MBAI - The Marine Biological Association of India

Marine Demospongiae of Zanzibar Island.

Volume 18 Issue 3

P. A. Thomas

Abstract

A systematic account of 14 species of sponges collected from Zanzibar Island as hosts of shrimps and prawns is presented in this paper. These species belong to 13 genera divided among 10 families. The distribution pattern of these species, in the six widely distributed geographic areas is discussed. While most of the species described at present are found to be new records to the Island, the distribution of Megaciella tibiellifer (Ridley) is extended to the Indian Ocean.

Date : 31-12-1976

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