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.

Table colums can be sorted alphabetically up or down by clicking on column headers.

Item count: 6358
Superkingdom Kingdom Phylum Subphylum Class Subclass Order Family Genus Species Authority References Contributors
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Codonellopsidae Codonellopsis Codonellopsis sp Damodar Naidu and Krishnamurthy, 1985
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Codonellopsidae Stenosemella Stenosemella parvicollis Marshall, 1934
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Codonellopsidae Stenosemella Stenosemella stenei Jorgensen, 1912
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Codonellopsidae Stenosemella Stenosemella ventricosa Jorgensen, 1924
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Codonellopsidae Stenosemella Stenosemella nivalis Meunier, 1910
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Dictyocystidae Dictyocysta Dictyocysta seshaiyai Krishnamurthy and Santhanam, 1979
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Dictyocystidae Dictyocysta Dictyocysta sp. Damodar Naidu and Krishnamurthy, 1985
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Epiplocylididae Epiplocylis Epiplocylis undella Jörgensen, 1927
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Metacylididae Coxliella Coxliella ampla Brandt, 1907
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Metacylididae Coxliella Coxliella annulata Daday, 1886
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Metacylididae Metacylis Metacylis corbula Kofoid and Campbell, 1929
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Metacylididae Metacylis Metacylis jorgenseni Kofoid and Campbell, 1929
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Metacylididae Helicostomella Helicostomella longa Brandt, 1906
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Metacylididae Helicostomella Helicostomella fusiformis Jorgensen, 1924
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Rhabdonellidae Rhabdonella Rhabdonella spiralis Fol, 1881
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Tintinnidae Dadayiella Dadayiella bulbosa Brandt, 1906
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Tintinnidae Dadayiella Dadayiella ganymedes Kofoid and Campbell, 1929
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Tintinnidae Amphorellopsis Amphorellopsis acuta Schimdt, 1901
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Tintinnidae Eutintinnus Eutintinnus tenuis Kofoid and Campbell, 1939
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Tintinnidae Eutintinnus Eutintinnus lususundae Entz, 1884
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Tintinnidae Eutintinnus Eutintinnus rectus Wailes, 1925
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Tintinnidiidae Tintinnidium Tintinnidium fluviatale Stein, 1863
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Tintinnidiidae Tintinnidium Tintinnidium incertum Brandt, 1906
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Tintinnidiidae Tintinnidium Tintinnidium primitivum Busch, 1923
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Tintinnidiidae Leprotintinnus Leprotintinnus nordquisti Kofoid and Campbell, 1929
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Tintinnidiidae Leprotintinnus Leprotintinnus simplex Schimdt, 1901
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Xystonellidae Favella Favella ehrenbergi (Jorgensen, 1974) Laval - Pinto, 1981
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Xystonellidae Favella Favella bravis Kofoid and Campbell, 1929
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Xystonellidae Favella Favella philippinensis Damadarnaidu, 1980
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Tintinnida Xystonellidae Favella Favella sp. Damodar Naidu and Krishnamurthy, 1985
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Choreotrichida Strombidinopsidae Strombidinopsis Strombidinopsis acuminatum Faure-Fremiet, 1924
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Choreotrichida Strombidinopsidae Strombidinopsis Strombidinopsis cheshirii Snyder and Ohman, 1991
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Choreotrichida Strobilidiidae Strobilidium Strobilidium minimum Gruber, 1884
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Choreotrichida Strobilidiidae Strobilidium Pelagostrobilidium spirale (=Strobilidium spiralis) Petz Song & Wilbert, 1995
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Choreotrichida Strobilidiidae Strobilidium Strobilidium elegans Maeda, 1986
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Choreotrichida Strobilidiidae Rimostrombidium Rimostrombidium conicum Kahl, 1932
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Choreotrichida Lohmanniellidae Lohmaniella Lohmaniella. spiralis Leegaard, 1915
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Choreotrichia Choreotrichida Lohmanniellidae Lohmaniella Lohmaniella oviformis Leegaard, 1915
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Oligotrichia Halteriida Halteridae Halteria Halteria chlorelligera Kahl, 1933
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Oligotrichia Halteriida Halteridae Halteria Halteria grandinella (O.F.Muller, 1773) Dujardin, 1841
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Oligotrichia Halteriida Halteridae Halteria Halteria oblonga Kellicot, 1885
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Oligotrichia Halteriida Halteridae Halteria Halteria. sp. Das, 1995
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Oligotrichia Stombidiida Strombidiidae Strombidium Strombidium bilobum Lynn & Gilron, 1991
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Oligotrichia Stombidiida Strombidiidae Strombidium Strombidium conicum Lohmann, 1908
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Oligotrichia Stombidiida Strombidiidae Strombidium Strombidium tintinoides Entz, 1884
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Oligotrichia Stombidiida Strombidiidae Strombidium Strombidium sphericum Lynn & Gilron, 1991
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Stichotrichia Stichotrichida Amphisiellidae Amphisiella Amphisiella andhrae Kalavati and Raman, 2008
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Stichotrichia Stichotrichida Amphisiellidae Eschaneustyla Eschaneustyla sp Stokes, 1881
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Stichotrichia Stichotrichida Urostylidae Holosticha Holosticha manca Khal, 1933
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Stichotrichia Stichotrichida Urostylidae Holosticha Holosticha warreni Song and Wilbert, 1997
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Stichotrichia Sporadotrichina Oxytrichidae Gastrostyla Gastrostyla Sp. Engelmann, 1862
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Stichotrichia Sporadotrichina Oxytrichidae Oxytricha Oxytricha marina Kahl, 1933
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Stichotrichia Sporadotrichina Oxytrichidae Oxytricha Oxytricha chilkensis Das, 1995
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Stichotrichia Sporadotrichina Oxytrichidae Oxytricha Oxytricha sp. Kalavati and Raman, 2008
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Stichotrichia Sporadotrichina Oxytrichidae Stylonychia Stylonychia putrina Stokes, 1885
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Stichotrichia Sporadotrichina Oxytrichidae Stylonychia Stylonychia mytilus Ehrenberg, 1838
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Stichotrichia Sporadotrichina Oxytrichidae Stylonychia Stylonychia pustulata Ehrenberg, 1838
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Armophorea Armophorida Caenomorphidae Caenomorpha Caenomorpha capucina Kahl, 1933
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Armophorea Armophorida Caenomorphidae Caenomorpha Caenomorpha levanderi Kahl, 1927
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Armophorea Armophorida Metopidae Metopus Metopus halophilus Kahl, 1925
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Armophorea Armophorida Metopidae Metopus Metopus. vestitutus Kahl, 1932
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Armophorea Armophorida Metopidae Metopus Metopus es Kahl, 1932
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prostomatida Holophyridae Holophrya Holophrya simplex Schewiakoff, 1893
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prostomatida Holophyridae Holophrya Holophrya marina Mansfeld, 1923
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prostomatida Holophyridae Holophrya Holophrya nigricans Lauterborn, 1908
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prostomatida Holophyridae Holophrya Holophrya nairi Das, 1995
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prorodontida Placidae Placus Placus socialis. Fabre - Domiergue, 1889
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prorodontida Prorodontidae Prorodon Prorodon marinus Dragesco, 1960
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prorodontida Prorodontidae Prorodon Prorodon discolor Ehrenberg, 1838
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prorodontida Prorodontidae Prorodon Prorodon minuta Kalavati and Raman, 2008
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prorodontida Prorodontidae Mimeticus Mimeticus mimeticus Small and Lynn, 1985
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prorodontida Urotrichidae Urotricha. Urotricha globosa Schewiakoff, 1893
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Didiniidae Didinium Didinium nasutum O.F. Muller, 1786
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Enchelyidae Enchelys Enchelys pectinata Kahl, 1933
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Enchelyidae Enchelys Enchelys marina Meunier, 1907
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Lacrymariidae Lacrymaria Lacrymaria olar Kahl, 1933
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Lacrymariidae Lacrymaria Lacrymaria coronata Lachmann, 1859
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Lacrymariidae Lacrymaria Lacrymaria elegans. Engelmann, 1862
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Lacrymariidae Lacrymaria Lacrymaria marina Kahl, 1933
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Lacrymariidae Lacrymaria Lacrymaria sapropelica Kahl, 1927
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Spathidiidae Spathidium Spathidium fossicola Kahl, 1933
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Trachelophyllidae Lagynophrya. Lagynophrya salina Kirby, 1932
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Trachelophyllidae Trachelophyllum Trachelophyllum sp. Kalavati and Raman, 2008
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pleurostomatida Amphileptidae Litonotus Litonotus obtuses Maupas, 1888
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pleurostomatida Amphileptidae Amphileptus Amphileptus claparedei Stein, 1867
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pleurostomatida Amphileptidae Amphileptus Amphileptus trachelioides Jach, 1893
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pleurostomatida Amphileptidae Loxophyllum Loxophyllum setigerum. Quennerstedt, 1867
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pleurostomatida Amphileptidae Loxophyllum Loxophyllum verrucosum Stokes, 1893
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pharyngophorida Tracheliidae Dileptus Dileptus anser. O.F. Muller, 1786
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pharyngophorida Tracheliidae Dileptus Dileptus anser. da Cunha, 1915
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pharyngophorida Tracheliidae Trachelius Trachelius ovum Ehrenberg, 1831
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Phyllopharyngea Cyrtophorida Chilodonellidae Chilodonella Chilodonella cucullulus O.F. Muller, 1786
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Phyllopharyngea Cyrtophorida Chilodonellidae Phascolodon Phascolodon sp. Kalavati and Raman, 2008
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Phyllopharyngea Cyrtophorida Chalmydodontidae Chlamydodon Chlamydodon triquetris Kahl, 1933
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Phyllopharyngea Cyrtophorida Dysteriidae Dysteria Dysteria calkensi. Kahl, 1933
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Phyllopharyngea Exogenida Podophyridae Podophrya Podophrya sp. Kalavati and Raman, 2008
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Phyllopharyngea Exogenida Podophyridae Sphaerophrya Sphaerophrya magna. Maupas, 1893
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Phyllopharyngea Exogenida Podophyridae Sphaerophrya Sphaerophrya soliformis Lauterborn, 1908
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Phyllopharyngea Endogenida Acinetidae Acineta Acineta tuberosa Ehrenberg, 1838
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Phyllopharyngea Endogenida Acinetidae Trematosoma Trematosoma sp. Kalavati and Raman, 2008

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