Browsing by Subject "new species"
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A new genus and species of deep-sea glass sponge (Porifera, Hexactinellida, Aulocalycidae) from the Indian Ocean
(Pensoft Publishers, 2011)New hexactinellid sponges were collected from 2589 m depth on the Carlsberg Ridge in the Indian Ocean during deep-sea dredging. All fragments belong to a new genus and species, Indiella gen. n. ridgenensis sp. n., a ... -
A new genus and species of Heteromysini (Crustacea- Mysidacea) from the backwater of Kochi (Kerala, India)
(Taylor and Francis, 2007)Kochimysis pillaii, a new genus and species of Heteromysini collected from the backwater of Kochi (Kerala, India), is described. The new genus is closely related to the genus Deltamysis but is distinguishable from the ... -
A new record of marine wood-borer (Mollusca: Teredinidae) from waters off Bombay
(Indian Association for Limnology and Oceanography, 1986)The occurrence of Teredona princesae (Sivickis) has been reported for the first time from the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off Bombay. A brief description of the pallet and distribution of this species is presented -
A new species of Gastrosaccus (Crustacea: Mysidacea) from the South West Coast of Australia
(Cambridge University Press, 1989)A description of a new mysid Gastrosaccus robusta, is given. This species is distinguished from related species by possessing lobes on the carapace, a strong chitinous projection on the fifth abdominal segment, characters ... -
A new species of the genus Acarothrix (Acari: Halacaridae) from Brunei Darussalam and India
(Station Biologique de Roscoff, 2012)Acarothrix grandocularis sp. nov. is described from specimens collected in Brunei Darussalam and India. The new species is characterized by the presence of dorsal seta 1 on the posterior part of anterior dorsal plate, a ... -
A new species of the genus Sagitta (Phylum Chaetognatha) from the Agatti lagoon (Laccadive Archipelago, Indian Ocean) with comments on endemism
(Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, 1999)A new chaetognath Sagitta madhupratapi from the Agatti atoll, Laccadive Archipelago is described. The species belongs to the "hispida" group. Though collections were made from other atolls the species was found restricted ... -
An aberrant Bulimina species from recent sediments off Karwar, West Coast of India
(Nav Jyoti, India, 1990)A case of abnormal two apertured Bulimina species was encountered in a sea bottom sample from 24 metre water depth off Karwar. This abnormality seems to be a case of regeneration/repair -
An unusual giant pycnogonid (Pycnogonida-Colossendeidae) Decolopoda qasimi sp. nov. from Antarctic waters
(Current Science Association, Bangalore, India, 1993)Five specimens of benthic pycnogonids collected from the Southern Ocean are described. Of these, two are identified as Nymphon australis (Hodgson) and two as Ecleipsotherma spinosa (Hodgson). One specimen under the class ... -
Brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from seamounts in the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean): first account, with descriptions of new species
(Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 2012)Brittle stars were collected on two seamounts in the Andaman Back-arc Basin. Of the six species, two were new to science and are described herein as Ophioleuce longispinum sp. nov. and Ophiophyllum minimum sp. nov., in the ... -
Cletocamptus goenchim sp. nov., a new harpacticoid (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) from India
(Biological Society of Washington, 2013)A new species of harpacticoid copepod, Cletocamptus goenchim sp. nov., was found in the mouth of the Mandovi estuary, Goa, India. This species seems to be the same reported in 1979 from Lake Kolleru (east coast of India) ... -
Descriptions of five new species of Haplostylus (Mysidaceae crustacea) from South West Australia
(Cambridge University Press, 1997)The genus Haplostylus Kossmann was separated from the genus Gastrosaccus Norman to accept those species in which the endopod of the third pleopod of the male is uniarticulate. Bacescu (1973), Hatzakis (1977), Fenton (1990) ... -
Descriptions of Indoerythrops typicus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Pleureythrops inscita new record from Indian waters (Crustacea: Mysidacea)
(Cambridge University Press, 1998)Descriptions of Indoerythrops typicus, new genus and new species, and Pleurerythrops inscita, new record, from Indian waters are given. The new genus is distinguishable from the allied genera of the tribe Erythropini in ... -
Dichotomosiphon Salina sp. nov. - A New Marine Algal form from Goa Estuary, India
(Indian Association for Limnology and Oceanography, 1980)A new species Dichotomosiphon salina sp. of family Vaucheriaceae has been reported from brackish water areas of Goa. The high salinity tolerance of 40 ppt and the variation in size as well as shape of the reproductive ... -
Epizoic and ectoparasitic protozoans from planktonic copepods of the southwest and southeast coasts of India with the description of a new species
(Marine Biological Association of India, 1985)The epizoic and the ectoparasitic protozoans were studied from the planktonic copepods of the southwest and southeast coasts of India. The species of protozoans viz. Trochilioides trivialis Fenchel, Zoothamnium adamsi ... -
First record of Hyalascus (Hexactinellida: Rossellidae) from the Indian Ocean, with description of a new species from a volcanic seamount in the Andaman Sea
(Magnolia Press, 2010)A new species of Hyalascus is described from the submarine volcanic crater seamount of Andaman Back-arc Basin, Indian Ocean. The genus was previously known in the Pacific Ocean only -
Flavobacterium nitratireducens sp. nov., an amylolytic bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from coastal surface seawater
(International Union of Microbiological Societies, 2013)A novel Gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-motile bacterium, designated strain N1 sup(T), was isolated from a marine water sample collected from the sea shore, Bay of Bengal, Visakhapatnam, India. The strain was positive for ... -
Mariniradius saccharolyticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Cyclobacteriaceae isolated from marine aquaculture pond water, and emended descriptions of the genus Aquiflexum and Aquiflexum balticum
(International Union of Microbiological Societies, 2013)A novel marine, Gram-stain-negative, oxidase- and catalase- positive, rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain AK6 sup(T), was isolated from marine aquaculture pond water collected in Andhra Pradesh, India. The fatty acids ... -
Mysids (Crustacea) from the Exclusive Economic Zone of India with description of a new species
(Taylor & Francis, 2011)Mysid crustaceans, representing 27 species belonging to 21 genera, are reported from the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of India; one of these species, Pseuderythrops abrahami sp. nov., is described as new. The new species ... -
Mysids (Crustacea) from the salt pans of Mumbai, India, with a description of a new species
(Taylor & Francis, 2010)The taxonomy, distribution and ecology of mysids collected from the salt pans of Mumbai, India, were studied. Two mysid species are represented, of which one species, Indomysis nybini, is described as new to science. The ... -
Mysids (Crustacea) from the shallow waters off Maharashtra and south Gujarat, India, with description of a new species
(Taylor & Francis, 2009)Taxonomy, ecology and distribution of mysids collected from the coastal waters of Maharashtra and South Gujarat, India, are presented. Fourteen species belonging to seven genera are represented, of which one species, ...