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<p class="Default">New record of Sphenopid Zoanthid species <em>Palythoa tuberculosa</em> (Esper, 1805) from Gulf of Mannar, India</p>

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Title Statement <p class="Default">New record of Sphenopid Zoanthid species <em>Palythoa tuberculosa</em> (Esper, 1805) from Gulf of Mannar, India</p>
 
Added Entry - Uncontrolled Name Sadhukhan, K
Chatragaddaa, R
Shanmugaraja, T
Ramana Murthy, M V
 
Uncontrolled Index Term Gulf of Mannar, Manoli and Manoliputti Island, Palythoa tuberculosa, Shingle Island, Zoanthid
 
Summary, etc. <p>Coral reefs provide a suitable habitat for many marine flora and fauna. Zoanthid is one of the most common inhabitants in coral reef habitats. A sub-massive colony of Sphenopid Zoanthid species <em>Palythoa tuberculosa</em> belonging to the order Zoantharia was documented for the first time from Gulf of Mannar (GoM) during an intensive coral reef monitoring survey conducted in Manoli, Manoliputti and Shingle Island. Photographic evidence of the colony along with its morphological characteristics are described in the present study.</p>
 
Publication, Distribution, Etc. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences (IJMS)
2022-09-30 00:37:52
 
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Data Source Entry Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences (IJMS); ##issue.vol## 50, ##issue.no## 04 (2021)
 
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