Record of striped paper bubble shell, Hydatina physis (Linnaeus, 1758), from Indian waters. (27th January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kumari, Sonia; Thadani, Jaymesh; Sreenath, K.R.; Koya, M.
• Is Part Of: Marine biodiversity records. Volume 8(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-01-27
• Subjects: striped bubble shell, -- opisthobranch gastropod, -- Hydatina physis, -- north-west coast, -- Gujarat; Marine biodiversity -- Periodicals; Marine biology -- Periodicals; 578.77
• DOI: 10.1017/S1755267214001328
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1755-2672

Abstract

Abstract : The opisthobranch gastropod Hydatina physis (Linnaeus, 1758) is recorded from the north-west coast of India, off Veraval, Gujarat. A literature review on the distribution of this species revealed that this is the first report of H. physis from Indian waters since 1877 when a specimen collected from Chennai along the east coast of India and deposited in the Australian Museum was later identified to be H. physis . A note on the morphological features of this specimen is detailed in the present paper.