First record of deep-sea gigantic pycnogonid Colossendeis colossea Wilson, 1881 from the Western Indian Ocean

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First record of deep-sea gigantic pycnogonid Colossendeis colossea Wilson, 1881 from the Western Indian Ocean
Vinu Jacob, M. P. Rajeesh Kumar, K. S. Sumod , K. P. Deepa, M. Hashim, V. N. Sanjeevan, M. Sudhakar (- Jul 2015)
Abstract

The gigantic pycnogonid, Colossendeis colossea Wilson, 1881 is reported for the first time in the Western Indian Ocean. Two male specimens of this species were collected from a bottom trawl operated at bathyal depths (>1000 m) off the Southwest coast of India.