''Xylophaga nandani'' is a species of bivalve in the family

Xylophagaidae Xylophagaidae is a family of deep-sea woodboring bivalve molluscs, similar to shipworms. List of genera The Xylophagaidae family contains seven genera: * '' Abditoconus'' Voight, 2019 * '' Feaya'' Voight, 2019 * '' Spiniapex'' Voight, 201 ...

named after professor

Sivasankaran Bijoy Nandan Sivasankaran Bijoy Nandan is a professor at the Department of Marine Biology, Microbiology & Biochemistry, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science & Technology (CUSAT). He currently holds the office of the Dean, Faculty of Mari ...

, an eminent marine biologist in India.

References

Myida Molluscs described in 2022 {{Bivalve-stub