Nine new records of brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from Indian waters

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Usha V. Parameswaran ◽  
Aiswarya Gopal ◽  
K. U. Abdul Jaleel ◽  
N. Saravanane
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Brittle Stars ◽  
Indian Waters

New records of brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the Lakshadweep atolls, northern Indian Ocean, with notes on Indophioderma ganapatii Sastry, Marimuthu & Rajan, 2019

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4809 (3) ◽  
pp. 560-570
Author(s):  
USHA V. PARAMESWARAN ◽  
B. MOHAMMED NOWSHAD ◽  
SUDHANSHU DIXIT ◽  
HASHIM MANJEBRAYAKATH ◽  
K.K. IDREESBABU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
New Records ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Northern Indian Ocean ◽  
Brittle Stars ◽  
Shallow Reef ◽  
Indian Waters ◽  
Lakshadweep Islands

The paper presents three new records of brittle stars for Indian waters, collected from the Lakshadweep atolls (northern Indian Ocean)—Ophiarachnella septemspinosa (Müller & Troschel, 1842), Ophiocoma cynthiae Benavides-Serrato & O’Hara, 2008 & Ophiomoeris obstricta (Lyman, 1878). Further, this paper also discusses the validity of two recently described taxa from this archipelago, the genus Indophioderma with the species Indophioderma ganapatii Sastry, Marimuthu & Rajan, 2019. A checklist of brittle stars reported so far from the Lakshadweep Islands is provided, which includes 40 valid species—32 from shallow (reef) areas and 8 deep-sea (>200m) species.  

New records of the brittle stars Ophiothela venusta and Ophiactis modesta (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the northern Persian Gulf, with morphological details

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4527 (3) ◽  
pp. 425
Author(s):  
SOROOR PEYGHAN ◽  
BABAK DOUSTSHENAS ◽  
MOHAMMAD BAGHER NABAVI ◽  
MOHAMMAD TAGHI ROUNAGH ◽  
AMIR ASHTARI LARKI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Persian Gulf ◽  
New Records ◽  
Brittle Stars ◽  
The Past ◽  
Large Round ◽  
Colour Patterns ◽  
The Persian Gulf ◽  
First Time

During a faunistic survey on two shipwrecks in the northern Persian Gulf, several species of ophiuroid were collected in 2015 and 2016. Ophiactis modesta is reported for the first time in the Persian Gulf and Ophiothela venusta is re-described, because it has likely been misidentified in the past, possibly confused with Ophiopsammium semperi. Both species were epizoic: Ophiothela venusta was found on octocorals, Ophiactis modesta on sponges. Ophiothela venusta is characterized by often bright and striking colour patterns with banded arms and large irregular patches on the disc, varying between combinations of yellow, red, blue, orange, black and grey. Its dorsal disc and arms are covered by rugose granules that vary in size and density. In comparison, O. semperi has a denser cover of smaller granules and a subdued uniform colouration. Ophiactis modesta is a hexamerous, fissiparous species that may be mistaken for Ophiactis savignyi. It can be distinguished by its large round to oval oral papilla and its smaller radial shields. 

Fishes of the Family Peristediidae (Pisces: Scorpaeniformes) from Indian Waters with Four New Records

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 404
Author(s):  
M. P. Rajeesh Kumar ◽  
Vinu Jacob ◽  
K. S. Sumod ◽  
M. Hashim ◽  
V. N. Sanjeevan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
The Family ◽  
Indian Waters

scholarly journals New Record of Mozambique Scorpionfish, Parascorpaena mossambica (Peters, 1855), (Actinopterygii: Order, Scorpaeniformes; Family: Scorpaendiae) From Indian Waters

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 105
Author(s):  
Muddula Krishna Naranji ◽  
Govinda Rao Velamala ◽  
Kandula Sujatha
Keyword(s):  
Lateral Line ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
Additional Data ◽  
New Records ◽  
Dorsal Margin ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Indian Waters ◽  
Transverse Scale ◽  
Made In

Parascorpaena mossambica is one of the rare species of Scorpaenidae in the Visakhapatnam coastal waters, India. Ten specimens are characterized by Dorsal fin IX 9; Anal fin III 5-6; Pectoral fin rays 15; Lateral line scales 43-44; Lateral line Pored scales 23-24; Lateral transverse scale scales 6-7/1/12-14; lachrymal bone with two lower strong antrose spines, anterior pointed and directed forward, tip reaching dorsal margin of upper lip, covered with skin; posterior one directed forward and slightly downward; suborbital with three spines. Only few records have been made in the whole Indian waters. Due to its rarity, P. mossambica is poorly studied and little known about their biology, ecology and distribution. In the present study provides additional data on this rare species. In particular, we describe its habitat, ecology, presence and distribution with several new records in Indian waters. Keywords: Scorpaenidae, fish, Parascorpaena mossambica, Visakhapatnam

On a collection of ascidians from the southern west coast of India with three new records from Indian waters

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
H. Abdul Jaffar Ali ◽  
◽  
V. Sivakumar ◽  
M. Tamilselvi ◽  
A. Soban Akram ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Coast ◽  
New Records ◽  
West Coast Of India ◽  
Indian Waters

scholarly journals New distribution records of three Sarcophyton species (Alcyonacea: Alcyoniidae) in Indian waters from Andaman Islands

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 10426
Author(s):  
Seepana Rajendra ◽  
C. Raghunathan ◽  
Tamal Mondal
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Andaman Islands ◽  
Taxonomic Description ◽  
The Family ◽  
Indian Waters ◽  
New Distribution

Three alcyonacean corals—Sarcophyton acutum Tixier-Durivault, 1970, S. latum (Dana, 1846) and S. spongiosum Thompson & Dean, 1931—under the family Alcyoniidae are reported from Andaman Islands as new records to Indian waters.  The paper deals with the detailed taxonomic description of these three newly recorded alcyonacean species along with a note on their previously known distribution.

New records of freshwater rotifers (Rotifera) from Indian waters

Hydrobiologia ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 160 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. S. S. Sarma
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Indian Waters

scholarly journals New records of Aplousobranch ascidians to Indian waters from Andaman Islands

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 9874 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jhimli Mondal ◽  
C. Raghunathan ◽  
K. Venkataraman
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Andaman Islands ◽  
The Family ◽  
Indian Waters

Aplousobranchia represents the largest order under the class Ascidiacea.  Two reef associated aplousobranch ascidians, Rhopalaea macrothorax Tokioka, 1953 under the family Diazonidae and Clavelina robusta Kott, 1990 under the family Clavelinidae, found from the Andaman group of islands are reported as new records to the Indian waters.  The present paper describes the taxonomic characters and distribution of these two newly recorded species.

Brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the southern coast of Turkey (eastern Mediterranean): new records and revision of Amphiodia obtecta Mortensen, 1940

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2483 (1) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
SABINE STÖHR ◽  
MELIH ERTAN ÇINAR ◽  
ERTAN DAGLI
Keyword(s):  
New Record ◽  
New Records ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
First Record ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
Southern Coast ◽  
Marine Fauna ◽  
Brittle Stars ◽  
The Mediterranean

Brittle stars were collected on the southern coast of Turkey in 2005 and 2009. The most abundant species found (up to 420 ind. m -2 ) was Amphiodia obtecta. The taxonomic status of this species was unclear and is revised here. This is the first record of the genus Amphiodia in the Mediterranean Sea; it probably originates from the Red Sea, since it is absent from the entire Atlantic Ocean. Among the other species found, Ophiactis macrolepidota (previously reported as O. parva in the Mediterranean) is a new record for the marine fauna of Turkey.

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