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New and rare nudibranch records from Kuwait, Arabian Gulf (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 December 2012

Manickam Nithyanandan
Manickam Nithyanandan*
Affiliation:
La Ala Al Kuwait Real Estate Co. K.S.C., ‘Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City’, Environmental Department, Souk Al Kuwait, 6th Floor, Office No. 613, PO Box 22964, Safat, Kuwait – 13090
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: M. Nithyanandan, La Ala Al Kuwait Real Estate Co. K.S.C., ‘Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City’ Environmental Department, Souk Al Kuwait, 6th Floor, Office No. 613, PO Box 22964, Safat, Kuwait–13090 email: anand.ms@laalaalkuwait.com
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Abstract

Four new records of nudibranchs from Kuwait, one new record for the Arabian Gulf and two rare species are reported together with photographs. A preliminary checklist of nudibranchs occurring in Kuwait is provided, based on current and literature records.

Keywords

SCUBA divingcoral reefsspongesQaru IslandUmm Al-Maradim IslandChromodorisPhyllidiaPlocamopherusFlabellinaGlossodoris
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e115
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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