First report of soft coral Sarcophyton birkelandi Verseveldt, 1978 (Anthozoa: Alcyonacea) in Indian waters from Andaman Islands

Sarcophyton birkelandi Verseveldt, 1978 is reported as a new record to Indian waters from Andaman Islands. Colony morphology, sclerite structures and measurements were extracted and examined from the surface and coenenchyme of both capitulum and stalk for confirmation of species. Structural differen...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Main Authors: Seepana Rajendra, C. Raghunathan, Tamal Mondal, K. Venkataraman
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2017
Subjects:
alcyoniidae
andaman & nicobar islands
craggy island
new record
octocorralia
Ecology
QH540-549.5
General. Including nature conservation
geographical distribution
QH1-199.5
Craggy Island
Indian
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.2285.9.8.10577-10580
https://doaj.org/article/0aa519f2c9a94600aad877aa43716692
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Summary:Sarcophyton birkelandi Verseveldt, 1978 is reported as a new record to Indian waters from Andaman Islands. Colony morphology, sclerite structures and measurements were extracted and examined from the surface and coenenchyme of both capitulum and stalk for confirmation of species. Structural differentiation was observed in sclerite shape such as club shaped, needle shaped and spindle shaped with a variety of sizes and orientation pattern.

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