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Parasitic Nematode in Dead Stranded Dugong on Mithapur Coast, Okha, Gujarat, India


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1 Gujarat Ecological Education and Research Foundation, Gandhinagar 382 007, India
2 Department of Zoology, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad 380 009,, India
 

The dugong is a herbivorous marine mammal and the only extant species of family Dugongidae. It has a large distribution range, which includes subtropical and tropical countries in world. In India, the mammal is distributed in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu and Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat1-4. In Gujarat, the current population status of dugong is unknown and its sighting is rare. Here we report the presence of parasites in a dead dugong stranded at Mithapur (22°25'14.5"N, 68°59'34.8"E), Okha, Gujarat on 3 January 2013.
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Authors

Yashpal Anand
Gujarat Ecological Education and Research Foundation, Gandhinagar 382 007, India
Hyacinth Highland
Department of Zoology, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad 380 009,, India
Linz Buoy George
Department of Zoology, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad 380 009,, India
R. D. Kamboj
Gujarat Ecological Education and Research Foundation, Gandhinagar 382 007, India

Abstract


The dugong is a herbivorous marine mammal and the only extant species of family Dugongidae. It has a large distribution range, which includes subtropical and tropical countries in world. In India, the mammal is distributed in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu and Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat1-4. In Gujarat, the current population status of dugong is unknown and its sighting is rare. Here we report the presence of parasites in a dead dugong stranded at Mithapur (22°25'14.5"N, 68°59'34.8"E), Okha, Gujarat on 3 January 2013.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv115%2Fi7%2F1249-1250