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First record of the synaptid holothurian Protankyrian protankyra Bidentata (Woodward and Barrett, 1858) from the Indian Ocean

dc.contributor.authorDeshmukh, A.
dc.contributor.authorIngole, B.S.
dc.contributor.authorMukharjee, I.
dc.contributor.authorSivadas, S.K.
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-12T10:59:21Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-30T03:12:36Z
dc.date.available2016-05-12T10:59:21Z
dc.date.available2017-09-30T03:12:36Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationIndian Journal of Fisheries, vol.62(3); 2015; 157-160
dc.identifier.issn0970-6011
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/7659
dc.description.abstractSea cucumbers (holothurians) are marine invertebrates that are harvested worldwide, mostly for human consumption in Asian countries To date, only eight species of synaptid holothurians of the genus Protankyra have been reported from the Indian Ocean The present report forms the first record of Protankyra bidentata (Woodward and Barrett, 1858) from Indian waters The specimen recorded was small measuring 42 mm in length, cylindrical in shape with microscopic ossicles scattered throughout the skin The size and shape of calcareous ossicles are very specific and found similar to previous reports of P bidentata
dc.languageen
dc.publisherCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute
dc.relation.ispartofIndian J Fish
dc.relation.isreferencedbySCI
dc.subjectCrustaceans
dc.subject.otherNew species
dc.subject.otherTaxa
dc.subject.otherISW, Indian Ocean
dc.titleFirst record of the synaptid holothurian Protankyrian protankyra Bidentata (Woodward and Barrett, 1858) from the Indian Ocean
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.affiliation.authorCSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, India


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