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A new record of ascidians in Indian waters, from the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2015

Gnanakkan Ananthan ,
Chinnathambi Stalin  and
Chelladurai Raghunathan
Gnanakkan Ananthan*
Affiliation:
CAS – Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai 628 502, Tamil Nadu, India
Chinnathambi Stalin
Affiliation:
CAS – Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai 628 502, Tamil Nadu, India
Chelladurai Raghunathan
Affiliation:
Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair 744 102, India
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: G. Ananthan, CAS – Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai 628 502, Tamil Nadu, India email: casananthan@yahoo.co.in
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Abstract

The ascidian fauna at Campbell Bay, Bquary Beach and Laxman Beach, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was surveyed. A total of six species – Botrylloides leachi, Botrylloides pizoni, Clavelina picta, Clavelina robusta, Phallusia julinea and Polycarpa pigmentate – were newly recorded in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the genera Clavelina was recorded for the first time in India. It is likely that the Andaman and Nicobar Islands provide a better environment for the growth of ascidians and this area in particular is populated by a greater variety of these ascidians than any of the other areas of the islands. This paper details their morphological and taxonomical features.

Keywords

ascidiansspeciesgenerataxonomyAndaman and Nicobar
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e116
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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