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New distributional records of Indo-Pacific Bryozoans from East and West coast of India


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1 Zoological Survey of India, M- Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700 053, India
2 St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam, Kochi, Kerala – 682 011, India
3 cSGS Gulf, EHS United Arab Emirates, Dubai – 1243, United Arab Emirates
4 Zoological Survey of India, Canning, West Bengal – 743 329, India

This study gives a systematic description of six bryozoans species such as Hippopodina iririkiensis (Tilbrook, 1999), Smittipora harmeriana (Canu & Bassler, 1929), Drepanophora indica (Hayward, 1988), Calyptotheca hastingsae (Harmer 1957), Tarsocryptus laboriosa (Tilbrook, 2006) and Poricella robusta (Hinck 1884) supported by Scanning Electron Micrographs, collected from the shallow waters (up to five meters) in Maharashtra coast and Islands of Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve (GoMMBR). These species have not been reported from the Indian waters previously, though they were identified as Indo-Pacific encrusting bryozoans with bio fouling capacities.
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M S Sanjay
Zoological Survey of India, M- Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700 053, India
C Venkatraman
Zoological Survey of India, M- Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700 053, India
S Louis
St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam, Kochi, Kerala – 682 011, India
S Shrinivaasu
cSGS Gulf, EHS United Arab Emirates, Dubai – 1243, United Arab Emirates
S Yogesh Kumar
Zoological Survey of India, Canning, West Bengal – 743 329, India

Abstract


This study gives a systematic description of six bryozoans species such as Hippopodina iririkiensis (Tilbrook, 1999), Smittipora harmeriana (Canu & Bassler, 1929), Drepanophora indica (Hayward, 1988), Calyptotheca hastingsae (Harmer 1957), Tarsocryptus laboriosa (Tilbrook, 2006) and Poricella robusta (Hinck 1884) supported by Scanning Electron Micrographs, collected from the shallow waters (up to five meters) in Maharashtra coast and Islands of Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve (GoMMBR). These species have not been reported from the Indian waters previously, though they were identified as Indo-Pacific encrusting bryozoans with bio fouling capacities.