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Chaetognaths of the Indian ocean, with a key for their identification

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The authors have recorded 33 species of Chaetognaths belonging to four pelagic genera (Sagitta Quoy and Gaimard;Pterosagitta Costa;Krohnitta Ritter-Zahony; andEukrohnia Ritter-Zahony) and one benthic genus (Spadella Langerhans), from the Indian Ocean and contiguous Seas. The dependable specific characters useful in identification are discussed and an illustrated key to the identification of the genera and the species is provided.

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  1. M. Srinivasan

    Present address: C.M.F.R.I. Sub-station, Gopala Prabhu Cross Road, Ernakulam, Cochin-11, Kerala

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Silas, E.G., Srinivasan, M. Chaetognaths of the Indian ocean, with a key for their identification. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 71, 177–192 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03050294

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