On some deep sea sponges from the Gulf of Mannar, with descriptions of three new species

Thomas, P A (1971) On some deep sea sponges from the Gulf of Mannar, with descriptions of three new species. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 12 (1&2). pp. 202-209.

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    Abstract

    In this paper, 9 species of Demospongiae collected during the cruises of the T.N.P. fishing vessel " Klaus Sunnana " in the Gulf of Mannar are dealt with. Of these, 3 species, viz., Hymedesmia mannarensis, H. stylophora, Ectyodoryx lissostyla arc new to science and two, Microciona rhopalophora (Hentschel) and Poecillastra schulzii (Sollas) are new records from the Gulf of Mannar. All these specimens were collected by trawl net from depths varying between 180 and 325 metres. The type material are deposited in the Reference Collection Museum of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Regional Centre, Mandapam Camp.

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: deep sea sponges; Gulf of Mannar; Biodiversity
    Subjects: Fish and Fisheries > Fish Toxicology
    Marine Ecosystems > Sponges
    Marine Biodiversity
    Divisions: CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity Division
    CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity Division
    Depositing User: Dr. V Mohan
    Date Deposited: 08 Jun 2010 07:16
    Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:09
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/959

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