A new species of Armandia and a new record of Ophelina (Polychaeta: Opheliidae) from Indian waters
Gopal, A.; Sivadas, S.K.; Ramu, K. (2025). A new species of Armandia and a new record of Ophelina (Polychaeta: Opheliidae) from Indian waters. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 105(e8). https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315424001206
In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press/Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: Cambridge. ISSN 0025-3154; e-ISSN 1469-7769, more
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- Gopal, A.
- Sivadas, S.K.
- Ramu, K.
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| Abstract |
A new species of polychaete annelid, Armandia ramanamurthyi n. sp., is described from the sandy sediments off Tamil Nadu coast, Bay of Bengal, northern Indian Ocean. The major feature distinguishing A. ramanamurthyi n. sp. from other species of the genus is bearing a non-papillated anal tube and the presence of a bulbous, orbicular papilla ventrally placed at the proximal end of the anal tube. The orbicular papilla bears black pigmentation and posteriorly ends in an oblique cirrus. Additionally, Ophelina arabica Parapar, Al-Kandari, Barroso & Moreira, 2023 described from Kuwait waters is recorded for the first time in Indian waters since its original description. |
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