New distributional record of Evelineus mcintoshii (Langerhans, 1880) (Nemertea: Pilidiophora: Heteronemertea) from Gujarat, India
Pooja A. Agravat1*, Pradeep C. Mankodi1 and Jatin V. Raval2
1*Division of Marine and Freshwater Biology, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara–390002 (India) 2Zoology Lab, Department of Life Sciences, Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University, Junagadh–362001 (India) E-mail ID: pooja.a-zoophd@msubaroda.ac.in1*, pc.mankodi-zoo@msubaroda.ac.in1, drjatinraval@gmail.com2
ABSTRACT
Ribbon worms are primarily free-living benthic invertebrates, one of the least researched groups along the Indian coast. Here, we present the new distributional record of Evelineus mcintoshii from Gujarat, India. The single specimen of the rarely observed nemertean was collected from Mangrol coast in south Saurashtra. The Nemertean was discovered in the lower littoral zone on an algal bed. Observations during regular field visits indicated that this species is lurking inside a combination of local marine seaweeds.