First Report of Deep-Sea Azooxanthellate Coral Under the Family Anthemiphylliidae (Order Scleractinia) from India
Mondal, T.; Raghunathan, C. (2022). First Report of Deep-Sea Azooxanthellate Coral Under the Family Anthemiphylliidae (Order Scleractinia) from India. National Academy Science Letters-India 45(5): 383-387. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40009-022-01143-5
In: National Academy Science Letters-India. Natl Acad Sciences India: Allahabad. ISSN 0250-541X, more
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- Mondal, T.
- Raghunathan, C.
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| Abstract |
The present study reports a new distributional record of Anthemiphyllia dentata (Alcock, 1902), a deep-sea azooxanthellate coral belonging to the family Anthemiphylliidae in the Indian waters at the depth of 322 m from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This species, genus, and the family are reported for the first time to Indian waters. The detailed morphological characteristic features along with previous distributional records are illustrated here. |
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