New record of Sarcophyton cornispiculatum Verseveldt, 1971 (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Alcyoniidae) in India, from the Andaman Islands

Alcyonacean corals (Family Alcyoniidae) are represented by 153 species in seven genera in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Recent marine faunistic surveys revealed the presence of Sarcophyton cornispiculatum Verseveldt, 1971 from Oliver Island of Mayabunder, North Andaman, which is reported herein a...

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Main Authors: S. Rajendra, C. Raghunathan, Kailash Chandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:The European Zoological Journal
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2017.1296036