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Report on widespread occurrence of colonial epizoan ascidian Didemnum sp. in the seagrass beds of Gulf of Mannar

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Title Report on widespread occurrence of colonial epizoan ascidian Didemnum sp.
in the seagrass beds of Gulf of Mannar
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Creator Kripa,V
Prema,D
Raji,N
Jeyabaskaran,R
 
Subject colonial epizoan
epizoa
ascidia
Didemnum sp.
seagrass beds
Gulf of Mannar
 
Description Not Available
The seagrass beds of Gulf of Mannar are one of
the major habitats of the Sea cow Dugong dugon.
This species is a herbivore that has become more
vulnerable in the recent decades caused by habitat
degradation due to anthropogenic activities.
Ecologically, seagrass beds play several roles such
as primary producers, food for herbivores, trapping
sediments, preventing erosion and providing shelter
for juvenile fishes. Seagrasses also serve as a
substrate for fouling organisms, usually epiphytes
such as barnacles, polychaetes, ascidians etc.
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Date 2021-09-17T04:37:19Z
2021-09-17T04:37:19Z
2014
 
Type Article
 
Identifier Not Available
0254-380 X
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/63599
 
Language English
 
Relation Not Available
 
Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute