Check List 11(4): e19276, doi: 10.15560/11.4.1677
First records of two lobate comb-jellies (Ctenophora) from the Pakistani coast
expand article infoShahnawaz Gul, Otto Müller Patrão de Oliveira§
‡ Jamia Millia Government Degree College, Pakistan§ Universidade Federal do ABC, Brazil
Open Access
Abstract
The knowledge on the comb-jellies faunistics along the southern Asian coast is very scarce. For some countries such as Pakistan there are no previous formal records of ctenophores. This study is a first survey to the group diversity along Pakistani coast, resulting in the first records of two lobate species, Bolinopsis infundibulum and Ocyropsis maculata.
Keywords
ctenophore; gelatinous predators; Indian Ocean; Arabian Sea