New records of Indo-Pacific sponges from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
In: Zootaxa. Magnolia Press: Auckland. ISSN 1175-5326; e-ISSN 1175-5334, more
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Agelasidae Verrill, 1907 [WoRMS]; Axinellidae Carter, 1875 [WoRMS]; Calcarea [WoRMS]; Clathrinidae Minchin, 1900 [WoRMS]; Demospongiae [WoRMS]; Homoscleromorpha [WoRMS]; Phloeodictyidae Carter, 1882 [WoRMS]; Plakinidae Schulze, 1880 [WoRMS]; Porifera [WoRMS]
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Demospongiae, Agelasidae; Axinellidae; Calcarea; Clathrinidae; Demospongiae; Homoscleromorpha; Phloeodictyidae; Plakinidae; Porifera |
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- Pereira, P.
- Raghunathan, C.
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| Abstract |
Six Indo-Pacific sponges are recorded for the first time from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Agelas ceylonica sensu Thomas, 1981, Axinella donnani (Bowerbank, 1873), Dragmacidon australe (Bergquist, 1970), Siphonodictyon maldiviense (Calcinai, Cerrano, Sarà & Bavestrello, 2000), Clathrina clara Klautau & Valentine, 2003 and Plakortis bergquistae Muricy, 2011. Among them, D. australe, S. maldiviense and P. bergquistae are indeed new records to India. These findings not only represent new additions to sponge fauna of India, but also highlight the importance of markedly overlooked sponge diversity of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. |
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