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Introduction of the euryhaline epibenthic hydromedusa Vallentinia gabriellae Vannucci Mendes, 1948 (Hydrozoa: Limnomedusae) to Indian waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2023

P. Hari Praved Open the ORCID record for P. Hari Praved [Opens in a new window] ,
K. V. Neethu ,
Annette F. Govindarajan ,
S. Bijoy Nandan ,
B. P. Aneesh  and
P. R. Jayachandran
P. Hari Praved*
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology & Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kochi 682016, Kerala, India
K. V. Neethu
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology & Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kochi 682016, Kerala, India
Annette F. Govindarajan
Affiliation:
Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
S. Bijoy Nandan
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology & Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kochi 682016, Kerala, India
B. P. Aneesh
Affiliation:
Department of Virus Diagnostics, Institute of Advanced Virology, Bio 360 Life Sciences Park, Thonnakkal, Trivandrum, Kerala 695317, India
P. R. Jayachandran
Affiliation:
Applied Research Centre for Environment and Marine Studies, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Corresponding author: P. Hari Praved; Email: praved.hari07@gmail.com
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Abstract

The epibenthic euryhaline hydromedusa Vallentinia gabriellae Vannucci Mendes, 1948 is an olindiid species native to tropical Atlantic waters. Here, we describe the cryptic introduction of this species in an estuary along the coast of Kerala, in southwestern India. This study records the existence of V. gabriellae outside of Atlantic waters for the first time and documents its geographical range expansion. Our identification was based on a combined morphological and DNA barcoding assessment using the COI and 28S markers. Although we noted some morphological differences between our specimens and those from their native range, our findings were conclusive. We suggest that phenotypic plasticity may result from differences such as prey availability between the native and introduced habitats. V. gabriellae medusae are epibenthic and cling to a variety of hard and soft substrates, including bivalves. Our specimens were associated with the invasive fouling mussel Mytella strigata, and we suggest that V. gabriellae could have been transported along with these mussels to the Kerala coast.

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Cochin EstuaryhydrozoaIndian Oceanmedusanon-indigenousVallentinia gabriellae
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 103 , 2023 , e61
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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