First Report of Sea Urchin Genus Echinometra from Konkan Coast of India

Authors

  • Advait C. Ghatpande  Department of Zoology, Janata Shikshan Mandals College, Alibag, Raigad, Maharashtra, India
  • Arun N. Chandore  Department of Botany, Abasaheb Marathe Arts And New Commerce, Science College, Rajapur, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India

Keywords:

Sea Urchin, Konkan coast, Echinometra, Devgad.

Abstract

The spiny skinned echinoderm member sea urchins are intertidal zone shore dwellers with special ecological role in shallow sub-tidal environment. This paper reports the first record of common rock boring urchin Echinometra genus from Konkan coast of India. The specimen was collected from the Konkan coastal region at Devgad coast and identified using standard available literature. It is characteristic shallow water inhabitant of Western Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Indo-West Pacific region.

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2018-02-28

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Volume 4, Issue 2, January-February-2018

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Advait C. Ghatpande, Arun N. Chandore, " First Report of Sea Urchin Genus Echinometra from Konkan Coast of India, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp.1596-1598, January-February-2018.