Document of bibliographic reference 362090

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Bibliographic resource

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Journal article

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Title

First report of Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum Moore & Gosliner, 2014 from the west coast of India (Heterobranchia, Nudibranchia)

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.

Bibliographic citation

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

Topic

Marine

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true