Lepas anserifera Linnaeus, 1767 Figures 2K, 14

Examined material.

Five specimens (CL: 11.39-22.13 mm), LFSc.ZRC-163, Vankbara beach, Diu (20°42.88'N, 70°53.16'E), 12 December 2019, Gujarat, India, fishing boat surface, leg. M. Doshi.

Diagnosis

(modified from Chan et al. 2009). Capitulum five-plated, plates thick, broadly triangular, slightly compressed, white, surface striated with radiating lines (Fig. 2K). Tergum quadrilateral, wider than high, apex beaked but sometimes rounded off. Scutum fan-shaped, occludent margin strongly convex. Carina forked, produced below the base of scutum. Maxilla globular (Fig. 14A). Maxillule not clearly notched, cutting edge with several dense setal aggregations (Fig. 14B). Mandible with five teeth excluding inferior teeth, lower angle pectinate (Fig. 14C-E). Mandibulatory palp triangular, setae present on inferior margin (Fig. 14F). Labrum concave bearing fine teeth (Fig. 14G, H).

Remarks.

The specimens examined in the present study agree with the descriptions given by Fernando (2006) and Chan et al. (2009).

Worldwide distribution.

This species has a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical and temperate seas (Chan et al. 2009; Jones and Hosie 2016; Schiffer and Herbig 2016) and in India (Annandale 1909).

Distribution in India.

This species has been reported from Gujarat (Parmar et al. 2018; present study), Tamil Nadu (Sundararaj 1927), Andhra Pradesh (Nilsson-Cantell 1938), Odisha (formerly Orissa) (Annandale 1909), West Bengal (Annandale 1909), and Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Annandale 1909).