Xenotrichula laccadivensis Rao, 1991

Chatterjee, Tapas & Todaro, M. Antonio, 2021, An annotated checklist of the chaetonotidan Gastrotricha from India, Zootaxa 5027 (3), pp. 332-350 : 345

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5027.3.2

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5492846

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DE119158-5718-FFA6-55B8-FA16FD24DB27

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scientific name

Xenotrichula laccadivensis Rao, 1991
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Xenotrichula laccadivensis Rao, 1991 View in CoL

Records from India. LAKSHADWEEP: Kavaratti— Rao (1991); GENERAL RECORD: Naidu & Rao (2004).

Habitat (as in Indian records). Marine, intertidal; fine detritus sand, 5 cm below surface near mid-water level.

Distribution. India (Arabian Sea).

Remarks. Description of the species appears fair and its key traits (e.g., two pairs of sensory bristles in the neck region) are unreported among congeneric taxa.

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