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Journal of Threatened Taxa Building evidence for conservation globally www.threatenedtaxa.org ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) | ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) Short Communication First record of ghost shrimp Corallianassa coutierei (Nobili, 1904) (Decapoda: Axiidea: Callichiridae) from Indian waters Piyush Vadher, Hitesh Kardani, Prakash Bambhaniya & Imtiyaz Beleem 26 July 2021 | Vol. 13 | No. 8 | Pages: 19118–19124 DOI: 10.11609/jott.6109.13.8.19118-19124 For Focus, Scope, Aims, and Policies, visit https://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/aims_scope For Article Submission Guidelines, visit https://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/about/submissions For Policies against Scientific Misconduct, visit https://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/policies_various For reprints, contact <ravi@threatenedtaxa.org> The opinions expressed by the authors do not reflect the views of the Journal of Threatened Taxa, Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society, Zoo Outreach Organization, or any of the partners. The journal, the publisher, the host, and the partners are not responsible for the accuracy of the political boundaries shown in the maps by the authors. Publisher & Host Threatened Taxa Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 July 2021 | 13(8): 19118–19124 ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) | ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) OPEN ACCESS https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.6109.13.8.19118-19124 #6109 | Received 07 May 2020 | Final received 06 Jun 2020 | Finally accepted 07 July 2021 SHORT COMMUNICATION First record of ghost shrimp Corallianassa coutierei (Nobili, 1904) (Decapoda: Axiidea: Callichiridae) from Indian waters Piyush Vadher 1 , Hitesh Kardani 2 , Prakash Bambhaniya 3 & Imtiyaz Beleem 4 Fisheries Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Sikka, Jamnagar, Gujarat 361140, India. Office of the Superintendent of Fisheries, (Commissioner of Fisheries, Agriculture, Farmer Welfare and Co-operation Department) Fisheries harbour area, Mangrol, Gujarat 362226, India. 1 vadherpiyush4@gmail.com, 2 hiteshkardani@gmail.com (corresponding author), 3 prakashbambhaniya72@gmail.com, 4 imtiyazbelim7@gmail.com 1,2,3 4 Abstract: A Callichiridae ghost shrimp species Corallianassa coutierei (Nobili, 1904) is recorded and described here for the first time from the Indian waters. Formerly, five species under the family Callichiridae were recorded from different coastal waters of India. In addition, C. coutierei was infested with several copepods. Additional description of C. coutierei with key characters and distribution status is given for this species. A comprehensive checklist of the infraorder Axiidea is prepared based on previous records from Indian waters. Keywords: Checklist, copepods, new record, Goose reef, Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat. Axiidea de Saint Laurent, 1979, an infraorder of Decapoda is also known as ghost shrimp, mud shrimp or burrowing shrimp (Dworschak et al. 2012), although they are only distantly related to true shrimp, they are ecologically and morphologically adapted as burrowing forms (Dworschak 2015). Axiidea is the infaunal organisms that build complex burrows, found in marine and estuarine areas of bays (Golubinskay et al. 2016). Axiidea comprises a total of 11 valid families (WoRMS 2020a) dwelling in shallow water of intertidal or subtidal water (less than 200 m or 660 ft). Axiidea Editor: A. Biju Kumar, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India. comprises 19 species belonging to five families and 16 genera, distributed in the Indian waters (Table 1). Family Callichiridae comprises of 96 species belonging to 17 genera worldwide (WoRMS 2020b). The ghost shrimp genus Corallianassa was described by Manning in 1987 from America (family: Callianassidae Dana, 1852). The genus Corallianassa comprises 13 species in the World (WoRMS 2020c). A scrutiny of literature pertaining to ghost shrimps of Indian waters revealed that the genus Corallianassa is hitherto not reported from Indian waters. Therefore, the present taxon, including the genus is the first report from Indian waters. Ghost shrimp can be the host for copepods. The cavity between the shell and body of the ghost shrimp can be a favourable site for these associated arthropods. Only a few accounts on the copepods of ghost shrimps have been described and recorded worldwide (Pillai 1959; Corsetti & Strasserm 2003; Kihara & Rocham 2013; Sepahvand et al. 2017a,b, 2019). From India Pillai (1959) had recorded and described two new species of Clausidium Kossmann, 1874 parasitic on Date of publication: 26 July 2021 (online & print) Citation: Vadher, P., H. Kardani, P. Bambhaniya & I. Beleem (2021). First record of ghost shrimp Corallianassa coutierei (Nobili, 1904) (Decapoda: Axiidea: Callichiridae) from Indian waters. Journal of Threatened Taxa 13(8): 19118–19124. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.6109.13.8.19118-19124 Copyright: © Vadher et al. 2021. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. JoTT allows unrestricted use, reproduction, and distribution of this article in any medium by providing adequate credit to the author(s) and the source of publication. Funding: Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests. Acknowledgements: The authors are thankful to Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh for providing necessary facilities and encouragement. The authors would like to acknowledge officials of Marine National Park & Sanctuary for providing support. The authors are also thankful to the Technical Staff Fisheries Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Sikka for assisting data collection in the field. Authors are thankful to Dr. Peter Dworschak (Dritte Zoologische Abteilung, Naturhistorisches Museum, Burgring, Wien, Austria) for suggestions and identification. 19118 Corallianassa coutierei of Indian waters Vadher et al. Image 1. Study area of the new find of the ghost shrimp Corallianassa coutierei. Callianassa Leach, 1814 (in Leach, 1813–1815). Many researchers suggested their relationship as symbiont (Corsetti & Strasser 2003; Kihara & Rocha 2013) while many suggested them as parasites (Wilson 1935, 1937; Pearse 1947; Humes 1949; Pillai 1959). In this study, C. coutierei infested with copepods (Clausidium sp.) on the carapace region (Image 3b) can be either parasitic or symbiotic, although all the clausidiid copepods are categerised as parasitic upon different species of Corallianassa (Wilson 1935). Hence, this study reports Corallianassa genus infested with copepods for the first time from Indian waters. Materials and Methods The present study was carried out at Goose reef (22.498N & 69.808E) in the Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat (Image 1). Intertidal area of the Island is having a sandy shore, rocky shore, and coral reefs. Goose reef is under tremendous anthropogenic pressure of various industries which have constructed their offshore terminals. A single live specimen was collected, which was hidden in the sandy zone of the island. The collected specimen was transferred to the laboratory of Fisheries Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Sikka. Identification was carried out through standard literature of (Man 1905; Ngoc-Ho 2005; Dworschak 2018) and communication with experts. Size of the specimen is indicated by carapace length (cl) measured from the tip of the rostrum to the midpoint of the posterodorsal margin of the carapace and the total length (tl) measured from the tip of the rostrum to the midpoint of the posterodorsal margin of the telson. A comprehensive checklist was compiled and prepared based on previous literatures and publications of an infraorder Axiidea from Indian waters (Table 1). Results We report the ghost shrimp C. coutierei (Nobili, 1904) along with an associated species of copepod Clausidium Kossmann, 1874 for the first time in Indian waters (Image 2c,d). A comprehensive checklist of an Infraorder Axiidea listed a total of 19 species belonging to five families and 16 genera with distribution status in Indian waters is provided (Table 1). Maximum species were reported belonging to the family Callichiridae (six genera, six species) followed by Axiidae (four genera, six species), Callianassidae (four genera, five species), Callianideidae (one genus, one species), and Callianopsidae (one genus, one species). Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 July 2021 | 13(8): 19118–19124 19119 J TT J TT Corallianassa coutierei of Indian waters Vadher et al. Glypturus coutierei (Nobili, 1904) Systematics Class: Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Order: Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Infraorder: Axiidea De Saint Laurent, 1979 Family: Callichiridae Manning & Felder, 1991 Genus: Corallianassa Manning, 1987 Material examined FRSACDA1, 04.i.2018, 1 male, tl 75mm, Goose reef (22.494N & 69.802E), Intertidal zone of sandy shore, coll. Prakash Bambhaniya. Corallianassa coutierei (Nobili, 1904) (Image 2 & 3) Synonymy: Callianassa (Callichirus) coutierei Nobili, 1904 Callianassa (Callichirus) placida de Man, 1905 Callianassa coutierei (Nobili, 1904) Callianassa placida de Man, 1905 Callichirus placidus (de Man, 1905) Corallichirus placidus (de Man, 1905) Description Dorsal oval shaped as long as carapace, rostrum with acute anterolateral carapace spine (Image 2b), shorter than eyestalk. Cornea large. Third maxillipedmerus-ischium with 2.2 times as long as wide, merus shorter than ischium, ischium with crista dentata mesially, propodus as wide as long, dactylus shorter than propodus width about 0.2 of propodus. Cheliped Table 1. Checklist of the infraorder Axiidea of Indian waters. Infraorder Genus Species Author Distribution 1 Ambiaxius Ambiaxius alcocki (McArdle, 1900) Radhakrishnan et al. 2012; Samuel et al. 2016 Southwestern coast of India 2 Calaxiopsis Calaxiopsis felix (Alcock & Anderson, 1899) Alcock & Anderson 1899; Radhakrishnan et al. 2012; Samuel et al. 2016 Indian coast Calocaris Calocaris macandreae Bell, 1846 Alcock & Anderson 1894 Laccadive Sea, India Eiconaxius andamanensis (Alcock, 1901) Rao 2010; Radhakrishnan et al. 2012; Samuel et al. 2016 Andaman & Nicobar Islands Eiconaxius kermadeci Bate, 1888 Alcock & Anderson 1894 Laccadive Sea, India Eiconaxius laccadivensis Alcock & Anderson, 1894 Radhakrishnan et al. 2012; Samuel et al. 2016 Lakshadweep Islands, India Gilvossius tyrrhenus (Petagna, 1792) Patel & Mahyavanshi 1974 Okha Port, Gujarat Paratrypaea bouvieri (Nobili, 1904) Sakai 1999 Gulf of Mannar Paratrypaea maldivensis (Borradaile, 1904) Pearson 1905 Gulf of Mannar Pugnatrypaea Pugnatrypaea pugnatrix (de Man, 1905) Sakai 2005 Tharangambadi, Tamil Nadu Rayllianassa Rayllianassa lignicola (Alcock & Anderson, 1899) Alcock & Anderson 1899; Rao 2010; Radhakrishnan et al. 2012; Samuel et al. 2016 Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal 3 Family Axiidae 4 Eiconaxius 5 6 Gilvossius 7 8 Paratrypaea 9 Callianassidae 10 Axiidea 11 12 Callianideidae Callianidea Callianidea typa H. Milne Edwards, 1837 Rao 2010 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 13 Callianopsidae Callianopsis Callianopsis caecigena (Alcock & Anderson, 1894) Alcock & Anderson 1894 Bay of Bengal, India 14 Audacallichirus Audacallichirus audax (de Man, 1911) Rao & Kartha 1966; Sakai 1999, 2005; Dworschak 1992 Ratnagiri, Maharashtra; eastern coast of India; Kannur, Kerala 15 Balsscallichirus Balsscallichirus masoomi (Tirmizi, 1970) Sakai 1999, 2005; Sankolli 1971 Bombay, Maharashtra; Ratnagiri, Maharashtra 16 Corallianassa Corallianassa coutierei (Nobili, 1904) Present study Goose reef, Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat- India 17 Karumballichirus Karumballichirus karumba (Poore & Griffin, 1979) Sakai 1999, 2005 Chilka Lake, Odisha; Kayamkulam Lake, Kerala; Travancore, Tamil Nadu 18 Michaelcallianassa Michaelcallianassa indica K. Sakai, 2002 Sakai 2005 Tharangambadi, Tamil Nadu 19 Neocallichirus Neocallichirus jousseaumei (Nobili, 1904) Beleem et al. 2019 Diu, India Callichiridae 19120 Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 July 2021 | 13(8): 19118–19124 Corallianassa coutierei of Indian waters Vadher et al. Image 2. a—entire view of Corallianassa coutierei (Nobili, 1904) | b—anterolateral carapace spine of C. coutierei (Bar represents= 1cm). © Fisheries Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Sikka. distinctly unequal in shape. Major cheliped massive, ischium unarmed anteriorly, lower margin possesses four teeth increasing gradually in size; merus having row of tubercles at lower margin; carpus broader than long; propodus smooth; cutting edge of fixed fingers sharp with small sharp triangular tooth proximally; dactylus longer than fixed finger, cutting edge sharp, unarmed. Minor cheliped relatively stout; ischium with four teeth distally increasing gradually in size, merus and carpus unarmed; propodus twice longer than carpus; cutting Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 July 2021 | 13(8): 19118–19124 19121 J TT J TT Corallianassa coutierei of Indian waters Vadher et al. Image 3. a—lateral view of C. coutierei | b—copepods (Clausidium sp.) infested on carapace region of C. coutierei | c—female-male interlocking mechanism of copepods. (Bar size= 1cm). © Fisheries Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Sikka. edge of fixed finger with median small sharp tooth; dactylus slightly longer than fixed finger, cutting edge sharp, unarmed. Third pereopod as long as high. Telson trapezoid in shape as wide as long. Uropod, endopod oval shaped, longer than telson; uropodal exopod with strongly elevated dorsal plate, as long as endopod. 19122 Colour Entire animal whitish; carapace tinge of orange spots; chelipeds light brown with white blotches. Habitat Present species was found hidden in sandy shore of Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 July 2021 | 13(8): 19118–19124 Corallianassa coutierei of Indian waters Goose reef during low tide. Distribution Arabian Gulf (Ngoc-Ho 2005); Djibouti (Sakai 1999; Dworschak 2018); Fiji (Sakai 2005); French Polynesia (Ngoc-Ho 2005); Gilbert Islands (Sakai 1999); Hawaii (Edmondson 1944); Indonesia (Man 1905; Aguilera et al. 1986; Sakai 1999); Iran (Sepahvand et al. 2013); Madagascar (Sakai 1999; Ngoc-Ho 2005); Maldives (Borradaile 1904; Man 1928); Papua New Guinea (Dworschak 2018); Philippines (Sakai 1999; Dworschak 2018); Tahiti (Sakai 1999). India: This species is reported from Goose reef, Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat (present study). Remarks Taxonomical characters of the present specimen examined agree well with the detailed description given by Dworschak (2018). C. coutierei resembles C. longiventris (A. Milne-Edwards, 1870) but differentiated by the shape of major and minor chelipeds. Cheliped is slenderer in C. longiventris with triangular carpus, whereas the carpus is rectangular in C. coutierei. Sepahvand et al. (2017a) reported two species of copepods, Clausidium makranensis Sepahvand & Kihara, 2018 and C. sarii Sepahvand & Kihara, 2018 from Neocallichirus natalensis (Barnard, 1947) and Corallianassa martensi (Miers, 1884), respectively. This was observed in C. coutierei associated as C. martensi in this report, and it is also documented in other species Corallianassa (Pearse, 1947; Sephavand et al. 2017a). Conclusion From India, with regards to family Callichiridae, six species are recorded, namely, Audacallichirus audax (de Man, 1911), Balsscallichirus masoomi (Tirmizi, 1970), Karumballichirus karumba (Poore & Griffin, 1979), Michaelcallianassa indica K. Sakai, 2002, Neocallichirus jousseaumei (Nobili, 1904), and Corallianassa coutierei (Nobili, 1904) (present study) (Table 1). The present investigation reports the occurrence of C. coutierei in association with Clausidium for the first time from the Indian waters. The longer duration of their relationship inclines to assume that they might be in symbiotic association. Further detailed research is required to understand the relationship of copepods (either symbiotic or parasitic). Study is also required on ghost shrimps pertaining to diversity, life history, ecology which are still lacking in India. Molecular analysis of copepods and ghost shrimps can be performed to understand their range of extension towards the Indian waters. 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ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) | ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) www.threatenedtaxa.org July 2021 | Vol. 13 | No. 8 | Pages: 18959–19190 Date of Publication: 26 July 2021 (Online & Print) DOI: 10.11609/jott.2021.13.8.18959-19190 Communications Distribution and habitat preferences of the Chinese Pangolin Manis pentadactyla (Mammalia: Manidae) in the mid-hills of Nepal – Suman Acharya, Hari Prasad Sharma, Rajeev Bhattarai, Beeju Poudyal, Sonia Sharma & Suraj Upadhaya, Pp. 18959–18966 On the occurrence of the Himalayan Wolf Canis lupus, L. 1758 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Canidae) in the Gaurishankar Conservation Area, Nepal; its existence confirmed through sign and visual evidence in Rolwaling Valley – Bishnu Prasad Pandey, Shankar Man Thami, Rabin Shrestha & Mukesh Kumar Chalise, Pp. 18967– 18974 A preliminary checklist of dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) of Vakkom Grama Panchayath, Thiruvanthapuram District, Kerala, India – J. Arunima & P.O. Nameer, Pp. 19125–19136 Diversity pattern of butterfly communities (Lepidoptera) in different habitat types of Nahan, Himachal Pradesh, India – Suveena Thakur, Suneet Bahrdwaj & Amar Paul Singh, Pp. 19137–19143 Descriptions of the early stages of Vagrans egista sinha (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) with notes on its host plant Xylosma longifolia Clos from the western Himalaya of India – Pranav Gokhale & M.A. Yathumon, Pp. 19144–19148 Notes Group size, crowding, and age class composition of the threatened Sambar Rusa unicolor (Kerr, 1792) (Mammalia: Cetartiodactyla: Cervidae) in the semi-arid regions of northeastern Rajasthan, India – Deepak Rai & Kalpana, Pp. 18975–18985 Study on the impacts of LULC change on the wildlife habitat and the livelihood of people in and around Dampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram, India – Sushanto Gouda, Janmejay Sethy, Netrapal Singh Chauhan & Harendra Singh Bargali, Pp. 18986– 18992 Characterisation of breeding habitat of Grizzled Giant Squirrel Ratufa macroura (Mammalia: Sciuridae) in Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, India – Kiran Thomas & P.O. Nameer, Pp. 18993–19001 Seasonal prey availability and diet composition of Lesser Asiatic Yellow House Bat Scotophilus kuhlii Leach, 1821 – Shani Kumar Bhartiy & Vadamalai Elangovan, Pp. 19002–19010 Bird composition, diversity and foraging guilds in agricultural landscapes: a case study from eastern Uttar Pradesh, India – Yashmita-Ulman & Manoj Singh, Pp. 19011–19028 Identification of a unique barb from the dorsal body contour feathers of the Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura (Aves: Passeriformes: Pittidae) – Prateek Dey, Swapna Devi Ray, Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, Padmanabhan Pramod & Ram Pratap Singh, Pp. 19029–19039 Moths of the superfamily Gelechioidea (Microlepidoptera) from the Western Ghats of India – Amit Katewa & Prakash Chand Pathania, Pp. 19040–19052 On the diversity and abundance of riparian odonate fauna (Insecta) of the midstream Chalakkudy River, Kerala, India – C. Nitha Bose, C.F. Binoy & Francy K. Kakkassery, Pp. 19053–19059 Species diversity and abundance patterns of epiphytic orchids in Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala, India – Jis Sebastian, Durairaj Kathiresan & Giby Kuriakose, Pp. 19060–19069 Status and conservation needs of Cycas pectinata Buch.-Ham. in its natural habitat at Baroiyadhala National Park, Bangladesh – M.K. Hossain, M.A. Hossain, S. Hossen, M.R. Rahman, M.I. Hossain, S.K. Nath & M.B.N. Siddiqui, Pp. 19070–19078 Review Limitations of current knowledge about the ecology of Grey Foxes hamper conservation efforts – Maximilian L. Allen, Alexandra C. Avrin, Morgan J. Farmer, Laura S. Whipple, Emmarie P. Alexander, Alyson M. Cervantes & Javan M. Bauder, Pp. 19079–19092 Short Communications On the freshwater fish fauna of Krishna River, Sangli District, Maharashtra, India – Suresh M. Kumbar, Shrikant S. Jadhav, Swapnali B. Lad, Abhijit B. Ghadage, Satyawan S. Patil & C. Shiva Shankar, Pp. 19093–19101 Diversity and distribution of the large centipedes (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) in the Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park, Vietnam – Le Xuan Son, Nguyen Thi Tu Anh, Tran Thi Thanh Binh, Thu Anh T. Nguyen & Anh D. Nguyen, Pp. 19102–19107 First photographic record of Mishmi Takin Budorcus taxicolor taxicolor and Red Goral Nemorhaedus baileyi from Kamlang Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, India – Cheshta Singh & Deepti Gupta, Pp. 19149–19152 Utilisation of honey trap method to ensnare a dispersing sub-adult Bengal Tiger Panthera tigris tigris L. in a human dominated landscape – Gobind Sagar Bhardwaj, Balaji Kari & Arvind Mathur, Pp. 19153–19155 First camera trap photographs of Indian Pangolin Manis crassicaudata (Mammalia: Pholidota: Manidae) from Pakistan – Misbah Bint Riaz, Faraz Akrim, Siddiqa Qasim, Syed Afaq Bukhari, Asad Aslam, Muhammad Waseem, Rizwana Imtiaz & Tariq Mahmood, Pp. 19156–19158 Photographic record of Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor (Aves: Phoenicopteridae) in Ramganga river, Bareilly, India – Pichaimuthu Gangaiamaran, Aftab A. Usmani, G.V. Gopi, S.A. Hussain & Khursid A. Khan, Pp. 19159–19161 Total length and head length relationship in Mugger Crocodiles Crocodylus palustris (Reptilia: Crocodilia: Crocodylidae) in Iran – Asghar Mobaraki, Elham Abtin, Malihe Erfani & Colin Stevenson, Pp. 19162–19164 First record of the hoverfly genus Spilomyia Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae) for Pakistan – Muhammad Asghar Hassan, Imran Bodlah, Riaz Hussain, Azan Karam, Fazlullah & Azaz Ahmad, Pp. 19165–19167 Rediscovery of Watson’s Demon Stimula swinhoei swinhoei (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae) in Meghalaya, India after 60 years – Suman Bhowmik & Atanu Bora, Pp. 19168–19170 A record of Ourapteryx dierli Inoue, 1994 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) from the Garhwal Himalaya, India – Arun P. Singh & Lekhendra, Pp. 19171–19172 Report of Bradinopyga konkanensis Joshi & Sawant, 2020 (Insecta: Odonata) from Kerala, India – Muhammed Haneef, B. Raju Stiven Crasta & A. Vivek Chandran, Pp. 19173–19176 A new distribution record of Bianor angulosus (Karsch, 1879) (Araneae: Salticidae) from Kerala, India – Nishi Babu, John T.D. Caleb & G. Prasad, Pp. 19177–19180 Notes on lectotypification of the Assam Ironwood Mesua assamica (King & Prain) Kosterm. (Calophyllaceae) – Prantik Sharma Baruah, Sachin Kumar Borthakur & Bhaben Tanti, Pp. 19181–19184 On the rediscovery of a rare root parasite Gleadovia ruborum Gamble & Prain (Orobanchaceae) from Uttarakhand, western Himalaya, India – Amit Kumar, Navendu V. Page, Bhupendra S. Adhikari, Manoj V. Nair & Gopal S. Rawat, Pp. 19185–19188 Occurrence of vivipary in Ophiorrhiza rugosa Wall. (Rubiaceae) – Birina Bhuyan & Sanjib Baruah, Pp. 19189–19190 Publisher & Host Diversity of ants in Aarey Milk Colony, Mumbai, India – Akshay Gawade & Amol P. Patwardhan, Pp. 19108–19117 First record of ghost shrimp Corallianassa coutierei (Nobili, 1904) (Decapoda: Axiidea: Callichiridae) from Indian waters – Piyush Vadher, Hitesh Kardani, Prakash Bambhaniya & Imtiyaz Beleem, Pp. 19118–19124 Threatened Taxa