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<p>Mass mortality of regular sea urchin <em>Salmacis virgulata </em>L. Agassiz and Desor, 1846 at Dhanushkodi, Southeast coast of Tamil Nadu, Gulf of Mannar, India</p>

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Title Statement <p>Mass mortality of regular sea urchin <em>Salmacis virgulata </em>L. Agassiz and Desor, 1846 at Dhanushkodi, Southeast coast of Tamil Nadu, Gulf of Mannar, India</p>
 
Added Entry - Uncontrolled Name Ramesh, C H
Koushik, S
Shunmugaraj, T
Ramana Murthy, M V
 
Uncontrolled Index Term Dhanushkodi, Gulf of Mannar, Mass mortality, Salmacis virgulata
 
Summary, etc. <p style="text-align: justify;">Mass mortality of sea urchin, <em>Salmacis virgulata</em> scattered over the periphery of Dhanushkodi beach, was observed on February 13, 2019. More than 100 numbers of recently dead and dying specimens were found within a 10 m<sup>2</sup> area on the sandy beach. Beach profiles indicated several hundreds of exoskeletons of previously dead <em>S. virgulata</em> were washed ashore and buried in sand and withering seagrass. The causative agent responsible for mass mortality of <em>S. virgulata</em> is yet to be discovered. However, observations on wave approach toward shore indicated possible evidence that it could be due to a combination of strong nearshore waves and currents. This observation raises a critical research concern to investigate etiology of <em>S. virgulata </em>for species conservation.</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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