PLANKTONIC AMPHIPODS OF VISAKHAPATNAM COAST : 3 HYPERIIDEA
P. SOMANADHA RAO *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, ANDHRA UNIVERSITY, VISAKHAPATNAM-530003, INDIA.
K. HANUMANTHA RAO *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, ANDHRA UNIVERSITY, VISAKHAPATNAM-530003, INDIA.
K. SHYAMASUNDARI *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, ANDHRA UNIVERSITY, VISAKHAPATNAM-530003, INDIA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
During the zooplankton survey of Waltaircoast somehyperiidean amphipods were encountered. Eightspecies belonging to five families and eight genera are described. The occurrence and distribution of these species were discussed.