Document of bibliographic reference 339631

BibliographicReference record

Type

Bibliographic resource

Type of document

Journal article

BibLvlCode

AS

Title

On the record of two species of the family Pholadidae (Martesia fragilis and Martesia striata) off Dhamara Estuary (Odisha), Bay of Bengal

Abstract

Present study provides first authentic record on the presence of two wood boring bivalve species belonging to the family Pholadidae, namely Martesia fragilis collected from offshore region of Dhamara estuary and Martesia striata from driftwood obtained from Dhamara estuarine complex. Recurring coastal water current pattern might be the cause of large scale dispersal of such marine wood borers by passive transport mechanism. Since, the study area is located much nearer to the Mangrove forest, Dhamara port and jetty area, the presence of wood boring organism could be a challenge in future for the mechanical durability of the coastal natural resources and artificial structures.

Bibliographic citation

Mahapatro, D.; Das Sharma, S.; Kadam, S.S. (2020). On the record of two species of the family Pholadidae (Martesia fragilis and Martesia striata) off Dhamara Estuary (Odisha), Bay of Bengal. Rec. Zool. Surv. India 120(4): 351-356. https://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v120/i4/2020/151327

Is peer reviewed

true

Access rights

open access

Is accessible for free

true