Distribution of Siphonophores along the West Coast of India and the Laccadive Sea

Rengarajan, K (1975) Distribution of Siphonophores along the West Coast of India and the Laccadive Sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 17 (1). pp. 56-72.

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    Abstract

    A study has been made of the occurrence and distribution of siphonophores of the west coast of India and the Laccadive Sea based on 331 epipelagic zooplankton samples collected during the cruises of R. V. Varuna. A total of 47 species have been identified and their distribution pattern along the coast and in the oceanic regions determined. Based on their distribution in space, the species are broadly classified into neritic forms, oceanic forms and the species occurring both in the neritic and oceanic waters. Six species belong to the neritic region, fifteen to the) oceanic region and twenty six species are distributed in both the oceanic and the neritic waters. The meso and bathy pelagic siphonophores Marrus orthocannoides, Bargmania elongata. Rosacea plicata, Lensia lelouveteau, Abyla haeckeli and Heteropyramis maculata were encountered in the upper 200 m layer and their occurrence in the epipelagic region is of interest.

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Siphonophores; Laccadive Sea; Varuna; Marrus orthocannoides; Bargmania elongata; Rosacea plicata; Lensia lelouveteau; Abyla haeckeli; Heteropyramis maculata
    Subjects: Marine Biology > Phytoplankton
    Divisions: CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division
    CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division
    Depositing User: Mr. Arun Surendran
    Date Deposited: 31 Jul 2010 05:19
    Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:12
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/1443

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