean
 
Creator Gaikwad, S
Sautya, S
 
Subject Abnormal growth
Algae
Caprella
Morphometric
West coast of India
 
Description 33-44
The genus Caprella (Amphipoda: Caprellidae) has been recorded from all over the world oceans, whereas the species
C. danilevskii Czerniavski, 1868 was only limited to southern parts of the Indian Ocean. Here, the occurrence of the genus
Caprella and species C. danilevskii is described from the coastal waters of India for the first time, thus extending the
distribution of this species to the northern Indian Ocean. The specimens of C. danilevskii were collected from macroalgae
located at the rocky intertidal coast at Veraval, Gujarat, India. A detailed description of the specimen from the Indian region
was provided, including explicit morphometric relations among the male and female sexes. Some abnormalities and special
characters were observed in the population, which have not been discussed prior to this study. The species C. danilevskii
could represent an introduction in the coastal waters of India; however it cannot be ignored that the species was present
earlier or could have been overlooked.
 
Date 2022-06-17T07:06:58Z
2022-06-17T07:06:58Z
2022-01
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 2582-6727 (Online); 2582-6506 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/59892
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.51(01) [January 2022]