First record of Okenia pellucida Burn, 1967 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) from India

Abstract

India has a large and diverse coastal area in terms of biological as well as habitat diversity. India is bracing for large coastal infrastructure development, which will impact intertidal biodiversity and the Maharashtra coast is not an exception. It is therefore essential to develop baseline information on inter-tidal marine biodiversity. As part of this effort, scientists are working on various taxa, and opisthobranchs are one such group under study. They are beautifully colored with highly diverse adaptations to compensate for the loss of shell during the course of evolution.