Notes on the occurrence of Porpita porpita (Blue button) from Pulicat Lagoon
Journal Title: Journal of Research in Biology - Year 2014, Vol 4, Issue 7
Abstract
We spotted the presence of blue buttons washed ashore during the month of December 2013 in Pulicat lagoon. These rare sited organisms were observed during our regular faunal field visit along the Pulicat lagoon
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Ravichandran Ramanibai, Sivalingam Govindan, Thamotharan Balakrishnan
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