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species) and Xanthidae (10 species) while in case of
anomuran crab, both family Diogenidae and
Porcellanidae contributed 2 species each. Genera like
Atergatis
(4 species),
Charbdis
(3 species),
Clibanarious
(2 species) and
Petrolisthes
(2 species) have contributed
more species while other genera contributed single
species each. Out of 29 species of arthropods
associated with
P. mutuki
reported, maximum
abundance is reported for
Amphibalanus amphitrite
followed by
Atergatis intergerrimus
and
Atergatis
floridus
(Linnaeus, 1767) (Figure 1b) (Table 1).
At Dhamlej total 42 species were reported associated
with
P. mutuki
(Figure 2). Only one species (
Sabella
sp.) belonging to familily Sabellidae of class
Polycheta was reported under phylum Annelida (Table
1). Phylum Porifera was represented by single species
like
Oscarella
sp. (family Oscarellidae, class
Homoscleromorpha) while species belonging to
phylum Echinodermata was not observed associated
with
P. mutuki
at Dhamlej. Total three species
belonging to phylum Cindaria, class Anthozoa were
reported associated with
P. mutuki
from Dhamlej. Out
of three species reported under phylum Porifera, two
species belonged to family Poritidae, Genus
Porites
(
Porites lutea
,
Porites compressa
), while family
Actiniidae contributes single species
Paracondylactis
sinensis
(Table 1)
.
Total 18 species belonging to 16
genera, 10 families were reported under class
Gastropoda of phylum Mollusca, associated with
P.
mutuki
at Dhamlej. Maximum species associated with
P. mutuki
were reported belonging to family Turbinidae
(4 species) followed by Buccinidae (3 species),
Muricidae (3 species) and Bursidae (2 species) while
other families represented one species each. Genera
like
Turbo
and
Cantharus
contributed two species each
while other genera contributed single species each. Out
of 15 species of gastropods associated with
P. mutuki
reported, maximum abundance is reported for
Pollia
fumosa
(
Dillwyn, 1817)
followed by
Tibia curta
(G. B.
Sowerby II, 1842) ,
Cerithium scabridum, Turbo
intercoastalis
and
Cerithidea cingulata
(Table 1). Total
19 species belonging to 14 genera, 9 families and 2
different classes were reported under phylum
Arthopoda associated with
P. mutuki
at Dhamlej. Out
of two classes reported, class Maxillopoda was
represented by one family (Balanidae) and one species
Amphibalanus amphitrite
. Class Crustacea was
represented by 16 species of brachyuran crabs and 2
species of anomuran crabs. Maximum brachyuran crab
species associated with
P. mutuki
were belonged to
families like Xanthidae (8 species) and Portunidae (3
species) while in case of anomuran crab both family
Diogenidae contributed 2 species. Genera like
Atergatis
(3 species),
Charbdis
(3 species), and
Clibanarious
(2 species) contributed more species
while other genera contributed single species each. Out
of 29 species of arthropods associated with
P. mutuki
reported, maximum abundance is reported for
Amphibalanus amphitrite
followed by
Leptodius
exaratus
(
H. Milne Edwards, 1834) and
Pilumnus
vespertilio
(Table 1).
At Kodinar, total 47 species were reported associated
with
P. mutuki
(Figure 2). Total three species (
Nereis
sp.,
Eulalia
sp.,
Sabella
sp.) belonging to three
different families (Nereididae, Phyllodocidae, Sabellidae)
of class Polycheta were reported under phylum
Annelida (Table 1). Out of three families, three
species and two classes reported under phylum
Porifera, two families (Microcionidae, Tethyidae ) and
two species (
Microceiona
sp
.
,
Tethya
sp.) belonged to
class Demospongiae while one family (Oscarellidae)
and one species (
Oscarella
sp
.
) belonged to class
Homoscleromorpha (Table 1). Two species like
Ophioderma brevispina
(family Ophiodermatidae,
class Ophiuroidea) and
Echinus sp.
(family Echinidae,
class Echinoidea) belonged to phylum Echinodermata
were associated with
P. mutuki.
Only one species
Paracondylactis sinensis
belonging to family
Actiniidae, class Anthozoa under phylum Cindaria,
was reported associated with
P. mutuki
at Kodinar
(Table 1)
.
Total 21 species belonging to 19 genera, 13
families and 3 classes were reported under phylum
Mollusca, associated with
P. mutuki
at Kodinar. Out of
three classes reported maximum number of families
and species belonged to class Gastropoda (11 families,
19 species) while one family and one species each
belonged to class Polyplacophora (Family Octopodidae,
species
Octopus vulgaris
) and Cephalopoda (Family
Chitonidae, species
Chiton chiton
). In class Gastopoda,
maximum species associated with
P. mutuki
belonged
to family Turbinidae (5 species) followed by Muricidae
(3 species) Buccinidae (2 species) and Bursidae (2
species) while other families represented one species
each. Genera like
Turbo
and
Astrea
contributed two
species each while other genera contributed single
species each. Out of 16 species of gastropods