Now,
one more golden feather has been added to the rich bio diversity of Andaman and
Nicobar islands. A new earthworm species is discovered near Port Blair, capital
of Andaman and Nicobar.
Andaman
and Nicobar islands, one of the seven union territories of India, situated in
Bay of Bengal, to the south – east of Indian mainland, is really blessed with
wide varieties of flora and fauna. About 2200 varieties of plants have been
discovered so far and a variety of fauna too. Most of these cannot be seen in
the Indian mainland.
Moniligaster ivaniosi - A sketch |
The
new species was identified by a group of researchers from Thirvananthapuram.
The team consisted of Jaya Manazhy and Aja Manazhy, senior research scholars,
Zoology Department, Mar Ivanios College, guided by K. Vijayakumaran Nair.The
samples were collected by Oommen V Oommen, scientist from CSIR Emeritus, and
Assistant Professor K. Ramachandran. The earthworm is named after the college
as Moniligaster ivaniosi. The researches were published in the Canadian
journal, Megadrilogica.
A
report about this came in ‘The Hindu’ daily on January 11, 2012. Click the link
given below to read the report from ‘The Hindu’ website.
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