OPISTHOBRANCH FAUNA OF LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS, INDIA, WITH 52 NEW RECORDS TO LAKSHADWEEP AND 40 NEW RECORDS TO INDIA: PART 1
Taxa
- Aegires Lovén 1844
- Aplysia dactylomela Rang, 1828
- Aplysia Linnaeus, 1758
- Berthellina Gardiner, 1936
- Bulla ampulla (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Chelidonura A. Adams, 1850
- Chromodoris Alder and Hancock, 1855
- Discodoris Bergh, 1877
- Dolabrifera dolabrifera (Rang, 1828)
- Elysia ornata (Swainson, 1840)
- Glossodoris Ehrenberg, 1831
- Gymnodorididae Odhner, 1941
- Haminoea cymbalum
- Hydatina Schumacher, 1817
- Hypselodoris infucata (Ruppell & Leuckart, 1830)
- Hypselodoris Stimpson, 1855
- Peltodoris Bergh, 1880
- Pleurobranchidae Menke, 1828
- Pleurobranchus Cuvier, 1804
- Polybranchia Pease, 1860
- Stylocheilus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
- Thuridilla Bergh, 1872
- Volvatella Newton, 1891
| Title | OPISTHOBRANCH FAUNA OF LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS, INDIA, WITH 52 NEW RECORDS TO LAKSHADWEEP AND 40 NEW RECORDS TO INDIA: PART 1 |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Apte, D. A. |
| Journal | Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Start Page | 162 |
| Pagination | 162-175 |
| Keywords | Aeolid, Dorid, India, Lakshadweep, Opisthobranchs |
| Abstract | Opisthobranchs are the least studied fauna of India. The present study was carried out in Lakshadweep Archipelago between 2005 and 2009. During the 4-year study a total of 60 species from 25 families were recorded. Of these 60 species, 52 are new records to Lakshadweep and 40 are new records to the Indian coast. |
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