First records of two lobate comb-jellies (Ctenophora) from the Pakistani coast

The knowledge on the comb-jellies faunistics along the southern Asian coast is very scarce. For some countries such as Pakistan there are no previous formal records of ctenophores. This study is a first survey to the group diversity along Pakistani coast, resulting in the first records of two lobate...

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Main Authors: Shahnawaz Gul, Otto Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2015-06-01
Series:Check List
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19276/download/pdf/
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Summary:The knowledge on the comb-jellies faunistics along the southern Asian coast is very scarce. For some countries such as Pakistan there are no previous formal records of ctenophores. This study is a first survey to the group diversity along Pakistani coast, resulting in the first records of two lobate species, Bolinopsis infundibulum and Ocyropsis maculata.
ISSN:1809-127X