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Issue: Vol. 4508 No. 3: 1 Nov. 2018
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2018-10-31
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4508.3.8
Page range: 439–442
Abstract views: 71
PDF downloaded: 3

New record of Hydrozoa Distichopora violacea (Pallas, 1766) (Anthoathecata: Stylasteridae) from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Zoological Survey of India, Andaman Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair-744102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.
Zoological Survey of India, Andaman Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair-744102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.
Zoological Survey of India, Andaman Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair-744102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Zoological Survey of India, M- Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 70005, India.
Coelenterata

Abstract

The class Hydrozoa consists of mostly marine and few freshwater organisms classified into 7 orders amongst which the order Anthoathecata consists of 48 families with approximately 1,140 valid species (Cartwright & Collins 2007). Stylasteridae is one among the families that comprises the order Anthoathecata, and is characterized by a calcareous exoskeleton which is often brightly pigmented. The members of the family are commonly called lace corals. They are usually small in size and commonly found in crevices and caves in coral reef areas.

 

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