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 Subspecies Variety Occurrence Authority References Contributors Note
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Tellinoidea Psammobiidae Psammobiinae Asaphis violascens Andaman & Nicobar Islands P. Forsskal, 1775 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia andamanensis Andaman Oka, 1915 Oka, A., 1915 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia AS 1530 AL2 Gulf of Mannar Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia AS 745 Z1 Tuticorin Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia AS 749 AA1 Tuticorin Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia AS 753 BB2 Kanyakumari Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia challengeri Tuticorin Herdman, 1882 Meenakshi, V.K., 2005 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia decepta Tuticorin Kott, 1985 Meenakshi, V.K., 2005 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia dorsata Tuticorin Meenakshi, 1999 Meenakshi, V.K. et al., 1999 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia gemmata Madras Sluiter, 1895 Krishnan, R. et al., 1989 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia glabra Valinokkam Hartmeyer, 1922 Meenakshi, V.K., 2005 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia indica Tuticorin Meenakshi, 1997 Meenakshi, V.K., 2005 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia kesavanica Tuticorin Meenakshi, 1997 Meenakshi, V.K., 2005 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia latesiphonica Valinokkam Hartmeyer, 1922 Meenakshi, V.K., 2005 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia liberata Tuticorin Sluiter, 1887 Meenakshi, V.K., 2005 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia samea Tuticorin Oka, 1935 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia sydneiensis Tuticorin Stimpson, 1855 Meenakshi, V.K. et al., 1998 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia tuticoriensis Tuticorin Meenakshi, 1997 Meenakshi, V.K., 2005 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia zara Tuticorin Oka, 1935 Renganathan, T.K., 1986b Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidiella aspersa Madras Mueller, 1776 Das, S.M., 1945 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Sacoglossa Plakobranchacea Volvatellidae Ascobulla pusilla Andaman Islands G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869 Eales, N.B., 1943 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Axonolaimidae Ascolaimus elongatus Butschli, 1874 Siva Lakshmi, M.V., 2010 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Fish Soleidae Aseraggodes cyaneus (Alcock, 1890) Rama Murthy, M., 1990 Maheswarudu, G., Matturti, M.M., Srinivasa, R.
Eukaryota Chromista Rhodophyta Rhodophyceae Asparagopsis taxiformis (Delile) Trevi., 1985, 2000 Subba Rao, P.V. et al., 1985, Umamaheswara Rao, M., 2000 Umamaheswara, R.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Hypotrichia Euplotida Aspidiscidae Aspidisca Aspidisca lynceus Ehrenberg, 1838 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Hypotrichia Euplotida Aspidiscidae Aspidisca Aspidisca costata Claparede and Lachmann, 1859 Radhakrishna, G., 1984 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Hypotrichia Euplotida Aspidiscidae Aspidisca Aspidisca aculeata Mansfeld, 1826 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Aspidodiadematidae Aspidodiadema nicobaricum Nicobars L. Döderlein, 1901 Döderlein, L., 1901 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Assimineidae Assiminea Assiminea brevicula brevicula Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Pfeiffer, 1854) Ramakrishna. et al., 2010, Subba Rao, N.V., 2003, Subba Rao, N.V. et al., 2000 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Assimineidae Assiminea Assiminea francesiae francesiae West Bengal, Andaman Islands (Gray, 1828) Ramakrishna. et al., 2010, Subba Rao, N.V., 2003, Subba Rao, N.V. et al., 2000 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Assimineidae Assiminea Assiminea microsculpta microsculpta West Bengal G. Nevill, 1880 Ramakrishna. et al., 2010, Subba Rao, N.V., 2003, Subba Rao, N.V. et al., 2000 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Assimineidae Assiminea Assiminea theoboldiana theoboldiana West Bengal, Andaman Islands G. Nevill, 1880 Ramakrishna. et al., 2010, Subba Rao, N.V., 2003, Subba Rao, N.V. et al., 2000 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Assimineidae Assiminea Assiminea templeana templeana Nicobar Islands G. Nevill, 1880 Ramakrishna. et al., 2010, Subba Rao, N.V., 2003, Subba Rao, N.V. et al., 2000 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Assimineidae Assiminea Assiminea woodmasoniana woodmasoniana Andaman Islands G. Nevill, 1880 Ramakrishna. et al., 2010, Subba Rao, N.V., 2003, Subba Rao, N.V. et al., 2000 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterinidae Asterina burtoni/cepheus Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar J.E. Gray, 1840/ J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1842 Bell, F.J., 1888 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterinidae Asterina burtoni/cepheus Nicobars J.E. Gray, 1840/ J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1842 Koehler, R., 1910 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterinidae Asterina burtoni/cepheus Andamans J.E. Gray, 1840/ J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1842 Julka, J.M. et al., 1978 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterinidae Asterina coronata Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar E. von Martens, 1866 Gravely, 1927 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterinidae Asterina coronata Andhra Pradesh: Visakhapatnam E. von Martens, 1866 Sastry, D.R.K., 2007 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterinidae Asterina lorioli Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar R. Koehler, 1910 James, D.B., 1969 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterinidae Asterina lorioli Andhra Pradesh: Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam R. Koehler, 1910 Sastry, D.R.K., 2007 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterinidae Asterina sarasini Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands P. de Loriol, 1897 Koehler, R., 1910 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterinidae Asterina sarasini Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar P. de Loriol, 1897 James, D.B., 1969 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asterionella japonica Chennai Cleve Subrahmanyan, R., 1946 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asterionella japonica Madras Coast Ragothaman, G. et al., 1978 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asterionella japonica Bay of Bengal, Waltair Subba Rao, D.V., 1965, Subba Rao, D.V., 1970 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asterionella japonica Krishna Estuary Umamaheswara Rao, M. et al., 1992 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asterionella japonica Godavari Estuary Umamaheswara Rao, M. et al., 1992 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asterionella japonica Vellar Estuary Nedumaran, T. et al., 2001 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asterionella japonica Visakhapatnam Harbour Umamaheswara Rao, M. et al., 1988 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asterionella japonica Madras Cleve Desikachary, T.V. et al., 1972 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asterionella glacialis Bay of Bengal Castr Desikachary, T.V. et al., 1987 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asterionella notata Bay of Bengal Grun Desikachary, T.V. et al., 1987 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asterionella japonica Chilka Lake Cleve Patnaik, S., 1973 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asterionellopsis glacialis Parangipettai, Vellar, Coleroon Coast, Coleroon Estuary Round Rajasekar, K.T. et al., 2010 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterodiscididae Asterodiscus elegans Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar J.E. Gray, 1847 Thurston, E., 1895 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asteromlampra marylandica Bay of Bengal Ehrenb Desikachary, T.V. et al., 1987 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Euryalidae Asteromorpha flosculus Andhra Pradesh: 140 11’ 06” N 800 24’ E, 161 m A. Alcock, 1893 Alcock, A., 1894 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Euryalidae Asteromorpha flosculus Andamans A. Alcock, 1893 Sastry, D.R.K., 2005 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asteromphalus flabellatus Chennai Greville, 1859 Subrahmanyan, R., 1946 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asteromphalus cleveanus Chennai Grunow, 1873 Subrahmanyan, R., 1946 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asteromphalus wyvielli Chennai Castracane, 1876 Subrahmanyan, R., 1946 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asteromphalus heptactis Bay of Bengal, Waltair Subba Rao, D.V., 1965, Subba Rao, D.V., 1970 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asteromphalus cleveanus Bay of Bengal, Waltair Subba Rao, D.V., 1965, Subba Rao, D.V., 1970 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asteromphalus wyvillei Bay of Bengal, Waltair Subba Rao, D.V., 1965, Subba Rao, D.V., 1970 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asteromphalus flabellatus Central Bay of Bengal Paul, T. et al., 2007 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asteromphalus cleveanus Bay of Bengal Ralfs in Pritchard Desikachary, T.V. et al., 1987 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asteromphalus heptactis Bay of Bengal Ralfs in Pritchard Desikachary, T.V. et al., 1987 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asteromphalus flabellatus Bay of Bengal Grev Desikachary, T.V. et al., 1987 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asteromphalus elegans Bay of Bengal Grev Desikachary, T.V. et al., 1987 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asteromphalus peterssonii Bay of Bengal Th. Smith Desikachary, T.V. et al., 1987 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asteromphalus sarcophagus Bay of Bengal Wallich Desikachary, T.V. et al., 1987 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asteromphalus roperianus Bay of Bengal Ralfs Desikachary, T.V. et al., 1987 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asteromphalus arachne Bay of Bengal Ralfs in Pritchard Desikachary, T.V. et al., 1987 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asteromphalus brookei Bay of Bengal Bail Desikachary, T.V. et al., 1987 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asteromphalus hiltonianus Bay of Bengal Ralfs in Pritchard Desikachary, T.V. et al., 1987 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Bacillariophyceae Asteromphalus roperianus delicatula Bay of Bengal Desikachary & Prem, 1987 Desikachary, T.V. et al., 1987 Subba Rao, D.V., Prasada Rao
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Phaeophyceae Asteronema rhodochortonoides (Boerg) Muell.& Paro., 1955b, 2010 Jagtap, T.G., 1985b, Krishnamurthy, V. et al., 2010 Umamaheswara, R.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nudibranchia Euctenidiacea Dorididae Asteronotus cespitosus Andhra Pradesh, Nicobars (Hasselt, 1824) Raghunathan et al., 2010 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asteropseidae Asteropsis carinifera Andamans Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1816 Sastry, D.R.K., 1999 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asteropseidae Asteropsis carinifera Nicobars Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1816 Sastry, D.R.K. et al., 2004 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Asteroschematidae Asteroschema subfastosum Nicobars L. Döderlein, 1930 Döderlein, L., 1930 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Siphonolaimidae Astomonema southwardorum Austen, Warwick and Ryan, 1993 Siva Lakshmi, M.V., 2010, Surya Rao, P.V., 2010, Vijaya Bhanu, C.H., 2011 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Turbinidae Turbininae Astralium calcar Andaman Islands C. Linnaeus, 1758 Subba Rao, N.V., 2003, WoRMS, 2012 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Turbinidae Turbininae Astralium rhodostomim Andaman Islands Lamarck, 1822 Subba Rao, N.V., 2003, WoRMS, 2012 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Turbinidae Turbininae Astralium semicostata Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands P. Fischer, 1880 Subba Rao, N.V., 2003, WoRMS, 2012 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Turbinidae Turbininae Astralium stellare Tamil Nadu Gmelin, 1791 Subba Rao, N.V., 2003, WoRMS, 2012 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Gorgonocephalidae Astroboa clavata Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar T. Lyman, 1861 James, D.B., 1969 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Gorgonocephalidae Astroboa nuda Tamil Nadu: Parangipettai T. Lyman, 1874 James, D.B., 1988a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Ophiuroidea Gorgonocephalidae Astrocladus exiguus Andamans Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1816 Koehler, R., 1897 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.

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