Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India

Occurrence of exotic mussel, Arcuatula senhousia (Benson in Cantor, 1842) along southeast coast of India

Volume 61 Issue 1

Durga Prasad Behera, S. Y. Tenjing* and Laishram Kosygin

10.6024/jmbai.2019.61.1.2035-06

Abstract

The Asian date mussel Arcuatula senhousia (Benson in Cantor, 1842) collected from Mandapam (Palk Bay), southeast coast of India is reported for the first time. The mussel were observed in the intertidal regions to depths of 2 m. The occurrence of the non-indigenous species, A. senhousia belonging to Mytilidae family is reported with its associate flora and fauna. Its appearance was associated with 11 flora and 13 fauna. In the present paper, notes about the history of invasion of this small green mussel, introduction and dispersal are discussed. Among associate fauna, decapod Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) was found to be the predator of this mussel.

Keywords

Mytilidae, alien mussel, associate flora and fauna, predator, Palk Bay

Date : 10-06-2019