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 Suborder Family Subfamily Genus Subgenus Speciessort descending Subspecies Host species Occurrence Authority References Contributors
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Arcoida Arcidae Barbatia amygdalumtostum Tamil Nadu (Tuticorin), Andaman (Port Blair, Neil, Havelock, Little Andaman) & Nicobar (Car Nicobar Malacca, Trinket, Katchal) Islands P.F. Roeding, 1798
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Mazocraeidae Neomazocraes anadontostomae Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton, 1822) Chilka Lake, Orissa Tripathi, 1957
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Axinidae Loxura ananaphallus Strongylura leiura (Bleeker, 1850) Mandapam camp, Tamil Nadu Unnithan, 1957
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Chlorophyceae Struvea anastomosans (Harv.) Picco, & Grun. ex Picco., 1985
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Nuculanoida Yoldiidae Yoldia anatina Investigator Sta. 130: Bay of Bengal, off Godavari delta E.A. Smith, 1896
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Anomalodesmata Laternulidae Laternula anatina Orissa (Talsarai), West Bengal (Digha) (C. Linnaeus, 17580
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Muiricidae Erglataxinae Morula(Morula) Morula(Morula) anaxares East Coast, Andaman & Nicobar Is (Kiener, 1836)
Eukaryota Chromista Rhodophyta Rhodophyceae Amphiroa anceps (Lamour.) Decai., 2000
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Himerometridae Craspedometra anceps Andamans P.H. Carpenter, 1888
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Surirella anceps Western Bay of Bengal
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Pectinoida Propeamussiidae Propeamussium andamanense Andamans A. Bavay, 1905
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Hoplocarida Decapoda Dendrobranchiata Penaeidae Metapenaeopsis andamanensis Puducherry down to Cape Comorin and Andaman Sea (Wood-Mason, 1891)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Macrura Reptantia Palinuridae Linuparus andamanensis West and east coast of South, Andaman Island Mustafa, 1990
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Eumalacostraca Stomatopoda Unipellata Eurysquillidae Manningia andamanensis North Andamans Ghosh, 1975
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Phaeophyceae Hincksia andamanensis (Krish.& Balu.) Silva , 2010
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophionereidae Ophionereis andamanensis Andamans D.B. James, 1987
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Ranellinae Cymatiinae Ranularia Ranularia andamanensis andamanensis Andaman Islands (Beu, 1987)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Muiricidae Muricopsinae Favartia(Murexiella) Favartia(Murexiella) andamanensis Andaman Islands (Hourt & Surya Rao, 1996)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Olividae Olivinae Oliva Oliva andamanensis Andaman Islands Bridgman, 1906
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Conidae Conus Conus andamanensis Andaman & Nicobar Islands E.A. Smith, 1879
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Pyramidellidae Odostomia andamanensis Andaman Islands H.B. Preston, 1908
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia andamanensis Andaman Oka, 1915
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Eumalacostraca Stomatopoda Unipellata Protosquillidae Chorisquilla andamanica Coco group of Islands, , Table Island & Littile Andaman Manning, 1975
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Cephlopoda Coeloidea Teuthida Oegopsida Endoploteuthidae Endoploteuthinae Abralia andamanica Andamans Goodrich, 1896
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Brisingidae Brisinga andamanica Andamans J. Wood-Mason and A. Alcock, 1891
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Anomalodesmata Periplomatidae Periploma andamanica Off west of Andamans E.A. Smith, 1904
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Anomalodesmata Poromyoina Cuspidariidae Cardiomya andamanica Andamans Preston, 1916
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Rissoidae Rissoininae Rissoina Rissoina andamanica andamanica Andaman Islands Weinkauff, 1881
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Assimineidae Acmella Acmella andamanica andamanica West Bengal, Andaman Islands G. Nevill, 1870
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Vermetidae Dendropoma Dendropoma andamanica andamanica Andamans (B. Prashad & H.S. Rao, 1933)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Buccinidae Pisaniinae Metula Metula andamanica Andaman Islands E.A. Smith, 1906
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Columbellidae Columbellinae Columbella Columbella andamanica Andaman Islands G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Anaspidea Cylichnidae Cylichna andamanica Andaman Islands E.A. Smith, 1904
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nudibranchia Dexiarchia Scaphandridae Scaphander andamanica Andaman Islands E.A. Smith, 1894
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Pectinoida Propeamussiidae Propeamussium andamanicum Andaman Sea (Investgator collection) E.A. Smith, 1894
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Macrura Reptantia Nephropidae Metanephrops andamanicus Andamans (Wood-Mason, 1892)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Polyplacophora Acanthochitonina Mopaliidae Lepidopleurus andamanicus Andamans (North Sentinal Is) E.A. Smith, 1906
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Pectinoida Pectinidae Chlamydinae Laevichlamys andamanicus Andaman Islands H.B. Preston, 1908
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Fasciolariidae Peristerniinae Latirus Latirus andamanicus Andaman Islands E.A. Smith, 1899
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Fish Blenniidae Istiblennius andamensis Indo Pecific (Day, 1870)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Parapaguridae Sympagurus andersoni Off Cape Comorin (Henderson, 1896)
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Pontiometridae Pontiometra andersoni Andamans P.H. Carpenter, 1889
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Fish Syngnathidae Micrognathus andersonii Indo-West Pacific Area (Bleeker, 858)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Ostracoda Podocopida Podocopa Cytheridae Hemicytheridea andhraensis (Annapurna & Ramasarma), 1984
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Loimoidae Capsala andhraensis Auxis thazard (Lacepede, 1800) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Raju and Rao, 1980
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Amphiuridae Amphioplus andreae Andamans C.K. Lütken, 1872
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Amphiuridae Amphioplus andreae Andhra Pradesh: Visakhapatnam C.K. Lütken, 1872
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Zygometridae Zygometra andromeda India A.H. Clark, 1912
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Fish Sciaenidae Pennahia aneus (Bleeker, 1850)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Lucinoida Lucinidae Lucininae Codakia angela Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar) J.C. Melvill, 1899
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polycitoridae Eudistoma angolanum Kanyakumari Michaelsen, 1914
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Siliquaridae Tenegodus Tenegodus anguinus anguinus Orissa (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Nitzschia angularis Central Bay of Bengal, Western Bay of Bengal
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Nitzschia angularis Bay of Bengal W. Smith
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Nuculanoida Malletiidae Malletia angulata Bay of Bengal G.B. Sowerby II, 1888
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Tellinoidea Tellinidae Macominae Tellinimactra angulata Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh (Kakinada Bay), Orissa, West Bengal (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Mastogloia angulata Bay of Bengal Lewis
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Cardioidea Cardiidae Trchycardiinae Vasticardium angulatum Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar) (J.B.P. de M. Lamarck, 1819)
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Pleurosiogma angulatum Chennai W. Smith
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Pleurosigma angulatum Vellar Estuary
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Pleurosigma angulatum Bay of Bengal W. Smith
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Macrura Reptantia Palinuridae Puerulus angulatus Off Great Nicobar Island (Bate, 1888)
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Archasteridae Archaster angulatus Andamans J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1842
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Zoroasteridae Zoroaster angulatus Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar A. Alcock, 1893
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Chilodontidae Vaceuchelus angulatus Andamans Pease, 1868
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Rissoidae Rissoininae Rissoina Rissoina angusta angusta Andaman Islands H.B. Preston, 1908
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Nitzschia angusta Central Bay of Bengal, Western Bay of Bengal
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Marginellidae Marginellinae Volvarina Volvarina angustata Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Andamans (G.B. SowerbyII, 1846)
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Amphiprora angustata Bay of Bengal Hendey
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Nitzschia angustata Bay of Bengal Grun
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Thalassiosira anguste-lineata Central Bay of Bengal
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Heterotrichia Heterotrichida Blepharismidae Anigsteinia Anigsteinia salinarum Isquith, 1968
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia unassigned Solenidae Solen annadalei Tamil Nadu (Ennur backwaters), Orissa (Chilka Lake) H.B. Preston, 1915
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Ungulinoidea Ungulinidae Felania annadalei Orissa (Chilka Lake) H.B. Preston, 1914
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nudibranchia Dexiarchia Tergipedidae Cuthona annadalei West Bengal Eliot, 1910
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Eumalacostraca Stomatopoda Unipellata Squillidae Harpiosquilla annandalei Parangipettai, Chennai, , Visakhapatnam, Sandheads (Kemp, 1911)
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Clypeasteridae Clypeaster annandalei Andhra Pradesh: Off Godavary Delta R. Koehler, 1922
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Polycarpa annandalei Madras Oka, 1915
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Hoplocarida Decapoda Dendrobranchiata Solenoceridae Solenocera annectens Andaman Sea off South Island (Wood-Mason, 1891)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Limoida Limidae Ctenoides annulata Orissa, Andamans (J, B.P. de M. Lamarck, 1819)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Olividae Olivinae Oliva Oliva annulata Andaman Islands Gmelin, 1791
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Turridae Turris Turris annulata East Coast, Andaman Islands L.H. Reeve, 1843
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nudibranchia Dexiarchia Aeolidiidae Cerberilla annulata Andamans (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nudibranchia Euctenidiacea Discodorididae Thordissa annulata Nicobars Eliot, 1916
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Lauderia annulata Chennai Cleve, 1873
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Lauderia annulata Vellar Estuary
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Lauderia annulata Visakhapatnam Harbour
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Lauderia annulata Bay of Bengal Cl
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiocomidae Ophiomastix annulosa Andamans J.B.P.A. Lamarck de, 1816
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Ophiocomidae Ophiomastix annulosa Nicobrs J.B.P.A. Lamarck de, 1816
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Cypraeidae Monetaria Monetaria annulus annulus Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Is (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Thalassiosira antarctica Central Bay of Bengal
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Macrura Reptantia Scyllaridae Parribacus antarcticus Mandapam (Lund, 1793)
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Chlorophyceae Chaetomorpha antennina (Bory) Harv., 2000, 1990, 1970
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Phaeophyceae Bachelotia antillarum (Grun.) Ger., 1970
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Trachyneis antillarum Chennai Cleve
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Plagiogramma antillarum Bay of Bengal Cl
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 Mactroidea Mactridae Mactrinae Mactra antiquata Andaman & Nicobar Islands L. Spengler, 1802
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Mitridae Imbricariinae Neocancilla Neocancilla antoniae Tamil Nadu, Andaman Islands (H. Admas, 1870)

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