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New Record of Sphenopid Zoanthid Species Palythoa tuberculosa (Esper, 1805) from Gulf of Mannar, India


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1 National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), NCCR Field Research Centre, Mandapam Camp, Tamil Nadu – 623 519, India
2 National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), NIOT Office, Tambaram-Velacherry Main Road, Pallikaranai, Chennai – 600 100, India

Coral reefs provide a suitable habitat for many marine flora and fauna. Zoanthid is one of the most common inhabitants in coral reef habitats. A sub-massive colony of Sphenopid Zoanthid species Palythoa tuberculosa belonging to the order Zoantharia was documented for the first time from Gulf of Mannar (GoM) during an intensive coral reef monitoring survey conducted in Manoli, Manoliputti and Shingle Island. Photographic evidence of the colony along with its morphological characteristics are described in the present study.
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K. Sadhukhan
National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), NCCR Field Research Centre, Mandapam Camp, Tamil Nadu – 623 519, India
R. Chatragadda
National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), NCCR Field Research Centre, Mandapam Camp, Tamil Nadu – 623 519, India
T. Shanmugaraj
National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), NCCR Field Research Centre, Mandapam Camp, Tamil Nadu – 623 519, India
M. V. Ramana Murthy
National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), NIOT Office, Tambaram-Velacherry Main Road, Pallikaranai, Chennai – 600 100, India

Abstract


Coral reefs provide a suitable habitat for many marine flora and fauna. Zoanthid is one of the most common inhabitants in coral reef habitats. A sub-massive colony of Sphenopid Zoanthid species Palythoa tuberculosa belonging to the order Zoantharia was documented for the first time from Gulf of Mannar (GoM) during an intensive coral reef monitoring survey conducted in Manoli, Manoliputti and Shingle Island. Photographic evidence of the colony along with its morphological characteristics are described in the present study.