Figure 1: Benthic polychaetes of Chilika lake. From left to right Polydora hornelii, Prionospio pinnata, Minuspio cirrifera, Cossura coasta, Axiothella obockensis, Aricidia sp., Glycinde oligodon, Nepthys oligobranchia, Nepthys cornuta, Nemalycastis indica, Perinereis nigropunctata,Drilonereis, S. constricta, Goniada, Pissione, Heteromastus similis, Ophiodrumus, Mediomastus, Eteone, Chon fauveli, Euclyemene annandeli, Nereis reducta, Marphyssa falax, Myriochele picta, Fabricia spongicola, Hesione, Lumbrinereis polydesma, Capitella capitata, Heteromastus filliformis.