Cratena pawarshindeorum, Bharate & Padula & Apte & Shimpi, 2020

Bharate, Monisha, Padula, Vinicius, Apte, Deepak & Shimpi, Gaurav G., 2020, Integrative description of two new Cratena species (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) from western India, Zootaxa 4729 (3), pp. 359-370 : 364-365

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4729.3.4

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5682456

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C7689972-1A63-4798-8969-EA1AFEDC4B65

taxon LSID

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scientific name

Cratena pawarshindeorum
status

sp. nov.

Cratena pawarshindeorum View in CoL sp. nov.

( Figures 2 View FIGURE 2 C–D, 3C–D and 3F)

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Cratena View in CoL sp.1— Apte & Desai 2017: 423.

Type Material. Holotype: India, Maharashtra, Uran (Raigad), intertidal, collected by Deepak Apte, 10.09.2009, 30 mm in length ( BNHS Opistho 178) . Paratypes: 7 specimens, collected together with the holotype ( BNHS Opistho 333a) ; 3 specimens, collected at the type locality by Unmesh Katwate, 24.11.2011 ( BNHS Opistho 900) .

Additional material. India, Maharashtra, Waravade , 10 specimens, collected by Vishal Bhave, 29.1.2010 ( BNHS Opistho 333b) .

Type locality. Uran (Raigad), Maharashtra, India (18°54’35.9”N 72°54’55.3”E) GoogleMaps .

Etymology. This species is named in honour of Rajendra Pawar and Vishwas Shinde for their dedicated work at the Bombay Natural History Society and their contributions to the collection of nudibranch samples.

Description. Aeolid up to 30 mm long alive, oral tentacles with 1/4 to 1/3 of body length, basally large; rhinophores smooth; up to seven groups of cerata, precardiac group in an arch, postcardiac groups in rows; gonopore below the first group of cerata, anus anterior to the second group of cerata. Body white; lateral foot, oral region and basal 1/4 of the oral tentacles translucent white; pair of large quadrangular reddish orange spots laterally on the head, projected dorsally towards mouth; base of rhinophores translucent white, distal portion reddish orange with white tips; cerata translucent, thin digestive gland varying from dark red to orange in colour, distally dark red; cnidosac oval or triangular, white ( Figure 2 View FIGURE 2 C–D). Radula with 30 rachidian teeth (BNHS Opistho 178, 30 mm specimen); teeth base semicircular in shape; triangular elongate central cusp with undistinguished base separation from teeth; central cusp smooth; 6–7 curved lateral cusps, outermost lateral cusp smaller than central and innermost ones; jaw plate roughly ovate, cutting edge projected in a short triangular area, denticulate border with a single row of large quadrangular denticles ( Figure 3 View FIGURE 3 ). Ampulla short and wide; seminal receptacle small; penis elongate, glandular portion undifferentiated or absent ( Figure 4B View FIGURE 4 ).

Habitat. Found associated with the hydroid Pennaria disticha Goldfuss, 1820 Abundant from October to March.

Distribution. Known from various localities along the coast of Maharashtra, western India, including Uran (Raigad), Bandra, Khar Danda ( Mumbai) and Waravade, Undi, Purnagad, Kasheli, Ambolgadh (Ratnagiri).

BNHS

Bombay Natural History Society

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

Order

Nudibranchia

Family

Facelinidae

Genus

Cratena

Loc

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Bharate, Monisha, Padula, Vinicius, Apte, Deepak & Shimpi, Gaurav G. 2020
2020
Loc

Cratena

Apte, D. & Desai, D. 2017: 423
2017
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