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New Record of Two Alcyonacean Corals to Indian Waters from Andaman Islands


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Two species of Alcyonacean corals Lobophytum venustum Tixier-Durivault, 1957 and L. rotundum Tixier-Durivault, 1957 were collected from Andaman Islands, which are reported as new records to Indian waters. Detailed descriptions with morphological features, sclerites structures and images are provided.

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New Records, Soft Corals, Lobophytum, Sclerites, Andaman Islands, India.
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  • New Record of Two Alcyonacean Corals to Indian Waters from Andaman Islands

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Authors

Seepana Rajendra
Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair-744 102, A & N Islands, India
C. Raghunathan
Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair-744 102, A & N Islands, India

Abstract


Two species of Alcyonacean corals Lobophytum venustum Tixier-Durivault, 1957 and L. rotundum Tixier-Durivault, 1957 were collected from Andaman Islands, which are reported as new records to Indian waters. Detailed descriptions with morphological features, sclerites structures and images are provided.

Keywords


New Records, Soft Corals, Lobophytum, Sclerites, Andaman Islands, India.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi.v116i3.156798