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 Order Family Genus Species Authority References Contributors
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Linhomoeidae Linhomoeus hirsutus Bastain, 1865 Siva Lakshmi, M.V., 2010 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Linhomoeidae Paralinhomoeus conicaudatus Allgen, 1930 Siva Lakshmi, M.V., 2010 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Linhomoeidae Paralinhomoeus brevibucca Stekhoven, 1950 Chinnadurai, G. et al., 2006, Sultan Ali, M.A. et al., 1998 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Linhomoeidae Paralinhomoeus lepturus De Man, 1907 Lilly, M.G.C., 2005 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Linhomoeidae Paralinhomoeus tenuicaudatus Butschli, 1874 Siva Lakshmi, M.V., 2010 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Linhomoeidae Paralinhomoeus uniovarium Warwick, 1970 Siva Lakshmi, M.V., 2010 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Linhomoeidae Metalinhomoeus filiformis De Man, 1907 Jai Kumar, M., 2009, Lilly, M.G.C., 2005, Padmaja, V., 2007, Siva Lakshmi, M.V., 2010, Vijaya Bhanu, C.H., 2011 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Linhomoeidae Metalinhomoeus longiseta Kreis, 1929 Jai Kumar, M., 2009, Lilly, M.G.C., 2005, Padmaja, V., 2007, Siva Lakshmi, M.V., 2010, Sultan Ali, M.A. et al., 1998, Surya Rao, P.V., 2010, Vijaya Bhanu, C.H., 2011 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Linhomoeidae Metalinhomoeus typicus De Man, 1908 Chinnadurai, G. et al., 2006 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Linhomoeidae Terschellingia communis De Man, 1888 Chinnadurai, G. et al., 2006, Siva Lakshmi, M.V., 2010, Surya Rao, P.V., 2010, Timm, R.W., 1962 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Linhomoeidae Terschellingia gourbaultae Austen, 1989 Lilly, M.G.C., 2005, Timm, R.W., 1970 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Linhomoeidae Terschellingia longicaudata De Man, 1907 Chinnadurai, G. et al., 2006, Lilly, M.G.C., 2005, Sajan et al., 2010, Siva Lakshmi, M.V., 2010, Sultan Ali, M.A. et al., 1998, Surya Rao, P.V., 2010, Timm, R.W., 1962, Timm, R.W., 1970 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Linhomoeidae Terschellingia mora Gerlach, 1954 Timm, R.W., 1962 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Axonolaimidae Ascolaimus elongatus Butschli, 1874 Siva Lakshmi, M.V., 2010 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Axonolaimidae Axonolaimus paraspinosus Stekhoven and Adam, 1931 Jai Kumar, M., 2009, Siva Lakshmi, M.V., 2010, Swapna, L., 2009 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Axonolaimidae Axonolaimus spinosus Butschli, 1874 Siva Lakshmi, M.V., 2010, Surya Rao, P.V., 2010, Vijaya Bhanu, C.H., 2011 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Axonolaimidae Axonolaimus hexapilus Wieser and Hopper, 1967 Chandrasekhara Rao, G., 1963 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Axonolaimidae Axonolaimus typicus De Man, 1922 Sultan Ali, M.A. et al., 1998 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Axonolaimidae Odontophora villoti Luc and De Coninck, 1959 Surya Rao, P.V., 2010 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Axonolaimidae Odontophora furcata Butschli, 1874 Chandrasekhara Rao, G., 1963 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Axonolaimidae Odontophoroides paramonhystera Lambshead, 1982 Siva Lakshmi, M.V., 2010 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Axonolaimidae Parodontophora brevamphida Timm, 1963 Sultan Ali, M.A. et al., 1998 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Axonolaimidae Parodontophora breviseta Timm, 1964 Sultan Ali, M.A. et al., 1998 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Diplopeltidae Araeolaimus longicauda Allgen, 1929 Chinnadurai, G. et al., 2006, Sultan Ali, M.A. et al., 1998 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Diplopeltidae Campylaimus levfrei Gerlach, 1956 Siva Lakshmi, M.V., 2010 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Karyorelictea Protostomatida Trachelocercidae Trachelocerca Trachelocerca multinucleata Dragesco, 1959 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Karyorelictea Protostomatida Trachelocercidae Trachelocerca Trachelocerca minuta Dragesco, 1960 Rao, G.C. et al., 1968 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Karyorelictea Protostomatida Kentrophoridae Tracheloraphis Tracheloraphis phoenicopterus Dragesco, 1960 Rao, G.C. et al., 1968 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Karyorelictea Loxodida Loxodidae Remanella Remanella rugosa Kahl, 1935 Rao, G.C. et al., 1968 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Karyorelictea Loxodida Loxodidae Remanella Remanella margaritifera Kahl, 1933 Rao, G.C. et al., 1968 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Karyorelictea Protoheterotrichida Geleiidae Avelia Avelia dragescoi Kalavati and Raman, 2008 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Karyorelictea Protoheterotrichida Geleiidae Geleia Geleia nigriceps Kahl, 1933 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Karyorelictea Protoheterotrichida Geleiidae Geleia Geleia fossata Kahl, 1933 Rao, G.C. et al., 1968 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Karyorelictea Protoheterotrichida Geleiidae Geleia Geleia decolor Kahl, 1933 Rao, G.C. et al., 1968 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Heterotrichia Heterotrichida Blepharismidae Anigsteinia Anigsteinia salinarum Isquith, 1968 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Heterotrichia Heterotrichida Blepharismidae Blepharisma Blepharisma clarissimum Anigstein, 1912 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Heterotrichia Heterotrichida Blepharismidae Parablepharisma Parablepharisma indica Kalavati and Raman, 2008 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Heterotrichia Heterotrichida Climacostomidae Fabrea Fabrea salina Hennuguy, 1890 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Heterotrichia Heterotrichida Climacostomidae Fabrea Fabrea corlissi Kalavati and Raman, 2008 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Heterotrichia Heterotrichida Condylostomatidae Condylostoma Condylostoma patens (O.F.Muller, 1786) Dujardin, 1841 Ganapati, P.N. et al., 1958, Rao, G.C. et al., 1968, Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Heterotrichia Heterotrichida Condylostomatidae Condylostoma Condylostoma arenarium Spiegel, 1926 Rao, G.C. et al., 1968 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Heterotrichia Heterotrichida Condylostomatidae Condylostoma Condylostoma minuta Kalavati and Raman, 2008 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Heterotrichia Heterotrichida Spirostomidae Gruberia Gruberia calkensi Beltran, 1933 Ganapati, P.N. et al., 1958, Rao, G.C. et al., 1968, Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Heterotrichia Heterotrichida Spirostomidae Spirostomum Spirostomum teres Claperede and Lachmann, 1859 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Heterotrichia Heterotrichida Spirostomidae Spirostomum Spirostomum.minus Roux, 1901 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Armophorea Armophorida Caenomorphidae Caenomorpha Caenomorpha capucina Kahl, 1933 Das, A.K., 1995 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Armophorea Armophorida Caenomorphidae Caenomorpha Caenomorpha levanderi Kahl, 1927 Das, A.K., 1995 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Armophorea Armophorida Metopidae Metopus Metopus halophilus Kahl, 1925 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Armophorea Armophorida Metopidae Metopus Metopus. vestitutus Kahl, 1932 Rao, G.C. et al., 1968 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Armophorea Armophorida Metopidae Metopus Metopus es Kahl, 1932 Kalavati, C. et al., 1997 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prostomatida Holophyridae Holophrya Holophrya simplex Schewiakoff, 1893 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prostomatida Holophyridae Holophrya Holophrya marina Mansfeld, 1923 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prostomatida Holophyridae Holophrya Holophrya nigricans Lauterborn, 1908 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prostomatida Holophyridae Holophrya Holophrya nairi Das, 1995 Padma, Dorothy K. et al., 2002 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prorodontida Placidae Placus Placus socialis. Fabre - Domiergue, 1889 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prorodontida Prorodontidae Prorodon Prorodon marinus Dragesco, 1960 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prorodontida Prorodontidae Prorodon Prorodon discolor Ehrenberg, 1838 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prorodontida Prorodontidae Prorodon Prorodon minuta Kalavati and Raman, 2008 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prorodontida Prorodontidae Mimeticus Mimeticus mimeticus Small and Lynn, 1985 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prorodontida Urotrichidae Urotricha. Urotricha globosa Schewiakoff, 1893 Rao, G.C. et al., 1968 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Didiniidae Didinium Didinium nasutum O.F. Muller, 1786 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Enchelyidae Enchelys Enchelys pectinata Kahl, 1933 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Enchelyidae Enchelys Enchelys marina Meunier, 1907 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Lacrymariidae Lacrymaria Lacrymaria olar Kahl, 1933 Rao, G.C. et al., 1968 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Lacrymariidae Lacrymaria Lacrymaria coronata Lachmann, 1859 Rao, G.C. et al., 1968 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Lacrymariidae Lacrymaria Lacrymaria elegans. Engelmann, 1862 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Lacrymariidae Lacrymaria Lacrymaria marina Kahl, 1933 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Lacrymariidae Lacrymaria Lacrymaria sapropelica Kahl, 1927 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Spathidiidae Spathidium Spathidium fossicola Kahl, 1933 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Trachelophyllidae Lagynophrya. Lagynophrya salina Kirby, 1932 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Trachelophyllidae Trachelophyllum Trachelophyllum sp. Kalavati and Raman, 2008 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pleurostomatida Amphileptidae Litonotus Litonotus obtuses Maupas, 1888 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pleurostomatida Amphileptidae Amphileptus Amphileptus claparedei Stein, 1867 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pleurostomatida Amphileptidae Amphileptus Amphileptus trachelioides Jach, 1893 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pleurostomatida Amphileptidae Loxophyllum Loxophyllum setigerum. Quennerstedt, 1867 Das, A.K., 1995 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pleurostomatida Amphileptidae Loxophyllum Loxophyllum verrucosum Stokes, 1893 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pharyngophorida Tracheliidae Dileptus Dileptus anser. O.F. Muller, 1786 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pharyngophorida Tracheliidae Dileptus Dileptus anser. da Cunha, 1915 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pharyngophorida Tracheliidae Trachelius Trachelius ovum Ehrenberg, 1831 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Phyllopharyngea Cyrtophorida Chilodonellidae Chilodonella Chilodonella cucullulus O.F. Muller, 1786 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Phyllopharyngea Cyrtophorida Chilodonellidae Phascolodon Phascolodon sp. Kalavati and Raman, 2008 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Phyllopharyngea Cyrtophorida Chalmydodontidae Chlamydodon Chlamydodon triquetris Kahl, 1933 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Phyllopharyngea Cyrtophorida Dysteriidae Dysteria Dysteria calkensi. Kahl, 1933 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Phyllopharyngea Exogenida Podophyridae Podophrya Podophrya sp. Kalavati and Raman, 2008 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Phyllopharyngea Exogenida Podophyridae Sphaerophrya Sphaerophrya magna. Maupas, 1893 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Phyllopharyngea Exogenida Podophyridae Sphaerophrya Sphaerophrya soliformis Lauterborn, 1908 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Phyllopharyngea Endogenida Acinetidae Acineta Acineta tuberosa Ehrenberg, 1838 Radhakrishna, G., 1984 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Phyllopharyngea Endogenida Acinetidae Trematosoma Trematosoma sp. Kalavati and Raman, 2008 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Phyllopharyngea Endogenida Dendrosomatidae Trichophrya Trichophrya. sp. Kalavati and Raman, 2008 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Phyllopharyngea Endogenida Tokophryidae Tokophrya Tokophrya sp. Kalavati and Raman, 2008 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Nassophorea Synhymeniida Orthodonellidae Orthodonella Orthodonella sp Bhatia, 1936 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Nassophorea Nassulida Nassulidae Nassula Nassula notata. Buddbr, 1911 Radhakrishna, G., 1984 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Nassophorea Nassulida Nassulidae Nassula Nassula citrea Kahl, 1933 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Nassophorea Nassulida Furgasoniidae Furgosonia Furgosonia sp Ratna Bharathi, 1998 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Nassophorea Peniculida Frontoniidae Frontonia Frontonia marina Fabre-Dorn, 1891 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Nassophorea Peniculida Uronychidae Diophrys Diophrys appendiculata Ehrenberg, 1838 Ganapati, P.N. et al., 1958 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Oligohymenophorea Hymenostomatida Tetrahymenidae Tetrahymena Tetrahymena pyriformis (complex) Ehrenberg, 1838 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Oligohymenophorea Hymenostomatida Tetrahymenidae Tetrahymena Tetrahymena thermophila Nanney and Mc Coy, 1976 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Oligohymenophorea Hymenostomatida Turaniellidae Colpidium Colpidium campylum Stokes, 1886 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Cyrtophora Oligohymenophorea Scuticociliatida Cryptochilidae Biggeria Biggeria ganapatii Kalavati and Raman, 2008 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.

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