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dc.contributor.authorSivadas, S.K.
dc.contributor.authorRedij, A.G.S.
dc.contributor.authorSagare, P.
dc.contributor.authorThakur, N.L.
dc.contributor.authorIngole, B.S.
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-06T12:39:23Z
dc.date.available2014-08-06T12:39:23Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationIndian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, vol.43(6); 2014; 921-926.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4572
dc.description.abstractTemporal variation of macrofauna associated with a marine sponge, Ircinia fusca was studied from a tropical rocky shore along the West coast of India. Triplicate sponge samples (~100 g) were collected from January to December 2010 from Bhagwati Bandar area, Ratnagiri. A total of 22 macrofaunal taxa were found to be associated with the sponge. The community was dominated (> than 80%) by the juvenile ophiuroid, Ophiactis savignyi. Syllis sp., Sipuncula and Bivalvia were the other dominant taxa. Presence of O. savignyi juveniles during most of the time in the year indicates a major recruitment in March and minor recruitment during rest of the year. Present study suggest that the O. savignyi utilize the surface area of sponge as a perfect settling and recruiting ground. It infers that the sponge Ircinia fusca is used as a breeding ground by the brittle star, Ophiactis savignyi.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCSIR-NISCAIR
dc.rights© IJMS/NISCAIR 2014. CC Attribution 3.0 License
dc.subjectmacrofauna
dc.subjectsponge
dc.subjectrocky shore
dc.subjectrecruiting
dc.titleTemporal variation in macroinvertebrates associated with intertidal sponge Ircinia fusca (Carter 1880) from Ratnagiri, West coast, India.
dc.typeJournal Article


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