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Report on the association of valviferan isopod Synidotea variegata Collinge 1917 and regular sea urchin Stomopneustes variolaris Lamarck, 1816 from rocky subtidal regions of Vizhinjam, southwest coast of India

  • Aneena Yesudas
  • , P. R. Jayachandran
  • , Usha V. Parameswaran
  • , D. Vidyalakshmi
  • , P. Priyaja*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Association of the idoteid isopod, Synidotea variegata Collinge 1917 with the echinoid sea urchin, Stomopneustes variolaris Lamarck, 1816 is reported for the first time from the rocky subtidal region of Vizhinjam coast, southwestern India. Isopods infested the spines and peristome of sea urchins and the intensity of infection increased with the increasing test diameter of the host.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)105-110
Number of pages6
JournalSymbiosis
Volume84
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2021
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Association
  • India
  • Isopod
  • Kerala
  • Sea urchin

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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