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24/06/22 07:46 AM IST

Four coral species recorded for first time in Indian waters

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  • Scientists have recorded four species of azooxanthellate corals for the first time in Indian waters.
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  • The four species named Truncatoflabellum crassum, T. incrustatum, T. aculeatum, and T. irregulare were recorded from the waters of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
  • All four groups of corals are from the same family Flabellidae.
  • Azooxanthellate corals are a group of corals that do not contain zooxanthellae and derive nourishment not from the sun but from capturing different forms of plankton.
  • These groups of corals are deep-sea representatives, with the majority of species reporting from between 200 m to 1000 m. Their occurrences are also reported from shallow coastal waters.
Source- The Hindu 

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