First report of Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum Moore & Gosliner, 2014 from the west coast of India (Heterobranchia, Nudibranchia)
Aghera, D.; Jethva, S.; Gajera, N.; Kundu, R. (2023). First report of Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum Moore & Gosliner, 2014 from the west coast of India (Heterobranchia, Nudibranchia). Spixiana (München) 45(2): 145-150
In: Spixiana (München). Pfeil/Zoologische Staatssammlung München: München. ISSN 0341-8391, more
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Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum E. Moore & Gosliner, 2014 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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- Aghera, D.
- Jethva, S.
- Gajera, N.
- Kundu, R.
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| Abstract |
The present communication records the occurrence of Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum Moore & Gosliner, 2014, belonging to the nudibranch gastropod family Myrrhinidae from the West coast of India. A literature review on distribution of the family Myrrhinidae revealed that only four species of this family – Phyllodesmium poindimiei, P. serratum, P. briareum and P. macphersonai were so far reported from India. Therefore, this is the first record of P. acanthorhinum from the Indian marine waters. A note on morphological features and about the biology such as natural history, egg mass, defensive strategy of P. acanthorhinum is explained in detail. |
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