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New distributional record of Calliactis polypus (Forsskål, 1775) (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Hormathiidae) from Lakshadweep waters, Arabian Sea

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Title New distributional record of Calliactis polypus (Forsskål, 1775) (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Hormathiidae) from Lakshadweep waters, Arabian Sea
 
Creator Bharathi, S
Purushothaman, P
Kumar, T T Ajith
Lal, K K
Divya, P R
 
Subject Cnidaria
Hormathiidae
India
Lakshadweep waters
New record
Sea anemones
 
Description 440-444
Cnidarians are highly diverse invertebrate group and are
considered ecologically important species that provide food and
shelter for a wide variety of fauna. The present study reports a
hermit crab anemone, Calliactis polypus (Forsskål, 1775), a new
distributional record in Lakshadweep waters, Arabian Sea. During
the routine exploration, five specimens of anemone were collected
from the intertidal regions of Agatti Island, which were associated
with a hermit crab, Pagurus bernhardus (Linnaeus, 1758).
Morphological examination of a hermit crab anemone confirmed
the species and the same were compared with the previous
reports. Additionally, the study provides information about cnidae
composition, internal anatomy, live images of the species and
comparison with other closely related species.
 
Date 2024-05-22T06:25:15Z
2024-05-22T06:25:15Z
2023-09
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 2582-6727 (Online); 2582-6506 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/63937
https://doi.org/10.56042/ijms.v52i09.11267
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.52(09) [September 2023]