Report of epibiont Thecacineta oregonensis (Ciliophora: Suctorea) on Desmodora sp. (Nematoda) at 990 m depth from seamount flank of the Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean

Abstract

Suctorian epibionts Thecacineta oregonensis (Murphy, 1965) attached on the cuticle of nematode Desmodora sp. is reported here from the seamount area of the Andaman Sea at 990 m depth. The T. oregonensis is reported here for the first time from the Andaman Sea and also from the seamount flank.