title: A new subspecies of Phascolion Théel, 1875 (Sipuncula: Golfingiidae) from Indian waters.
abstract: A new subspecies of Phascolion pacificum Murina, 1957 is described from shallow waters (15-20 m deep) off Malvan and Ratnagiri in India. Phascolion pacificum denticulatum ssp. nov. is characterized by the presence of a prominent tooth-like projection in the median part of the free border of the holdfast papillae. This finding represents the first record of any Phascolion species for all the Indian coasts.
authors.affiliation: Universidad del País Vasco / EHU, 48080 Bilbao, P.O. Box 644, Spain; Email: ji.saiz@ehu.es.
authors.forename: José I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Saiz
authors.affiliation: Universidad del País Vasco / EHU, 48080 Bilbao, P.O. Box 644, Spain; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bustamante
authors.affiliation: Universidad del País Vasco / EHU, 48080 Bilbao, P.O. Box 644, Spain; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tajadura
authors.affiliation: CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Regional Centre Mumbai, India; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Tejal
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vijapure
authors.affiliation: CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Regional Centre Mumbai, India; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Soniya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sukumaran
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007194:India; D011077:Polychaeta / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D013045:Species Specificity