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Meio Fauna of Palk Bay with Special Reference to Free-Living Marine Nematodes


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1 Zoological Survey of India, Marine Biology Regional Centre, Chennai-28, India
 

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This paper provides information about diversity and distribution of Marine nematodes of Palk Bay from different habitat of Sandy, Muddy and Mangroves. A total of 84 species distributed belongs to 16 families under 48 genera. Out of these 28-species recorded first time in this area. Tamilnadu harbours 199 species belongs to 33 families under 96 genera.
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G. Sivaleela
Zoological Survey of India, Marine Biology Regional Centre, Chennai-28, India

Abstract


This paper provides information about diversity and distribution of Marine nematodes of Palk Bay from different habitat of Sandy, Muddy and Mangroves. A total of 84 species distributed belongs to 16 families under 48 genera. Out of these 28-species recorded first time in this area. Tamilnadu harbours 199 species belongs to 33 families under 96 genera.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi.v116i4.142113