First Record of a Rare Marine Feather Duster Worm Bispira melanostigma (Schmarda, 1861) (Sabellidae: Polychaeta) from the Eastern Coast of India, Bay of Bengal
摘要
The Sabellids, commonly called marine feather dusters, identified as Bispira melanostigma (Schmarda, 1861), were collected at the Vellapati, Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu. This paper provides new insight into the morphological features of this species, which was previously reported from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Goa coasts. This study provides the first-ever occurrence of this species on the Eastern coast of India, Bay of Bengal.