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Issue: Vol. 3931 No. 3: 13 Mar. 2015
Type: Article
Published: 2015-03-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3931.3.7
Page range: 433–437
Abstract views: 145
PDF downloaded: 5

A new subspecies of Phascolion Théel, 1875 (Sipuncula: Golfingiidae) from Indian waters

Universidad del País Vasco / EHU, 48080 Bilbao, P.O. Box 644, Spain
Universidad del País Vasco / EHU, 48080 Bilbao, P.O. Box 644, Spain
Universidad del País Vasco / EHU, 48080 Bilbao, P.O. Box 644, Spain
CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Regional Centre Mumbai, India
CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Regional Centre Mumbai, India
Sipuncula Phascolion pacificum denticulatum ssp. nov. India taxonomy

Abstract

A new subspecies of Phascolion pacificum Murina, 1957 is described from shallow waters (15–20 m deep) off Malvan and Ratnagiri in India. Phascolion pacificum denticulatum ssp. nov. is characterized by the presence of a prominent tooth-like projection in the median part of the free border of the holdfast papillae. This finding represents the first record of any Phascolion species for all the Indian coasts.

How to Cite

Saiz, J.I., Bustamante, M., Tajadura, J., Vijapure, T. & Sukumaran, S. (2015)

A new subspecies of Phascolion Théel, 1875 (Sipuncula: Golfingiidae) from Indian waters

. Zootaxa, 3931 (3), 433–437. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3931.3.7