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First record of sea slug Polybranchia orientalis (Sacoglossa: Caliphyllidae) from the south-west coast of India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2014

R. Ravinesh ,
T. Jabir ,
A. Bijukumar  and
A.A. Mohamed Hatha
R. Ravinesh
Affiliation:
Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram—635581, Kerala, India
T. Jabir
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi—682016, Kerala, India
A. Bijukumar
Affiliation:
Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram—635581, Kerala, India
A.A. Mohamed Hatha*
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi—682016, Kerala, India
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A.A. Mohamed Hatha, Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi—682016, Kerala, India email: mohamedhatha@gmail.com
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Abstract

The presence of the sea slug Polybranchia orientalis (Sacoglossa: Caliphyllidae) is recorded for the first time from Vizhinjam, Kovalam and Thirumullavaram located along the south-west coast of India. The specimens were obtained from the green algal mats of Caulerpa peltata in December 2013.

Keywords

sea slugPolybranchia orientalisArabian Sea
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 7 , 2014 , e100
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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