OPISTHOBRANCH (MOLLUSCA: GASTROPODA) FAUNA OF ROCKY REEF ECOSYSTEMS OF KERALA COAST, INDIA

Authors

  • Baiju Puthuparambil Thambi Center of Excellence in Sustainable Aquaculture and Aquatic Animal Health Management (CESAAAHM), Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0803-3782
  • M. P. Prabhakaran Department of Aquatic Environment Management, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Panangad, Kochi, Kerala, India
  • C. H. Ajas Miraj Faculty of Ocean Science and Technology, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Panangad, Kochi, Kerala, India
  • J. Kiran Faculty of Ocean Science and Technology, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Panangad, Kochi, Kerala, India
  • F. G. Benno Pereira Department of Zoology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14210/bjast.v27n1.17676

Abstract

Opisthobranchs are the one of the least studied marine taxonomic group in Kerala. The present study was carried out to explore the opisthobranch diversity of rocky reefs of Kerala. And the study able to record the 13 species of sea slugs belongs to 3 Order 8 Families and 10 Genera. Out of 13 species recorded in the study, 8 species identified as new to Kerala coast. Among the 3 Orders recorded in the study Nudibranchia was noted with highest species contribution of 10 species and among the 8 families, the Dentrodoridae with maximum of 3 species.

Author Biography

Baiju Puthuparambil Thambi, Center of Excellence in Sustainable Aquaculture and Aquatic Animal Health Management (CESAAAHM), Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies.

Center of Excellence in Sustainable Aquaculture and Aquatic Animal Health Management (CESAAAHM), Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies. Marine Ecology, Marine Biology, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Taxonomy, Fishery Biology, Systematic, Physiology, Fish Processing Technology, Aquaculture, and Hatchery Technology.

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Published

2023-03-28

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1 (2023)

Section

Research Articles

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