A new distribution record of the horn coral Caryophyllia grandis Gardiner & Waugh, 1938 (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) from the Karnataka Coast, India
Yogesh Kumar, J.S.; Raghunathan, C. (2021). A new distribution record of the horn coral Caryophyllia grandis Gardiner & Waugh, 1938 (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) from the Karnataka Coast, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 13(7): 18920-18924. https://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.4640.13.7.18920-18924
In: Journal of Threatened Taxa. Wildlife Information Liaison Development/Zoo Outreach Organization: Coimbatore. ISSN 0974-7893; e-ISSN 0974-7907, more
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| Keywords |
Caryophyllia grandis Gardiner & Waugh, 1938 [WoRMS]; Scleractinia [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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Azooxanthellate coral; Scleractinian coral; west coast |
| Authors | | Top |
- Yogesh Kumar, J.S.
- Raghunathan, C.
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| Abstract |
Surveys were conducted under the project entitled “Resource exploration and Inventorisation of Deep Sea ecosystem & Marine ecosystem Dynamics: Sagar Sampada Cruise” by on-board FORV Sagar Sampada Cruise No. 374 from 2 April to 15 April 2018 from Okha to Cochin along the west coast of India. The species Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) grandis is recorded from a depth of 580m off Karwar, Karnataka and is reported herein as a new distribution record to the Karnataka coast, India. |
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