First record of deep-sea gigantic pycnogonid Colossendeis colossea Wilson, 1881 from the Western Indian Ocean

Jacob Vinu; M. P. Rajeesh Kumar; K. S. Sumod; K. P. Deepa; M. Hashim; V. N. Sanjeevan; M. Sudhakar

doi:10.1007/s12526-015-0373-1

First record of deep-sea gigantic pycnogonid Colossendeis colossea Wilson, 1881 from the Western Indian Ocean

Jacob Vinu^*
, M. P. Rajeesh Kumar
, K. S. Sumod
, K. P. Deepa
, M. Hashim
, V. N. Sanjeevan
, M. Sudhakar

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The gigantic pycnogonid, Colossendeis colossea Wilson, 1881 is reported for the first time in the Western Indian Ocean. Two male specimens of this species were collected from a bottom trawl operated at bathyal depths (>1000 m) off the Southwest coast of India.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	495-498
Number of pages	4
Journal	Marine Biodiversity
Volume	46
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-015-0373-1
State	Published - 1 Jun 2016
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Colossendeis colossea
Gigantic pycnogonid
Western Indian Ocean

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Oceanography
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Aquatic Science

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First record of deep-sea gigantic pycnogonid Colossendeis colossea Wilson, 1881 from the Western Indian Ocean

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