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First record of the hydroid Eudendrium carneum (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Hydroidolina) in Indian waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 July 2013

Pooja Nagale  and
Deepak Apte
Pooja Nagale*
Affiliation:
Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai 400 001, India
Deepak Apte
Affiliation:
Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai 400 001, India
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: P. Nagale, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai 400 001, India email: poojanagale@gmail.com
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Abstract

This paper reports on the first record of the hydroid Eudendrium carneum in India near Poshitra, on the coast of Gujarat. The hydroid was identified by its colony characters, reproductive structures, polyp morphology and nematocysts.

Keywords

EudendriidaeGulf of Kutchgonophorehydranthnematocysthabitatcoral reef
Type
Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 6 , 2013 , e78
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013 

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