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First record of nemertean Lineus mcintoshii (Nemertea: Anopla: Heteronemertea) from the Indian coast

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2015

S.P. Shynu ,
S. Shibu  and
V. Jayaprakas
S.P. Shynu*
Affiliation:
Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, Kariavattom Campus, Thiruvananthapuram, 695581, Kerala, India
S. Shibu
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, S.N. College, Varkala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
V. Jayaprakas
Affiliation:
Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, Kariavattom Campus, Thiruvananthapuram, 695581, Kerala, India
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: S.P. Shynu, Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, Kariavattom Campus, Thiruvananthapuram, 695581, Kerala, India email: shynusprabha1@gmail.com
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Abstract

Lineus mcintoshii is recorded for the first time in Indian waters. This nemertean was sighted associated with the seaweed Bryopsis plumosa on the Thiruvananthapuram coast of Kerala, India.

Keywords

nemerteanassociated faunaepifaunaBiocoenosis
Type
Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e25
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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