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Record of the dendrodorid slug, Dendrodoris coronata (Nudibranchia: Dendrodorididae) from Western Indian Ocean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 November 2013

R. Ravinesh ,
B.K. Sneha Chandran  and
A. Bijukumar
R. Ravinesh
Affiliation:
Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram 695581, Kerala, India
B.K. Sneha Chandran
Affiliation:
Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram 695581, Kerala, India
A. Bijukumar*
Affiliation:
Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram 695581, Kerala, India
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A. Bijukumar, Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram Kerala, India email: abiju@rediffmail.com
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Abstract

The dendrodorid slug Dendrodoris coronata (Kay & Young, 1969) was collected for the first time from Kadmat Island, Lakshadweep, India. This record confirms the extended known range of D. coronata into the Western Indian Ocean.

Keywords

sea slugLakshadweepKadmat IslanddistributionIndia
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 6 , 2013 , e116
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013 

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