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A Note on Jellyfish Crambionella orsini (Vanhoffen 1888) (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) from Lakshadweep, Arabian Sea

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The scyphozoans are considered as one of the potential bio-indicator species of the coastal marine ecosystems. The genus Crambionella, belonging to the family Catostylidae, represents a total of four species globally. The jellyfish Crambionella orsini (Vanhöffen in Bibliotheca Zool 1:1–52, 1888) is mostly distributed to the western Indian Ocean. In this present study, this species is reported from Lakshadweep for the first time though it was reported from other parts of the Arabian Sea previously. This present paper deals with the morphological characteristics of C. orsini along with its global zoogeographical ranges.

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The authors are thankful to the Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata for his support and encouragements. The financial assistance provided by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, and logistic support extended by the Department of Environment and Forests, Lakshadweep Administration is also duly acknowledged. The authors are thankful to the team member of the field survey of Lakshadweep for their support during undersea studies. Authors are also grateful to the anonymous reviewer for his comments and suggestion to improve this publication.

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Mondal, T., Raghunathan, C. A Note on Jellyfish Crambionella orsini (Vanhoffen 1888) (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) from Lakshadweep, Arabian Sea. Thalassas 37, 621–626 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-021-00357-6

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