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Intertidal Amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from
Pondicherry Mangroves, Southeast Coast of India
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Intertidal Amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from
Pondicherry Mangroves, Southeast Coast of India
P.
Satheeshkumar
Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Pondicherry Central University, P.
O.
Box 60501, Pondicherry, India
* Email of the corresponding author: revathysathish86@gmail.
com
Abstract
Seven species of amphipod crustaceans from Pondicherry mangroves, (Southeast coast of India) are
described and illustrated.
Eriopisa chilkensis, Eriopisella sp, belonging to family Gammaroidea.
Melita
dentada belonging to family Melitidae, two species of family Aoridae (Grandidierella bonnieroides, G.
pathyi), one species of family Ampithoidae (Cymadusa pathyi) and one species of family Isaeidae (Isala
montagui) were recorded.
Head microsculpturing characters are the discriminating sets of characters useful
for species identification.
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