First report of brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from a seamount in the eastern Arabian Sea
Abdul Jaleel, K.U.; Parameswaran, U.V.; Biju, A.; Parthasarathi, S.; Abdulaziz, A. (2023). First report of brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from a seamount in the eastern Arabian Sea. Zootaxa 5285(3): 578-584. https://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5285.3.8
In: Zootaxa. Magnolia Press: Auckland. ISSN 1175-5326; e-ISSN 1175-5334, more
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Aquatic communities > Benthos
Biodiversity
ISW, Indian Ocean
Echinodermata [WoRMS]
Indian Ocean [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
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- Abdul Jaleel, K.U.
- Parameswaran, U.V.
- Biju, A.
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- Parthasarathi, S.
- Abdulaziz, A.
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| Abstract |
This paper reports two species—Ophiozonella molesta (Koehler, 1904) and Ophiothamnus venustus Matsumoto, 1915, from a seamount in the Eastern Arabian Sea. This forms the first ever report of Ophiothamnus venustus from the Indian Ocean, and the first verified report of Ophiozonella molesta from Indian waters. This is the first ever work to document benthic invertebrates from seamounts in the Arabian Sea. |
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