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First report and molecular description of Amygdalum anoxicolum from a seamount in the eastern Arabian Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2025

Vishnu M. L. ,
Devika Raj K. ,
Abdul Jaleel K. U. Open the ORCID record for Abdul Jaleel K. U. [Opens in a new window] ,
Anagha Biju  and
Abdulaziz Anas
Vishnu M. L.
Affiliation:
CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre Kochi, Ernakulam 682018, Kerala, India
Devika Raj K.
Affiliation:
CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre Kochi, Ernakulam 682018, Kerala, India Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology & Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin 682016, Kerala, India
Abdul Jaleel K. U.*
Affiliation:
CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre Kochi, Ernakulam 682018, Kerala, India
Anagha Biju
Affiliation:
CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre Kochi, Ernakulam 682018, Kerala, India
Abdulaziz Anas
Affiliation:
CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre Kochi, Ernakulam 682018, Kerala, India
*
Corresponding author: Abdul Jaleel K. U.; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

This paper reports one mytiloid species, Amygdalum anoxicolum P. G. Oliver, 2001 from the summit of a seamount located in the eastern Arabian Sea. This species was encountered from the core of the Arabian Sea oxygen minimum zone at a depth of 340 m and possessed several adaptations to low-oxygen concentration. This paper presents the first-ever DNA barcodes for this species.

Keywords

Arabian SeabenthosMytiloideaOMZseamount
Type
Marine Record
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 105 , 2025 , e21
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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