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Ascidian diversity (Chordata: Tunicata) from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Rajaram Murugan

Rajaram Murugan

Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai UniversityParangipettai, India
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Gnanakkan Ananthan

Gnanakkan Ananthan

Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai UniversityParangipettai, India
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Jun 18, 2018
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Article Category: Original research paper
Published Online: Jun 18, 2018
Page range: 107 - 117
Received: Aug 30, 2017
Accepted: Nov 16, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2018-0012
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Figure 1

Map showing the sampling sites on Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Map showing the sampling sites on Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Figure 2

Shannon-Wiener diversity (H’) of ascidians recorded at the sampling sites during the study period
Shannon-Wiener diversity (H’) of ascidians recorded at the sampling sites during the study period

Figure 3

Margalef’ s richness index (D) of ascidians recorded at the sampling sites during the study period
Margalef’ s richness index (D) of ascidians recorded at the sampling sites during the study period

Figure 4

Pielou’s evenness index (J’) of ascidians recorded at the sampling sites during the study period
Pielou’s evenness index (J’) of ascidians recorded at the sampling sites during the study period

Figure 5

K-dominance curves drawn for ascidians identified at the sampling sites
K-dominance curves drawn for ascidians identified at the sampling sites

Figure 6

Dendrogram drawn for ascidians identified at the sampling sites
Dendrogram drawn for ascidians identified at the sampling sites

Figure 7

MDS plot drawn for ascidians identified at the sampling sites
MDS plot drawn for ascidians identified at the sampling sites

List of species collected from Andaman and Nicobar Islands during the study period

Order Suborder Family Genera Species
Enterogona Aplousobranchia Didemnidae Didemnum Didemnum granulatum
Didemnum Didemnum molle
Didemnum Didemnum psammatodes
Diplosoma Diplosoma listerianum
Lissoclinum Lissoclinum fragile
Lissoclinum Lissoclinum levitum
Lissoclinum Lissoclinum patella
Trididemnum Trididemnum cyclops
Clavelinidae Clavelina Clavelina picta
Clavelina Clavelina robusta
Polyclinidae Aplidium Aplidium conicum
Aplidium Aplidium elegans
Aplidium Aplidium fuscum
Eudistoma Eudistoma gilboviride
Eudistoma Eudistoma viride
Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia Ascidia virginea
Phallusia Phallusia arabica
Phallusia Phallusia fumigata
Phallusia Phallusia ingeria
Phallusia Phallusia julinea
Diazonide Rhopalaea Rhopalaea crassa
Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Halocynthia Halocynthia papillosa
Herdmania Herdmania momus
Styelidea Botrylloides Botrylloides leachi
Botrylloides Botrylloides pizoni
Eusynstyela Eusynstyela latericius
Polycarpa Polycarpa pigmentata
Styela Styela gibbsii
Styela Styela plicata
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