First report of Cymothoid Isopod Nerocila kisra Bowman and Tareen, 1983 (Family: Cymothoidae) from India
Roy, S.; Mohapatra, S.K.; Mitra, S.; Seth, J.K.; Tripathy, B.; Mohapatra, A. (2022). First report of Cymothoid Isopod Nerocila kisra Bowman and Tareen, 1983 (Family: Cymothoidae) from India. National Academy Science Letters-India 45: 389-392. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40009-022-01154-2
In: National Academy Science Letters-India. Natl Acad Sciences India: Allahabad. ISSN 0250-541X, more
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- Roy, S.
- Mohapatra, S.K.
- Mitra, S.
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- Seth, J.K.
- Tripathy, B.
- Mohapatra, A.
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| Abstract |
This paper reports Nerocila kisra Bowman and Tareen, 1983, for the first time from the coastal waters of India. It was collected from bycatch trash of Kumbhabhishekam fishing harbour, Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh). It is the first record of this species from this area beyond its type locality Persian Gulf. This species is characterised by the presence of serrated endopod and triangular cephalon. The present manuscript also discussed how this species is different from the other related species under the subgroup Emphylia. |
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