Incursion of the killer sponge Terpios hoshinota Rützler & Muzik, 1993 on the coral reefs of the Lakshadweep archipelago, Arabian Sea

Rocktim Ramen Das;  Chemmencheri Ramakrishnan Sreeraj;  Gopi Mohan;  Kottarathil Rajendran Abhilash;  Vijay Kumar Deepak Samuel;  Purvaja Ramachandran;  Ramesh Ramachandran

doi:10.11609/jott.5790.12.14.17009-17013

Incursion of the killer sponge Terpios hoshinota Rützler & Muzik, 1993 on the coral reefs of the Lakshadweep archipelago, Arabian Sea

Journal of Threatened Taxa ◽

10.11609/jott.5790.12.14.17009-17013 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (14) ◽

pp. 17009-17013

Author(s):

Rocktim Ramen Das ◽

Chemmencheri Ramakrishnan Sreeraj ◽

Gopi Mohan ◽

Kottarathil Rajendran Abhilash ◽

Vijay Kumar Deepak Samuel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Coral Reefs ◽

Arabian Sea ◽

Terpios Hoshinota ◽

Lakshadweep Archipelago

Our study documents the outbreak of a coral-killing sponge Terpios hoshinota in the coral reefs of Lakshadweep archipelago and highlights that it has further extended its territory into the isolated atolls of Arabian Sea and maybe a growing threat to the existing coral reefs in the region.

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First record of the rare Furry Lobster Palinurellus wieneckii (De Man, 1881) (Decapoda: Palinuridae) from the Arabian Sea

Journal of Threatened Taxa ◽

10.11609/jott.4166.10.15.12986-12989 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (15) ◽

pp. 12986-12989

Author(s):

K. K. Idreesbabu ◽

C.P. Rajool Shanis ◽

S. Sureshkumar

Keyword(s):

Coral Reefs ◽

Arabian Sea ◽

Present Report ◽

First Record ◽

Total Length ◽

Distribution Point ◽

De Man ◽

New Distribution ◽

Lakshadweep Archipelago

Two female specimens of the Furry Lobster Palinurellus wieneckii (De Man, 1881) with a total length of 118mm and 114mm, respectively, were obtained from the coral reefs off Kavaratti Island, Laccadive Islands, west of India. Only two species are currently recognized in this genus, which were described from a small number of specimens. As P. wieneckii is very rare, the present report from the Lakshadweep Archipelago provides a valuable new distribution point, which is the first record for the Arabian Sea. Illustrations and photographs are provided for this rare lobster.

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Incursion of killer sponge Terpios hoshinota on the coral reefs of Lakshadweep archipelago

10.1101/617662 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Rocktim Ramen Das ◽

C.R Sreeraj ◽

Gopi Mohan ◽

K.R Abhilash ◽

Deepak Samuel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Coral Reefs ◽

Indian Subcontinent ◽

Terpios Hoshinota ◽

Lakshadweep Archipelago

AbstractOur study documents the outbreak of killer sponge Terpios hoshinota on the coral reefs of Lakshadweep archipelago and highlights that the killer sponge has further extended its territory in the isolated atolls of the Indian subcontinent.

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First report on an unusual bloom of the potentially toxic epibenthic dinoflagellate Prorocentrum rhathymum from Bangaram Lagoon of the Lakshadweep archipelago: Arabian Sea

Regional Studies in Marine Science ◽

10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101549 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 101549

Author(s):

Lathika Cicily Thomas ◽

S. Bijoy Nandan ◽

K.B. Padmakumar

Keyword(s):

Arabian Sea ◽

First Report ◽

Lakshadweep Archipelago

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Status of health and conservation classification of tropical coral reefs in Lakshadweep archipelago

Wetlands Ecology and Management ◽

10.1007/s11273-021-09801-z ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

M. Gopi ◽

J. Joyson Joe Jeevamani ◽

S. Goutham ◽

Nina Tabitha Simon ◽

V. Deepak Samuel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Coral Reefs ◽

Tropical Coral ◽

Lakshadweep Archipelago

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First Report of the Coral-Killing Sponge Terpios hoshinota Rützler and Muzik, 1993 in Western Australia: A New Threat to Kimberley Coral Reefs?

Diversity ◽

10.3390/d11100184 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (10) ◽

pp. 184 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jane Fromont ◽

Zoe T. Richards ◽

Nerida G. Wilson

Keyword(s):

Coral Reefs ◽

Western Australia ◽

Health Surveys ◽

Benthic Communities ◽

Live Coral ◽

Invasive Potential ◽

Giant Clams ◽

Reef Health ◽

Terpios Hoshinota ◽

First Time

The cyanobacteriosponge Terpios hoshinota has been reported throughout the Indo-Pacific including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. The species encrusts live coral, giant clams, and other benthos and can be a threat to benthic communities on coral reefs. The Kimberley region of Western Australia has some of the least impacted reefs globally. We report for the first time the presence of T. hoshinota in the eastern Indian Ocean on Kimberley inshore coral reefs. Given its invasive potential, reef health surveys should include this species, and monitoring approaches developed to audit the remote Kimberley for this and other invasive species.

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