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 Class Suborder Family Subfamily Genus Species Occurrence Authority References Contributors
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Brissopsis luzonica Andhra Pradesh: Visakhapatnam Coast; Andamans J.E. Gray, 1851 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Brissopsis oldhami Andhra Pradesh: Off Krishna Delta A. Alcock, 1893 Alcock, A., 1894 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Brissopsis oldhami Tamil Nadu: 100 50’ 30"N 800 41’ 30” E A. Alcock, 1893 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Brissopsis oldhami Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 10 Degree Channel A. Alcock, 1893 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Brissopsis parallela Andamans R. Koehler, 1914 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Brissopsis parallela Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Ten Degree Channel R. Koehler, 1914 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Brissus latecarinatus Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar N.G. Leske, 1778 Bell, F.J., 1888 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Gymnopatagus magnus Andamans A. Agassiz and H.L. Clark, 1907 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Gymnopatagus valdiviae Andamans L. Döderlein, 1901 Sastry, D.R.K., 2005 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Metalia latissima Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar H.L. Clark, 1925 Clark, H.L., 1925 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Metalia spatagus Andamans C. Linnaeus, 1758 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Metalia sternalis Andamans J.B.P.A. Lamarck de, 1816 Bell, F.J., 1887 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Metalia sternalis Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar J.B.P.A. Lamarck de, 1816 Bell, F.J., 1888 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Metalia sternalis Off Andhra Pradesh, 140 25’ N 800 15’ 45” E J.B.P.A. Lamarck de, 1816 Anderson, A.R.S., 1894 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Rhynobrissus pyramidalis Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar A. Agassiz, 1872 Bell, F.J., 1888 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Rhynobrissus pyramidalis Orissa: Gahirmatha coast A. Agassiz, 1872 Sastry, D.R.K., 2007 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Spatangidae Nacospatangus alta Off Andhra Pradesh, 140 25’ N 800 15’ 45” E A. Agassiz, 1863 Anderson, A.R.S., 1894 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Spatangidae Nacospatangus alta Tamil Nadu: Mahabalipuram A. Agassiz, 1863 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Spatangidae Nacospatangus alta Orissa: Puri; Andamans A. Agassiz, 1863 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Loveniidae Breynia vredenburgi Andamans A.R.S. Anderson, 1907 Anderson, A.R.S., 1907 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Loveniidae Lovenia elongata Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar J.E. Gray, 1845 Bell, F.J., 1888 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Loveniidae Lovenia elongata Andhra Pradesh: Coromandel Coast J.E. Gray, 1845 Anderson, A.R.S., 1894 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Loveniidae Lovenia elongata Andamans J.E. Gray, 1845 Sastry, D.R.K., 2005 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Loveniidae Lovenia gregalis Tamil Nadu, 120 50’ N 810 30’ E A. Alcock, 1894 Alcock, A., 1894 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Loveniidae Lovenia subcarinata Orissa: 28 miles SW of Puri J.E. Gray, 1845 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Loveniidae Lovenia subcarinata Andamans J.E. Gray, 1845 Sastry, D.R.K., 2005 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Asterostomatidae Araeolampas glauca Andamans J. Wood-Mason and A. Alcock, 1891 Wood-Mason, J. et al., 1891 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Asterostomatidae Argopatagus vitreus Andamans A. Agassiz, 1881 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Asterostomatidae Elipneustes denudatus Tamil Nadu: S of Kanniyakumari R. Koehler, 1914 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Asterostomatidae Palaeotrema ovatum Tamil Nadu: Off Chennai R. Koehler, 1914 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Polyplacophora Ischnochitonina Ishnochitonidae Ischnochitoninae Ischnochiton bouryi Tamil Nadu, Andaman, Islands Dupuis, 1917 Subba Rao, N.V., 2003 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Polyplacophora Ischnochitonina Ishnochitonidae Ischnochitoninae Ischnochiton comptus Tamil Nadu, Andaman Islands A.A. Gould, 1859 Rajagopal, A.S. et al., 1974, Subba Rao, N.V., 2003 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Polyplacophora Ischnochitonina Ishnochitonidae Ischnochitoninae Stenoplax alatus Tamil Nadu, Andaman Islands G.B. Sowerby, 1847 Subba Rao, N.V., 2003 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Polyplacophora Ischnochitonina Ishnochitonidae Callistoplacinae Callistochiton pulchellus Great Nicobar Island J.E. Gray, 1828 Rajagopal, A.S. et al., 1974 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Polyplacophora Ischnochitonina Chitonidae Chitoninae Chiton granoradiatus Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Pradesh, Andaman Islands E. Leloup, 1937 Rajagopal, A.S. et al., 1974, Subba Rao, N.V., 2003 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Polyplacophora Ischnochitonina Chitonidae Chitoninae Chiton pulcherrimus Nicobar Islands G.B. Sowerby, 1841 Rajagopal, A.S. et al., 1974, Subba Rao, N.V., 2003 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Polyplacophora Ischnochitonina Chitonidae Chitoninae Chiton hululensis Andaman Islands E.A. Smith, 1906 Rajagopal, A.S. et al., 1974, Subba Rao, N.V., 2003 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Polyplacophora Ischnochitonina Chitonidae Chitoninae Tonicia pectinoides Tamil Nadu (Krusadai Islands) Sykes, 1903 Subba Rao, N.V., 2003 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Polyplacophora Ischnochitonina Chitonidae Acanthopleurinae Acanthopleura spiniger Andaman & Nicobar Islands G.B. Sowerby, 1840 Rajagopal, A.S. et al., 1974, Subba Rao, N.V., 2003 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Polyplacophora Ischnochitonina Chitonidae Acanthopleurinae Squamopleura imitator Andaman & Nicobar Islands Nierstraz, 1905 Rajagopal, A.S. et al., 1974 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Polyplacophora Acanthochitonina Acanthochitonidae Acanthochitoninae Acanthochitona mahensis Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Andaman Islands R. Winckworth, 1927 Rajagopal, A.S. et al., 1974, Subba Rao, N.V., 2003 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Polyplacophora Acanthochitonina Acanthochitonidae Acanthochitoninae Acanthochitona penetrans Andaman Islands R. Winckworth, 1933 Rajagopal, A.S. et al., 1974 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Polyplacophora Acanthochitonina Acanthochitonidae Acanthochitoninae Craspedochiton laqueatus Tamil Nadu G.B. Sowerby, 1841 Subba Rao, N.V., 2003 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Polyplacophora Acanthochitonina Acanthochitonidae Cryptoplacinae Cryptoplax larvaeformis Andaman & Nicobar Islands Burrow, 1815 Rajagopal, A.S. et al., 1974, Subba Rao, N.V., 2003 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Polyplacophora Acanthochitonina Mopaliidae Plaxiphora tricolor Tamil Nadu Thiele, 1969 Subba Rao, N.V., 2003 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Polyplacophora Acanthochitonina Mopaliidae Lepidopleurus andamanicus Andamans (North Sentinal Is) E.A. Smith, 1906 Smith, E.A., 1906 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Luidiidae Luidia denudata Andhra Pradesh; Coromandel Coast R. Koehler, 1910 Koehler, R., 1910 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Luidiidae Luidia hardwicki Tamil Nadu J.E. Gray, 1840 Bell, F.J., 1888 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Luidiidae Luidia hardwicki West Bengal: Mouth of Hugli River J.E. Gray, 1840 Sastry, D.R.K., 1995 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Luidiidae Luidia hardwicki Tamil Nadu: Chennai J.E. Gray, 1840 James, D.B., 1987 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Luidiidae Luidia integra Andamans R. Koehler, 1910 Koehler, R., 1910 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Luidiidae Luidia limbata Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar; Orissa: Gopalpore; Andamans W.P. Sladen, 1889 Koehler, R., 1910 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Luidiidae Luidia maculata Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1842 Bell, F.J., 1888 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Luidiidae Luidia maculata Orissa: Balasore Bay J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1842 Koehler, R., 1910 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Luidiidae Luidia maculata Andamans J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1842 James, D.B., 1983 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Luidiidae Luidia savignyi Andamans Audouin, 1826 Koehler, R., 1910 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten bengalensis Orissa: Gopalpore; Tamil Nadu: Mahabalipuram L. Döderlein, 1917 Koehler, R., 1910 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten bengalensis Andhra Pradesh: Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Nagayalanka L. Döderlein, 1917 Sastry, D.R.K., 2007 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten euryacanthus Nicobars C.F. Lütken, 1871 Lütken, C.F., 1871 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten euryacanthus West Bengal: Mouth of Hugli River C.F. Lütken, 1872 Koehler, R., 1910 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten euryacanthus Andhra Pradesh: Machilipatnam C.F. Lütken, 1872 Sastry, D.R.K., 2007 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten greigi Andamans R. Koehler, 1909 Koehler, R., 1909 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten hemprichi Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1842 James, D.B., 1988 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten hemprichi Andhra Pradesh: Narsapur J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1842 Sastry, D.R.K., 2001 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten indicus Orissa: Mouth of Devi River, Puri; Tamil Nadu: Chennai L. Döderlein, 1888 Koehler, R., 1910 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten indicus Andhra Pradesh: Kakinada L. Döderlein, 1888 Radha Krishna, Y. et al., 1968 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten indicus West Bengal: Hugli-Matla Estuary L. Döderlein, 1888 Sastry, D.R.K., 1995 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten indicus Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar L. Döderlein, 1888 James, D.B., 1988 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten monacanthus Tamil Nadu: Chennai; Orissa: Mouth of Devi River, Andamans W.P. Sladen, 1883 Koehler, R., 1910 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten polyacanthus Andamans J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1842 Bell, F.J., 1887 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten polyacanthus Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1842 James, D.B., 1969 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten polyacanthus Nicobars J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1842 Sastry, D.R.K. et al., 2004 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten tamilicus Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar L. Döderlein, 1888 Bell, F.J., 1888 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten tamilicus Andamans L. Döderlein, 1888 James, D.B., 1983 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten vappa Tamil Nadu: Mahabalipuram; Andamans J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1843 Koehler, R., 1910 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Craspidaster hesperus Andhra Pradesh: Visakhapatnam; Orissa: Ganjam Coast J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1840 Koehler, R., 1910 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Craspidaster hesperus Andamans J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1840 James, D.B., 1983 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Craspidaster hesperus Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1840 James, D.B., 1988 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Dipsacaster pentagonalis Andaman Sea A. Alcock, 1894 Alcock, A., 1894 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Dipsacaster sladeni Andaman Sea A. Alcock, 1893 Alcock, A., 1893 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Dytaster insignis Andaman Sea E. Perrier, 1884 Wood-Mason, J. et al., 1891 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Persephonaster coelochiles Andaman Sea A. Alcock, 1893 Alcock, A., 1893 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Persephonaster croceus Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar J. Wood-Mason and A. Alcock, 1891 Wood-Mason, J. et al., 1891 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Persephonaster gracilis Andamans W.P. Sladen, 1889 Wood-Mason, J. et al., 1891 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Persephonaster rhodopeplus Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar J. Wood-Mason and A. Alcock, 1891 Wood-Mason, J. et al., 1891 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Persephonaster roulei Probably from vicinity of India R. Koehler, 1909 Koehler, R., 1909 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Phidiaster agassizi Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar R. Koehler, 1909 Sastry, D.R.K., 2007 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Porcellanasteridae Abyssaster tara Andamans J. Wood-Mason and A. Alcock, 1891 Wood-Mason, J. et al., 1891 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Porcellanasteridae Porcellanaster caulifer Andamans W.P. Sladen, 1883 Koehler, R., 1909 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Porcellanasteridae Porcellanaster ceruleus Andamans Wyville Thomson, 1877 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Porcellanasteridae Sidonaster vaneyi Andaman & Nicobar Islands R. Koehler, 1909 Koehler, R., 1909 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Porcellanasteridae Styracaster armatus Bay of Bengal W.P. Sladen, 1883 Alcock, A., 1893 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Porcellanasteridae Styracaster caroli Andamans; Nicobars H. Ludwig, 1907 Koehler, R., 1909 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Porcellanasteridae Styracaster clavipes Andamans J. Wood-Mason and A. Alcock, 1891 Wood-Mason, J. et al., 1891 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Goniopectinidae Goniopecten sp. West Bengal: Mouth of Hugli River n/a Sastry, D.R.K., 1995 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Benthopectinidae Pararchaster huddlestoni Bay of Bengal, Carpenters Ridge, 2780 m A. Alcock, 1893 Alcock, A., 1893 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Benthopectinidae Benthopecten indicus Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar R. Koehler, 1909 Koehler, R., 1909 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Benthopectinidae Benthopecten semisquamatus Andamans W.P. Sladen, 1889 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Benthopectinidae Cheiraster snyderi Nicobars W.K. Fisher, 1906 Koehler, R., 1909 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Benthopectinidae Pectinaster mimicus Tamil Nadu (Pondicherry coast- Off Karaikal) W.P. Sladen, 1889 Koehler, R., 1909 Sastry, D.R.K.

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