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 Class Subclass Order Suborder Family Subfamily Genus Species Host species Occurrence Authority Referencessort descending Contributors
Eukaryota Chromista Rhodophyta Rhodophyceae Hypnea flagelliformis Grev. ex.J. Ag., 1970 Untawale, A.G. et al., 1983 Umamaheswara, R.
Eukaryota Chromista Rhodophyta Rhodophyceae Hypnea spinella (C. Ag.) Kuetz., 1970 Untawale, A.G. et al., 1983 Umamaheswara, R.
Eukaryota Chromista Rhodophyta Rhodophyceae Nitophyllum multipartitum Kuetz., 1983 Untawale, A.G. et al., 1983 Umamaheswara, R.
Eukaryota Chromista Rhodophyta Rhodophyceae Taenioma perpusillum J. Ag., 1983 Untawale, A.G. et al., 1983 Umamaheswara, R.
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Ostracoda Podocopida Podocopa Cytheridae Hemicytheridea bhatiai Varma, 1990 Varma, K.U., 1990 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Ostracoda Podocopida Podocopa Cytheridae Neomonoceratina jaini Varma, 1990 Varma, K.U., 1990 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Diplectanidae Lamellodiscus caballeroi Crenidens crenidens indicus (Forsskal, 1775) Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh Venkatanarasaiah and Kulkarni, 1980 Venkatanarasaiah, J. et al., 1980 Shameem, U.
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Dactylogyridae Metahaliotrema filamentosum Gerres filamentosus ( Cuvier, 1829) Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh Venkatanarasaiah, 1981 Venkatanarsaiah, J., 1981 Shameem, U.
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Dactylogyridae Metahaliotrema kulkarnii Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766) Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh Venkatanarasaiah, 1981 Venkatanarsaiah, J., 1981 Shameem, U.
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Dactylogyridae Metahaliotrema mizellei Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766) Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh Venkatanarasaiah, 1981 Venkatanarsaiah, J., 1981 Shameem, U.
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Dactylogyridae Protogyrodactylus elongatus Eutherapon therops (Cuvier, 1829) Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh Venkatanarasaiah, 1982 Venkatanarsaiah, J., 1982 Shameem, U.
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Dactylogyridae Protogyrodactylus pricei Gerres filamentosus ( Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh Venkatanarasaiah, 1982 Venkatanarsaiah, J., 1982 Shameem, U.
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Dactylogyridae Haliotrema arsiosa Pseudorhombus arsius ( Hamilton, 1822) Machalipatnum, Andhra Pradesh Venkatanarasaiah, 1984 Venkatanarsaiah, J., 1984 Shameem, U.
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Dactylogyridae Haliotrema youngi Pseudorhombus arsius ( Hamilton, 1822) Machalipatnum, Andhra Pradesh Venkatanarasaiah, 1984 Venkatanarsaiah, J., 1984 Shameem, U.
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Dactylogyridae Placodiscus maculatus Pomadasys maculatus (Bloch, 1793) Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh Venkatanarasaiah, 1984 Venkatanarsaiah, J., 1984 Shameem, U.
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Dactylogyridae Placodiscus parvianchoratus Pomadasys maculatus (Bloch, 1793) Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh Venkatanarasaiah, 1984 Venkatanarsaiah, J., 1984 Shameem, U.
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Gyrodactylidae Gyrodactylus eutheraponsis Eutherapon therops (Cuvier, 1829) Machalipatnam, Andhra Pradesh Vekatanarasaiah and Kulkarni, 1980 Venkatanarsaiah, J. et al., 1990 Shameem, U.
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Dactylogyridae Chauhanellus chauhani Arius jella (Day, 1877); A. dussumieri (Val., 1840); A. caelatus (Val., 1840) Kakinada Coast, Andhra Pradesh Venkatanarasaiah and Kulkarni, 1990 Venkatanarsaiah, J. et al., 1990 Shameem, U.
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Trematoda Digenea Bucephalidae Bucephalus jagannathai Scomberomorus guttatus Puri Verma, 1936 Verma, S.C., 1936 Madhavi, R.
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Trematoda Digenea Bucephalidae Prosorhynchus truncatus Arius jatius Puri Verma, 1936 Verma, S.C., 1936 Madhavi, R.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Enoplida Thoracostomopsidae Enoplolaimus longicaudatus Southern, 1914 Vijaya Bhanu, C.H., 2011 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Enoplida Thoracostomopsidae Enoplolaimus vulgaris De Man, 1893 Vijaya Bhanu, C.H., 2011 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Enoplida Enchelidiidae Belbolla tiessieri Andrassy, 1973 Vijaya Bhanu, C.H., 2011 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Enoplida Enchelidiidae Pareurystomina scilloniensis Warwick, 1977 Vijaya Bhanu, C.H., 2011 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Chromadorida Selachinematidae Richtersia discorda Steiner, 1916 Vijaya Bhanu, C.H., 2011 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Nematoda Adenophorea Monhysterida Xyalidae Daptonema tenuispiculum Ditlevsen, 1918 Vijaya Bhanu, C.H., 2011 Annapurna, C.
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Protomicrocotylidae Protomicrocotyle mannarensis Caranx malabaricus (Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1801) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Ramalingam, 1960 Vijaya Raju, V., 1976 Shameem, U.
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Protomicrocotylidae Protomicrocotyle madrasensis Caranx malabaricus (Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1801) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Ramalingam, 1960 Vijaya Raju, V., 1976 Shameem, U.
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Discocotylidae Vallisia paronaet chorinemata Scomberoides tol (Cuvier) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Ramalingam, 1954 Vijaya Raju, V., 1976 Shameem, U.
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Diclidophoridae Choricotyle pellonae Ilisha filigera (Valeneiennes) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Kritsky & Bilqees, 1973 Vijaya Raju, V., 1976 Shameem, U.
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Diclidophoridae Choricotyle polynemi Polynemus sextarius (Bloch & Schneider ); P. plebeius (Broussonet) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Mamaev, 1972 Vijaya Raju, V., 1976 Shameem, U.
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Diclidophoridae Keralina opisthopterus Opisthopterus tardoore (Cuvier) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Unnithan, 1966 Vijaya Raju, V., 1976 Shameem, U.
Eukaryota Animalia Platyhelminthes Monogenea Polyonchoinea Diclidophoridae Osphybothrus bychowskii Saurida tumbil (Bloch) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Khoche & Chauhan, 1969 Vijaya Raju, V., 1976 Shameem, U.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Anaspidea Aglajidae Philinopsis lineolata Andaman Islands H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 White, 1944 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Ostreoida Ostreidae Crassostreinae Crassostrea arakanensis Estuaries and backwaters of Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal (G.B. Sowerby II, 1871) Winckworth, 1931 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Tellinoidea Tellinidae Tellininae Tellina emarginata Tamil Nadu (Pulicat Lake) G.B. Sowerby Winckworth, 1931 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Mactroidea Mactridae Mactrinae Mactra brunneoflavida Tamil Nadu (Ennur backwater, Pulicat Lake) (H.B. Preston, 1916) Winckworth, 1931 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Scaphopoda Dentaliida Dentaliidae Paradentalium pistis East coast (Winckworth, 1940) Winckworth, R., 1940 Subba Rao, N.V.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Cidariidae Poriocidaris purpurata Andamans Wyville Thomson, 1869 Wood-Mason, J. et al., 1891 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Arbaciidae Pygmaeocidaris prionigera Andamans A. Agassiz, 1879 Wood-Mason, J. et al., 1891 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Temnopleuridae Prionechinus agassizi Andamans J. Wood-Mason, and A. Alcock, 1891 Wood-Mason, J. et al., 1891 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 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 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 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 Styracaster clavipes Andamans J. Wood-Mason and A. Alcock, 1891 Wood-Mason, J. et al., 1891 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Goniasteridae Pentagonaster sp. Andamans n/a Wood-Mason, J. et al., 1891 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Goniasteridae Pseudarchaster mozaicus Andamans J. Wood-Mason and A. Alcock, 1891 Wood-Mason, J. et al., 1891 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Pterasteridae Hymenaster nobilis Andamans Wyville Thomson, 1876 Wood-Mason, J. et al., 1891 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Pterasteridae Marsipaster ? hirsutus Bay of Bengal, 90 34’ N 850 43’ 15” E, 3652 m W.P. Sladen, 1882 Wood-Mason, J. et al., 1891 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Echinasteridae Dictyaster xenophilus Andaman Sea, 110 31’ 40” N 920 46’ 06” E, 344-402m J. Wood-Mason and A. Alcock, 1891 Wood-Mason, J. et al., 1891 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asteriidae Scleraasterias mazophora Andamans J. Wood-Mason and A. Alcock, 1891 Wood-Mason, J. et al., 1891 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Brisingidae Brisinga andamanica Andamans J. Wood-Mason and A. Alcock, 1891 Wood-Mason, J. et al., 1891 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Brisingidae Brisinga bengalensis Andamans J. Wood-Mason and A. Alcock, 1891 Wood-Mason, J. et al., 1891 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Freyellidae Freyella benthophila Bay of Bengal, 90 34’ N 850 43’ 15” E, 3652 m W.P. Sladen, 1889 Wood-Mason, J. et al., 1891 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nudibranchia Euctenidiacea Chromodorididae Thorunna australis Andamn & Nicobar Islands (Risbec, 1928) Zacharia et al., 2008 Subba Rao, N.V.

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