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Two new Pseudoceros (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida: Pseudocerotidae) from Agatti Island, India and a species checklist from Indian waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 March 2021

Sudhanshu Dixit Open the ORCID record for Sudhanshu Dixit [Opens in a new window] ,
Hashim Manjebrayakath  and
Narayanane Saravanane
Sudhanshu Dixit*
Affiliation:
Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Atal Bhavan, Puthuvype, 682508, Kochi, India
Hashim Manjebrayakath
Affiliation:
Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Atal Bhavan, Puthuvype, 682508, Kochi, India
Narayanane Saravanane
Affiliation:
Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Atal Bhavan, Puthuvype, 682508, Kochi, India
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Author for correspondence: Sudhanshu Dixit, E-mail: sid2130@gmail.com
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Abstract

The Lakshadweep archipelago constitutes a major coral region of India but still lacks sufficient biodiversity data owing to its remoteness and a low number of faunal studies in the past. The present paper describes two new Pseudoceros species collected from Agatti Island, Lakshadweep, India. Pseudoceros bipurpurea sp. nov. and Pseudoceros galaxea sp. nov. are described based on external and internal characters, supported with histological studies and photographs. Pseudoceros bipurpurea sp. nov. is characterized by a cream background colour and an orange median line surrounded by dense patches of purple spots, which tend to disperse and broaden towards the posterior end. Pseudoceros galaxea sp. nov. displays a brown background colour with numerous white to cream dots covering almost the entire dorsal surface and a thin black margin. This study adds two new species to the polyclad fauna in Indian waters, raising the count to 68 species. An updated checklist of polyclads from Indian coast is also provided.

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CotyleaIndian Oceanmarine flatwormnovel speciesRhabditophorataxonomy
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 101 , Issue 2 , March 2021 , pp. 253 - 263
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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