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.

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10.11646/zootaxa.3931.3.7 [view]

urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:312881AF-18AC-4EC1-BD11-FD680376E74B [view]

Saiz, J. I.; Bustamante, M.; Tajadura, J.; Vijapure, T. & Sukumaran, S.

2015

3931(3): 433-437

Publication

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 toothlike 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.

Indian Ocean

Sipuncula

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