New species of wood-boring, deep-sea mollusc found in Arabian sea
The Hindu
Discovery of species, named Xylophaga nandani, by team of researchers from Kerala and Brazil
A team of researchers from Kerala and Brazil have identified a new species of a rare, deep-sea mollusc belonging to the family Xylophagaidae from the eastern Arabian Sea.
The wood-boring, tiny mollusc species has been named Xylophaga nandani after Prof. Bijoy Nandan, dean, faculty of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT).
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