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Proceedings of the International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 2017, 7(3): 47-54
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New records of sea slugs (Heterobranchia: Opisthobranchia) from India

Sudhanshu Dixit1, C. Raghunathan1, Kailash Chandra2
1Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair-744102, A and N Islands. India
2Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata, India

Received 4 April 2017;Accepted 10 May 2017;Published 1 September 2017
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Abstract
Opisthobranchs, are marine molluscs which take a top notch at being brilliantly coloured. They are known for their intriguing patterns and variety of forms and shapes. The present paper reports 8 species of opisthobranchs (Costasiella usagi, Halgerda formosa, Dendrodris guttata, Dendrodoris elongata, Miamira magnifica, Ceratosoma tenue, and Phyllidia exquisita) as new records to Indian waters while Dermatobranchus fortunatus as a new record to Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Description, geographic locations and photographs of live specimens are given.

Keywords Opisthobranchs;new record;India;Andaman.



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