Compendium of Biota - The Tree of Life

The Compendium of biota of the Bay of Bengal is classified with the taxonomic system of Cavalier-Smith (1998, 2004). Each table page of the Compendium represents a taxon node in the tree of life. A page includes the single path of nodes to the root of the classification, and a table of child nodes. All taxon nodes are links to their respective pages. Click on lower ranking taxa to extend the table towards the bottom of the tree. The tree bottom contains additional information particular to species, such as authority, references and contributors.

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Item count: 6358
Superkingdom Kingdom Phylum Subphylum Class Subclass Order Suborder Family Subfamily Genussort descending Subgenus Species Variety Host species Occurrence Authority References Contributors
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora coffeaeformis Madras Coast
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora gigantia Bay of Bengal, Waltair
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora ventricosa Central Bay of Bengal
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora ovalis Vellar Estuary
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora lineolata Visakhapatnam Harbour
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora caffaeoformis Madras Agardh
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora capensis Bay of Bengal A.S
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora ovalis Bay of Bengal Kuetz
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora bigibba Bay of Bengal Grun
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora ostrearia vitrea Bay of Bengal Cleve
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora levis Bay of Bengal Greg
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora marina Bay of Bengal Castr
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora decussata Bay of Bengal Grun
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora crassa Bay of Bengal Greg
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora proteus Bay of Bengal Greg
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora janischii Bay of Bengal A.S
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora proteus oculata Bay of Bengal Perag
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora costata Bay of Bengal Wm. Smith
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora macilenta Bay of Bengal Greg
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora ostrearia Bay of Bengal Bréb
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora terroris Bay of Bengal Ehrenb
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora laevis Bay of Bengal Greg
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora coffeaeformis Bay of Bengal Kuetz
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora turgida Bay of Bengal Greg
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora obtusa Bay of Bengal Greg
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora arenaria Bay of Bengal Donkin
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora coffeaeformis acutiuscula Bay of Bengal Hust
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora egregia Bay of Bengal Ehrenb
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora ovum Bay of Bengal Cl
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora spectabilis Bay of Bengal Greg
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora dubia Bay of Bengal Greg
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora spcetabilis Bay of Bengal Greg
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphora thaitiana Bay of Bengal Castr
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Tintinnidae Amphorellopsis Amphorellopsis acuta Schimdt, 1901
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Pectinoida Pectinidae Amusiinae Amusium japonicum Andaman Islands J.F. Gmelin, 1791
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Pectinoida Pectinidae Amusiinae Amusium pleuronectes Tamil Nadu (Chennai), Andhra Pradesh (Visakhapatnam), Orissa (Mouth of Devi River, off Gopalpur), Andamans C. Linnaeus, 1758
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Mytiloida Mytilidae Modiolinae Amygdalum watsoni Tamil Nadu (off Tranquebar), Andhra Pradesh (Bay of Bengal, Godavari River mouth) (E.A. Smith, 1885)
Prokaryota Bacteria Cyanobacteria Anabena Vellar Estuary
Prokaryota Bacteria Cyanobacteria Anabena torulosa Chilka Lake
Prokaryota Bacteria Cyanobacteria Anabena Chilka Lake
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Columbellidae Pyreninae Anachis Anachis terpsichore Andaman Islands (G.B. Sowerby II1844
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Arcoida Arcidae Anadariinae Anadara antiquata Andhra Pradesh (Mypadu near Nellore, Etimukkala, near Ongole, Kalingapatnam near Srikakulam, Andaman (Port Blair, Corbyn's Cove, Chiriatapu) & Nicobar. Camorta, Nancowry, Trinket) Islands C. Linnaeus, 1758
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Arcoida Arcidae Anadariinae Anadara craticula Tamil Nadu (Chennai), Orissa (Ganjam coast, Chandipore), Andaman Islands P.H. Nyst, 1848
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Arcoida Arcidae Anadariinae Anadara deyrollei Tamil Nadu (Chennai, Coromandel coast), Andhra pradesh, (Mypadu & Krishnapatnam near Nellore, Vodarevu near Chirala, Surya lanka near Bapatla, Krishna estuary, Kakinada coast, Chintapally near vijayanagaram), Otissa (Paradip, Puri, Konark, Chatrapur, Gopalpur), West Bengal (Digha, Sandheads F. Jousseaume, 1893
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Arcoida Arcidae Anadariinae Anadara deyrollei crispi Tamil Nadu (Pulicat Lake) B. Patil & S. Patil, 1972
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Arcoida Arcidae Anadariinae Anadara gubernaculum Tamil Nadu (Pulicat Lake, Chennai, Gulf of Mannar) L.H. Reeve, 1844
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Arcoida Arcidae Anadariinae Anadara inequivalvis Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar, Chennai, Tranquebar), Andhra, Pradesh (Mypadu and other localities near Nellore, Kottapatnam and Etimukkala near Ongole, Vodarevu near, Chirala, Krishna estuary, Kakinada coast, Visakhapatnam), Orissa (False Point, puri, konark, Chatrapur, Chandipoe)., West Bengal (Digha, Sandheads) J.B.. Bruguiere, 1789
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Arcoida Arcidae Anadariinae Anadara lishkei Andaman Islands W. Dunker, 1868
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Arcoida Arcidae Anadariinae Anadara pilula Andaman Islands L.A. Reeve, 1843
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Chlorophyceae Anadyomene stellata (Wulf.) J. Ag., 1990
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Chlorophyceae Anadyomene wightii Harv. In Gray., 2000
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Paguridae Anapagurus laevis Visakhapatnam (Bell, 1846)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Mactroidea Anatinellidae Anatinella nicobarica ?Nicobars (J.F. Gmelin, 1791)
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Anaulus birostratus Bay of Bengal Grun
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Eumalacostraca Stomatopoda Unipellata Squillidae Anchisquilla fasciata Mandapam, Parangipettai (De Haan, 1849)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Olividae Ancillinae Ancilla Ancilla alcocki Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa E.A. Smith, 1906
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Olividae Ancillinae Ancilla Ancilla ampla West Bengal, Andaman Islands (Gmelin, 1791)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Olividae Ancillinae Ancilla Ancilla glans Andaman Islands E.A. Smith, 1906
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Olividae Ancillinae Ancilla Ancilla leucospira Andaman Islands E.A. Smith, 1899
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Olividae Ancillinae Ancilla Ancilla monilifera Andaman Islands L.H. Reeve, 1854
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Olividae Ancillinae Ancilla Ancilla nivea , Andaman Islands Gmelin, 1791
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Dactylogyridae Ancylodiscoides mugilis Mugil subviridis (Valenciennes 1836) Chilka Lake, Orissa Tripathi, 1957
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Dactylogyridae Ancyrocephaloides chilkai Tricanthus biaculeatus ( Bloch, 1786) Chilka Lake, Orissa Agrawal and Yadav, 1996
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Dactylogyridae Ancyrocephaloides mizellei Eupleurogrammus muticus, ( Gray, 1831) Pamban, Tamil Nadu Gupta and Sharma, 1980
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Dactylogyridae Ancyrocephaloides yamaguti Dermogenys brachynopterus ( Bleeker, 1853) Pamban, Tamil Nadu Gupta and Sharma, 1980
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Dactylogyridae Ancyrocephalus brevirostrisi Triacanthus brevirostris (Temminck and Schiegel, 1850) Chilka Lake, Orissa Agrawal and Yadav, 1996
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Dactylogyridae Ancyrocephalus nengi Arius nenga,(Hamilton, 1822); A. arius( Hamilton, 1822) Chilka Lake, Orissa Tripathi, 1957
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Dactylogyridae Ancyrocephalus pseudorhombi Pseudorhombus triocellatus( Bloch and Schneider, 1801) Chennai, Tamil Nadu Tripathi, 1957
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Dactylogyridae Ancyrocephalus triacanthi Triacanthus brevirostris (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850), T.biaculeatus (Bloch, 1786) Chilka Lake, Orissa Tripathi, 1957
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Dactylogyridae Ancyrocephalus unicirrus Pomadasys maculatum ( Bloch, 1793) Puri, Orissa Tripathi, 1957
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Ophidiasteridae Andora faouzii Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar T.T. Macan, 1938
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Antedonidae Andrometra indica Andamans A.H. Clark, 1909
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Angariidae Angaria delphinus Andaman Islands C. Linnaeus, 1758
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Angariidae Angaria distorta Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands C. Linnaeus, 1758
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Fish Anguillidae Anguilla bicolor bicolor McClelland, 1844
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Fish Anguillidae Anguilla bicolor nebulosa McClelland, 1844
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Fish Anguillidae Anguilla bicolor bengalensis (Gray, 1831)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Tellinoidea Tellinidae Tellininae Angulus corbuloides Amdaman Islands, West Bengal (Bakkhali) (S. Hanley, 1844)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Tellinoidea Tellinidae Tellininae Angulus incisa Andaman Islands (H.B. Preston, 1908)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Tellinoidea Tellinidae Tellininae Angulus lanceolata Tamil Nadu (Chennai), Orissa (Puri), Andamans (J.F. Gmelin, 1791)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Aniculus ursus Tuticorin (Olivier, 1811)
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Heterotrichia Heterotrichida Blepharismidae Anigsteinia Anigsteinia salinarum Isquith, 1968
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Trematoda Digenea Cryptogonimidae Anisocoelium dorabi Chirocentrus dorab Puri Gupta & Tandon, 1984
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Trematoda Digenea Opecoelidae Anisoporus orientalis Dactyloptena orientalis Visakhapatnam Madhavi, 1975
Prokaryota Bacteria Cyanobacteria Ankistrdesmus flacatus Visakhapatnam Harbour
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Annulus mediterraneus Bay of Bengal Grun
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Lucinoida Lucinidae Milthinae Anodontia edentula Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar and Chennai), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Lucinoida Lucinidae Milthinae Anodontia (Cryptophysema) vesicula Tamilnadu (Pamban) (A.A. Gould, 1850)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Veneroida Veneridae Chioninae Anomalocardia Anomalocardia flexuosa Tamil Nadu (Ennur backwaters), Andhra Pradesh, (Visakhapatnam), Orissa (Konark, Chatrapur) (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Veneroida Veneridae Chioninae Anomalocardia Anomalodiscus squamosa Tamil Nadu (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Pectinoida Anomiidae Anomia achaeus Andhra Pradesh (Krishnapatnam and Mypadu near, Nellore, Vodarevu near Chirala, Manginapudi near, Machilipatnam, Kakinada, Visakhapatnam), Orissa, (Chilka Lake), West Bengal (Digha) J.E. Gray, 1850
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Pectinoida Anomiidae Anomia ephippium Andhra Pradesh (Mahalakshmipuram near Nellore, Kakinada, Visakhapatnam), Andaman & Nicobar Islands C. Linnaeus, 1758
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Enoplida Anoplostomatidae Anoplostoma blanchardi De Man, 1888
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Enoplida Anoplostomatidae Anoplostoma viviparum Bastain, 1865
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterinidae Anseropoda pellucida Andamans A. Alcock, 1893
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Scaphopoda Dentaliida Dentaliidae Antalis perinvoluta Andaman Sea (Ludbrook, 1954)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Scaphopoda Dentaliida Dentaliidae Antalis usitata Bay of Bengal (E.A. Smith, 1894)
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterodiscididae Anthenea pentagonula Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1816
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterodiscididae Anthenea pentagonula Orissa: Ganjam Coast Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1816
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Oreasteridae Anthenea pentagonula Andamans Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1816

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