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First Record of Maritigrella fuscopunctata (Prudhoe, 1978) (Polycladida: Cotylea: Euryleptidae) from the Coastal area of Mainland India

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The present study confirms the first record of the rare Euryleptid species Maritigrella fuscopunctata (Prudhoe, 1978) in Gujarat state, India. The species has so far been recorded from the Lakshadweep Islands in the south of India, suggesting its first record from mainland India.

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The authors are thankful to Mr. Gaurang Gajjar for assistance during field work..

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  1. Department of Life sciences, Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, 384265, Patan, Gujarat, India

    Heris Patel & Jigneshkumar Trivedi

  2. Marine Biodiversity and Ecology Lab, Department of Zoology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India

    Krupal Patel

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Patel, H., Patel, K. & Trivedi, J. First Record of Maritigrella fuscopunctata (Prudhoe, 1978) (Polycladida: Cotylea: Euryleptidae) from the Coastal area of Mainland India. Thalassas 39, 321–324 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-022-00496-4

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