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Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2001 | Volume: 4 | Issue: 9 | Page No.: 1177-1179
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2001.1177.1179
Echinoderms Epizoic on Gorgonian Corals from Karachi Coast
Qaseem Tahera

Abstract: Three species of the genus Ophiothela and a single specie each of Ophiactis and Asterina belonging to the families Ophiotrichidae, Ophiactidae and Asterinidae respectively epizoic on gorgonian corals were studied. These were recorded from the Karachi coast North Arabian Sea. A brief account of each specie is given with special reference to Ophiothela hadra which is new to this region.

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Qaseem Tahera , 2001. Echinoderms Epizoic on Gorgonian Corals from Karachi Coast. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 4: 1177-1179.

Keywords: Karachi coast, gorgonia, echinoderms and Epizoic

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