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 Species Subspecies Occurrence Authoritysort descending References Contributors
Eukaryota Chromista Dinoflagellata Peridinium excentricum Vellar Estuary
Eukaryota Chromista Dinoflagellata Pyrocystis fusiformis Vellar Estuary
Eukaryota Chromista Dinoflagellata Pyrocystis noctiluca Vellar Estuary
Eukaryota Chromista Dinoflagellata Pyrocystis lunicila? Vellar Estuary
Eukaryota Chromista Dinoflagellata Peridinium
Eukaryota Chromista Dinoflagellata Peridinium brevipes Chilka Lake
Eukaryota Chromista Dinoflagellata Peridinium cerasus Visakhapatnam Harbour
Eukaryota Chromista Dinoflagellata Prorocentrum micans Visakhapatnam Harbour
Eukaryota Chromista Dinoflagellata Peridinium breve Visakhapatnam Harbour
Eukaryota Chromista Dinoflagellata Ceratium furca Visakhapatnam Harbour
Eukaryota Chromista Dinoflagellata Ceratium tripos Visakhapatnam Harbour
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Lucinoida Lucinidae Divaricellinae Divalucina cumingii Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar-Pamban ) (A. Adams & G.F
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Veneroida Veneridae Tapetinae Ruditapes philippinarum Tamil Nadu (Pamban), Andamans (A. Adams & L. Reeve
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia unassigned Pharidae Phaxas albida Orissa, West Bengal (Kakdwip) (A. Adams & L.H. Reeve
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Ranellinae Cymatiinae Ranularia Ranularia monilifera monilifera Andaman Islands (A. Adams & L.H. Reeve, 1850
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Limoida Limidae Limaria basilanica Andhra Pradesh, Andamans (A. Adams & L.H. Reeve, 1850)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Epitoniidae Eglisia Eglisia tricarinata tricarinata Tamil Nadu, Orissa (A. Adams & L.H. Reeve, 1850)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Eulimidae Melanella Melanella solidula solidula Andaman Islands (A. Adams & L.H. Reeve, 1850)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Mangeliidae Eucithara Eucithara trivittata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Anaspidea Aplysiidae Syphonata geographica Andaman Islands (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Anaspidea Haminoeidae Haminoea tenella Tamil Nadu (A. Adams in Sowerby, 1850
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Tellinoidea Semelidae Cumingia striata Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar), Andamans (A. Adams, 1850)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Anaspidea Haminoeidae Liloa curta Andaman Islands (A. Adams, 1850)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Anaspidea Retusidae Retusa pyramidata Andhra Pradesh (A. Adams, 1850)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nassariidae Nassariinae Nassarius Nassarius albescens gemmuliferus Andaman Islands (A. Adams, 1852)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nassariidae Nassariinae Nassarius Nassarius callospira Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A. Adams, 1852)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nassariidae Nassariinae Nassarius Nassarius comptus Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A. Adams, 1852)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nassariidae Nassariinae Nassarius Nassarius distortus Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A. Adams, 1852)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nassariidae Nassariinae Nassarius Nassarius echinatus Andaman Islands (A. Adams, 1852)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nassariidae Nassariinae Nassarius Nassarius sinusigerus Andaman Islands (A. Adams, 1852)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nassariidae Bullinae Hebra Hebra corticata Andaman Islands (A. Adams, 1852)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Pyramidellidae Syrnola brunnea Andaman Islands (A. Adams, 1854)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Anaspidea Cylichnidae Cylichna grandis Andaman Islands (A. Adams, 1854)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Anaspidea Rhizoridae Volvulella perangusta Andaman Islands (A. Adams, 1854)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Fasciolariidae Peristerniinae Benimakia Benimakia marguesana Andaman Islands (A. Adams, 1855)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Nuculida Nuculidae Ennucula layardi Andamans (A. Adams, 1856)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Fasciolariidae Fusininae Fusinus Fusinus albinus Andaman Islands (A. Adams, 1856)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Anaspidea Haminoeidae Atys nonscriptus Andaman Islands (A. Adams, 1860)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Eulimidae Pyramidelloides Pyramidelloides mirandus mirandus Andaman Islands (A. Adams, 1861)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Costellariidae Vexillum(Costellaria) Vexillum(Costellaria) dohrani Andaman Islands (A. Adams, 1864)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Eulimidae Parvioris Parvioris fulvescens fulvescens Andaman Islands (A. Adams, 1866)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Sacoglossa Plakobranchacea Limapontidae Ercolania viridis Andhra Pradesh (A. Costa, 1866)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Carditoida Pholadina Teredinidae Teredininae Lyrodus pedicellatus Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh. Orissa, Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A. de Quatrefages, 1849)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Macrura Reptantia Palinuridae Panulirus longipes longipes Chennai, Mandapam & Port Blair (A. Milne-Edwards, 1868)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Anomalodesmata Laternulidae Laternula Exolaternula marilina Tamil Nadu (Pulicat Lake), Orissa (Chilka Lake) (A. Valenciennes, 1860)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Lucinoida Lucinidae Milthinae Anodontia (Cryptophysema) vesicula Tamilnadu (Pamban) (A.A. Gould, 1850)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Veneroida Veneridae Venerinae Globivenus toreuma Tamil Nadu (Krusadai), Nicobars (A.A. Gould, 1850)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Pterioida Pteriidae Pinctada nigra Tamil Nadu (Chennai harbour), Andamans (A.A. Gould, 1851)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia unassigned Pharidae Phaxas scalpra Tamil Nadu, Orissa, West Benga (A.A. Gould, 1851)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Tellinoidea Tellinidae Arcopagiinae Jactellina lauta Orissa (Chilka Lake), Andamans (A.A. Gould, 1851)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Carditoida Pholadina Teredinidae Teredininae Bactronophorus thoracites All along east coast, Andaman & nicobar Islands (A.A. Gould, 1856)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Scaphopoda Gadilida Gadilidae Gadila clavata West Bengal, Andaman Islands (A.A. Gould, 1859)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Mytiloida Mytilidae Modiolinae Hormomya mutabilis Andamans (Port Blair) (A.A. Gould, 1861)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Carditoida Pholadina Pholadidae Martesiinae Martesia fragilis Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A.E. Verril & Bush, 1890)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Veneroida Veneridae Petricolinae Rupellaria lithophaga Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar), Andamans (A.J. Retzius, 1788)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Eumalacostraca Stomatopoda Unipellata Squillidae Leptosquilla schmeltzii Port Blair, Andamans (A.M. Edwards, 1873)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Cerithiidae Cerithiinae Rhinoclavis(Longicerithium) Rhinoclavis(Longicerithium) longicaudata longicaudata Andaman Islands (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Triphoridae Cautotriphora Cautotriphora alveolata alveolata Andaman Islands (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Mitridae Imbricariinae Cancilla Cancilla rufilirata Andaman Islands (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nudibranchia Euctenidiacea Chromodorididae Pectenodoris trilineata Nicobars (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Hoplocarida Decapoda Dendrobranchiata Benthesicymidae Benthesicymus investigatoris Gulf of Mannar and Andaman Sea (Alcock & Anderson, 1899
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Pylochelidae Xylocheles miersii Andamans (Alcock & Anderson, 1899)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Hoplocarida Decapoda Dendrobranchiata Solenoceridae Haliporus taprobanensis off Gulf of Mannar and off Cape Comorin (Alcock & Anderson, 1899)
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Fish Bothidae Crossorhombus azureus (Alcock, 1889)
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Fish Soleidae Heteromycteris oculus (Alcock, 1889)
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Fish Bothidae Crossorhombus valde-rostratus (Alcock, 1890)
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Fish Bothidae Psettina brevirictis (Alcock, 1890)
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Fish Soleidae Aseraggodes cyaneus (Alcock, 1890)
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Fish Soleidae Zebrias altipinnis (Alcock, 1890)
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Fish Percophidae Brembrops platyrhyncus Indo Pecific (Alcock, 1893)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Pylochelidae Parapylocheles scorpio Andaman Sea (Alcock, 1894)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Macrura Reptantia Polychelidae Stereomastis cerata Andaman Sea (Alcock, 1894)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Macrura Reptantia Polychelidae Stereomastis phosphorus Andaman Sea (Alcock, 1894)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Bathynarius albicinctus Off Cape Comorin (Alcock, 1905)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Ciliopagurus tenebrarum Cape Comorin (Alcock, 1905)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Diogenidae Dardanus woodmasoni Andamans (Alcock, 1905)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Parapaguridae Oncopagurus indicus Andaman Sea (Alcock, 1905)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Pleocyemata Parapaguridae Oncopagurus monstrosus Off Cape Comorin, Coromandel coast (Alcock, 1905)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Hoplocarida Decapoda Dendrobranchiata Penaeidae Metapenaeopsis stridulans Paradeeep down to Gulf of Mannar, Andamans (Alcock, 1905)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Hoplocarida Decapoda Dendrobranchiata Penaeidae Trachysalambria aspera Ganjam coast down to Chennai and Andamans (Alcock, 1906)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nudibranchia Dexiarchia Glaucidae Phidiana militaris Andhra Pradesh, Andamans (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nudibranchia Euctenidiacea Chromodorididae Hypselodoris zebrina Andaman Islands (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nudibranchia Euctenidiacea Discodorididae Discodoris fragilis Andhra Pradesh (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nudibranchia Euctenidiacea Discodorididae Thordissa villosa (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nudibranchia Euctenidiacea Dorididae Atagema tristis Andhra Pradesh, Nicobars (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nudibranchia Euctenidiacea Dorididae Halgerda apiculata Andhra Pradesh (Alder & Hancock, 1864)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nudibranchia Dexiarchia Glaucidae Pteraeolidia ianthina Andaman Islands (Angas, 1864)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nudibranchia Euctenidiacea Dendrodorididae Dendrodoris denisoni Andaman Islands (Angas, 1864)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Sacoglossa Plakobranchacea Limapontidae Ercolania pica Orissa (Annadale & Prashad, 1922)
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Fish Dasyatidae Dasyatis microps (Annandale, 1908)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Ostracoda Podocopida Podocopa Cytheridae Hemicytheridea andhraensis (Annapurna & Ramasarma), 1984
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Ostracoda Podocopida Podocopa Cytheridae Neosinocythere mckenzii (Annapurna & Ramasarma), 1985
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Buccinidae Pisaniinae Pollia Pollia wagneri Andaman Islands (Anton, 1839)
Eukaryota Chromista Rhodophyta Rhodophyceae Aglaothamnion byssoides (Arno. ex Harv.), Hardy-Halos & Ruen, 2000
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Vermetidae Dendropoma Dendropoma andamanica andamanica Andamans (B. Prashad & H.S. Rao, 1933)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nudibranchia Euctenidiacea Chromodorididae Hypselodoris sagamiensis Andaman Islands (Baba, 1949)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nudibranchia Euctenidiacea Chromodorididae Thorunna florens Andaman Islands (Baba, 1949)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nudibranchia Euctenidiacea Gymnodorididae Gymnodoris subflava Andaman Islands (Baba, 1949)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nudibranchia Euctenidiacea Chromodorididae Mexichromis multituberculata Andaman Islands (Baba, 1953)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nudibranchia Euctenidiacea Dorididae Haplodoris armata Nicobars (Baba, 1993)

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