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Conclusion
Though the marine polychaete diversity along
Maharashtra coast appears to be quite rich, the
future studies on dynamic and diversifi ed marine
habitats of the unexplored areas of the coast will
throw more light on these animals' habit, habitat
preference and species diversity.
Recommendations
As far as systematic studies are concerned, the
polychaetes are one of the poorly studied
marine groups in India as compared to world
scenario (around 14,000 species); the number
of these worms is signifi cantly less (nearly 320
species). Hence, the priority has to be given to
study the systematics/taxonomy of these animals
in India by exploring more areas and habitats
followed by biological studies on the groups
having ecological signifi cance and economical
importance. The conservation issues pertaining to
these groups can be addressed once biosyste-
matic studies are well established. This is only
possible if the sustained efforts of researchers are
supported by liberal funding from Government
as well as nongovernment bodies.
Acknowledgements
We are grateful to Dr.
K. Venkataraman, Director, Zoological Survey of India,
Kolkata, for constant support and encouragement. Special
thanks are due to Mr. M.V. Rao, Scientist-D, Wood
Biodegradation Centre (Marine), Institute of Wood
Science and Technology, Visakhapatnam, for providing
literature. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia for some poly-
chaetes is sincerely acknowledged.
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