Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal
Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal
1980. Indocunaxa smileyi : Gupta and Ghosh, Rec.zool. Surv.India, 77(Parts 1-4) : 193. Habitat : Tropical and subtropical forests. Distribution : India : Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Status : Information deficient. 10. Indostigmaeus rangatensis Gupta and Ghosh 1980. Indostigmaeus rangatensis : Gupta and Ghosh, Rec.zool. Surv.India, 77(Parts 1-4) : 205. Habitat : Tropical and subtropical forests. Distribution : India : Andaman Islands. Status : Information deficient. Class Chelopoda Order Scolpendromorpha Family : SCOLOPOCRYPTOPIDAE 1. Scolopocryptops melanostomus (Newport) 1845. Scolopocryptops melanostomus Newport, Trans. Linn. Soc., 19 : 406. 1980. Scolopocryptops melanostomus : Ahmed, Rec.zool. Surv.India, 77(1-4) : 29. Habitat : Tropical and subtropical rain forests. Distribution : India : Nicobar Islands. Status : Information deficient. Family : SCOLOPENDRIDAE 2. Otostigmus (Otostigmus) rugulosus Porat 1876. Otostigmus rugulosus Porat, bih. Svensk. A. Handl., 4(70;21. 1980. Otostigmus rugulosus : Ahmed, Rec.zool. Surv.India, 77(1-4) : 27. Habitat : Tropical and subtropical rain forests. Distribution : India : A & N Islands. Status : Information deficient. 262
Sponges 75 species of marine sponges have been so far recorded from the islands (Pattanayak, 2006). Of these 19 species (25%) are endemic to the islands. The studies on sponges of the islands are meager. Further intensive studies may reveal presence of lage number of species Phylum : Porifera Class : Demospongia Subclass : Tetractinomorpha Order : Astrophorida Family : PACHASTRELLIDAE 1. Poecillastra eccentrica Dendy and Burton 2006. Poecillastra eccentric : Pattanayak, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 255 : 26. Habitat : Shallow marine areas. Distribution : India : Andaman Islands. Status : Information deficient. 2. Thenea andamanensis Dendy and Burton 2006. Thenea andamanensis : Pattanayak, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 255 : 28. Habitat : Shallow marine areas. Distribution : India : Andaman Islands. Status : Information deficient. Order : Hadromerida Family : CLIONIDAE 3. Cliona kempi Annandale 2006. Cliona kempi : Pattanayak, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 255 : 31. Habitat : Shallow marine areas. Distribution : India : Andaman Islands. Status : Information deficient. 263
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1980. Indocunaxa smileyi : Gupta <strong>and</strong> Ghosh, Rec.zool. Surv.India, 77(Parts 1-4) : 193.<br />
Habitat : Tropical <strong>and</strong> subtropical forests.<br />
Distribution : India : <strong>Andaman</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Status : Information deficient.<br />
10. Indostigmaeus rangatensis Gupta <strong>and</strong> Ghosh<br />
1980. Indostigmaeus rangatensis : Gupta <strong>and</strong> Ghosh, Rec.zool. Surv.India, 77(Parts 1-4) :<br />
205.<br />
Habitat : Tropical <strong>and</strong> subtropical forests.<br />
Distribution : India : <strong>Andaman</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Status : Information deficient.<br />
Class Chelopoda<br />
Order Scolpendromorpha<br />
Family : SCOLOPOCRYPTOPIDAE<br />
1. Scolopocryptops melanostomus (Newport)<br />
1845. Scolopocryptops melanostomus Newport, Trans. Linn. Soc., 19 : 406.<br />
1980. Scolopocryptops melanostomus : Ahmed, Rec.zool. Surv.India, 77(1-4) : 29.<br />
Habitat : Tropical <strong>and</strong> subtropical rain forests.<br />
Distribution : India : <strong>Nicobar</strong> Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Status : Information deficient.<br />
Family : SCOLOPENDRIDAE<br />
2. Otostigmus (Otostigmus) rugulosus Porat<br />
1876. Otostigmus rugulosus Porat, bih. Svensk. A. H<strong>and</strong>l., 4(70;21.<br />
1980. Otostigmus rugulosus : Ahmed, Rec.zool. Surv.India, 77(1-4) : 27.<br />
Habitat : Tropical <strong>and</strong> subtropical rain forests.<br />
Distribution : India : A & N Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
Status : Information deficient.<br />
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