A new species of the genus Sagitta (Phylum Chaetognatha) from the Agatti lagoon (Laccadive Archipelago, Indian Ocean) with comments on endemism
IR@NIO: CSIR-National Institute Of Oceanography, Goa
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Casanova, J.P.
Nair, V.R. |
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2009-01-10T11:51:50Z
2009-01-10T11:51:50Z 1999 |
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Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, Vol.28; 169-172p.
http://hdl.handle.net/2264/1857 |
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A new chaetognath Sagitta madhupratapi from the Agatti atoll, Laccadive Archipelago is described. The species belongs to the "hispida" group. Though collections were made from other atolls the species was found restricted to the Agatti suggesting that the species is endemic to this lagoon. It appears that isolated waters of lagoons promote speciation as this as well as another species dwelling in the area were found to be new to science. Isolation from surrounding neritic populations of chaetognaths is proably one of the reasons for endemism.
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en
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Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi
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Copyright [1999]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
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new species
animal morphology endemic species endemism Sagitta madhupratapi |
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A new species of the genus Sagitta (Phylum Chaetognatha) from the Agatti lagoon (Laccadive Archipelago, Indian Ocean) with comments on endemism
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Journal Article
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