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 Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Muiricidae Rapaninae Thaisella Thaisella lacera East Coast, Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Born, 1780)
Eukaryota Chromista Rhodophyta Rhodophyceae Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis (Bory) Dawson, Aceleto, & Fold., 1998, 1970
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Chlorophyceae Chaetomorpha antennina (Bory) Harv., 2000, 1990, 1970
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Thecosomata Euthecosomata Cliidae Clio cuspidata Bay of Bengal (Bosc, 1862)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Hoplocarida Decapoda Dendrobranchiata Penaeidae Funchalia villosa Andamans (Bouvier, 1905)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Ostracoda Podocopida Podocopa Cytherideidae Miocyprideis spinulosa (Brady ), 1868
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Ostracoda Podocopida Podocopa Macrocyprideidae Macrocyprina decora (Brady), 1866
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Ostracoda Podocopida Podocopa Limnocytheridae Pontocythere fabacea (Brady), 1868
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Ostracoda Podocopida Podocopa Pectocytheridae Kotoracythere inconspicua (Brady), 1880
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Ostracoda Podocopida Podocopa Trachyleberididae Lankacythere coralloides (Brady), 1886
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Turritellidae Turritella Turritella vermicularis vermicularis Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Orissa (Brocchi, 1814)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Muiricidae Muricopsinae Favartia(Favartia) Favartia(Favartia) tetragona Andaman Islands (Broderip, 1833)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Eumalacostraca Stomatopoda Unipellata Gonodactylidae Gonodactylaceus glabrous Pamban, Kilakarai, Tuticorin, Andaman & Nicobar (Brooks, 1886)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Eumalacostraca Stomatopoda Unipellata Squillidae Lenisquilla lata Chennai (Brooks, 1886)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Eumalacostraca Stomatopoda Unipellata Squillidae Oratosquillina quinquedentata Kilakarai, Tuticorin, Mandapam, Parangipettai, Chennai, Balabore, Bay, Orissa (Brooks, 1886)
Eukaryota Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Eumalacostraca Stomatopoda Unipellata Squillidae Squilloides leptosquilla Andaman & Nicobar (Brooks, 1886)
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Fish Engraulidae Thryssa setirostris (Broussonet, 1782)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Cardioidea Cardiidae Trchycardiinae Acrosterigma biradiatum Nicobar Islands (Bruguiere, 1789)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Columbellidae Pyreninae Pyrene Pyrene flava Andaman Islands (Bruguiere, 1789)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nassariidae Nassariinae Nassarius Nassarius coronatus Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Bruguiere, 1789)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Nassariidae Nassariinae Nassarius Nassarius olivaceus Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Andamans (Bruguiere, 1789)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Babyloniidae Babylonia Babylonia zeylanica Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh (Bruguiere, 1789)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Cerithiidae Cerithiinae Rhinoclavis(Rhinoclavis) Rhinoclavis(Rhinoclavis) fasciata fasciata Coromadel coast, Andaman Islands (Bruguiere, 1792)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Potamididae Pyrazus Pyrazus ebeninus ebeninus Tamil Nadu (Bruguiere, 1792)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Muiricidae Rapaninae Nassa Nassa serta Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Bruguiere, 1798)
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Phaeophyceae Feldmannia padinae (Buff) Hamel, 2010
Eukaryota Chromista Rhodophyta Rhodophyceae Herposiphonia secunda (C. Ag.) Ambr., 1970
Eukaryota Chromista Rhodophyta Rhodophyceae Herposiphonia incidosa (C. Ag.) Ambr., 2000
Eukaryota Chromista Rhodophyta Rhodophyceae Chroodactylon ornatum (C. Ag.) Basson, 2000
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Chlorophyceae Enteromorpha flexuosa ssp. paradoxa (C. Ag.) Blid, 2000, 1999
Eukaryota Chromista Rhodophyta Rhodophyceae Gracilaria salicornia (C. Ag.) Dawson, 1985b
Eukaryota Chromista Rhodophyta Rhodophyceae Gracilaria armata (C. Ag.) Grev., 1990
Eukaryota Chromista Rhodophyta Rhodophyceae Hypnea divaricata (C. Ag.) Grun., 1983
Eukaryota Chromista Rhodophyta Rhodophyceae Champia parvula (C. Ag.) Harv., 1985
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Phaeophyceae Hydroclathrus clathratus (C. Ag.) Howe, 1990
Eukaryota Chromista Rhodophyta Rhodophyceae Hypnea spinella (C. Ag.) Kuetz., 1970
Eukaryota Chromista Rhodophyta Rhodophyceae Centroceros clavulatum (C. Ag.) Mont., 1985b, 1970
Eukaryota Chromista Rhodophyta Rhodophyceae Tolypocladia glomerulata (C. Ag.) Schem., 1985b
Eukaryota Chromista Rhodophyta Rhodophyceae Mastophora rosea (C. Ag.) Setch., 2000
Eukaryota Chromista Heterokontophyta Chlorophyceae Cladophora glomerata var. crassior (C. Ag.) Van den Hoek., 2000, 1990
Eukaryota Chromista Rhodophyta Rhodophyceae Gelidiopsis intricata (C. Ag.) Vick., 1983
Eukaryota Chromista Rhodophyta Rhodophyceae Herposiphonia secunda forma tenella (C. Ag.) Wynne, 1996, 1970
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Carditoida Pholadina Teredinidae Bankiinae Nototeredo edax Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands (C. Hedley, 1895)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Personidae Distorsio Distorsio anus anus Nicobars (C. Linnaeus, 1758
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Arcoida Noetiidae Striarca lactea Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar) (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Mytiloida Mytilidae Mytilinae Perna viridis Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa (Chilka Lake), West, Bengal, Andamans (Port Blair) (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Mytiloida Mytilidae Septiferinae Septifer bilocularis Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar), Andhra Pradesh, (Visakhapatnam), Andaman (Port Blair, Chiriatapu, Hhavelock, Neil, Snake and Red Skin Is) Nicobar (Car Nicobar Camorta) Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Pterioida Pteriidae Isognomon ephippium Andaman & Nicobar Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Pterioida Pteriidae Isognomon isognomum Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Pterioida Pteriidae Vulsella vulsella Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar), Andamans (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Pterioida Malleidae Malleus malleus Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar), Nicobar Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Ostreoida Ostreidae Lophinae Lopha cristagalli Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar, Palk Bay) (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Ostreoida Ostreidae Lophinae Dendostrea folium Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar-Pamban) (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Ostreoida Ostreidae Lophinae Dendostrea frons Orissa (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia unassigned Pharidae Siliqua radiata Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, West Benga (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Lucinoida Lucinidae Milthinae Anodontia edentula Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar and Chennai), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Lucinoida Lucinidae Milthinae Emasiella philippinarum West Bengal (Halliday Island, Port Canning), Andamans (Port Blair) (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Lucinoida Lucinidae Divaricellinae Fimbria fimbriata Andaman & Nicobar Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Cardioidea Cardiidae Fraginae Fragum fragum Andamans (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Cardioidea Cardiidae Fraginae Fragum unedo Andaman & Nicobar Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Cardioidea Cardiidae Fraginae Corculum cardissa Andamans (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Cardioidea Cardiidae Fraginae Corculum hemicardium Off Andamans (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Cardioidea Cardiidae Fraginae Lunulicardia retusa Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar), Andamans (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Cardioidea Cardiidae Laevicardiinae Fulvia laevigata Andaman & Nicobar Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Cardioidea Cardiidae Trchycardiinae Vasticardium flavum Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Cardioidea Cardiidae Trchycardiinae Hippopus hippopus Nicobars (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Veneroida Veneridae Chioninae Anomalocardia Anomalocardia flexuosa Tamil Nadu (Ennur backwaters), Andhra Pradesh, (Visakhapatnam), Orissa (Konark, Chatrapur) (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Veneroida Veneridae Chioninae Anomalocardia Anomalodiscus squamosa Tamil Nadu (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Veneroida Veneridae Chioninae Chione cancellata Orissa (Puri) (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Veneroida Veneridae Chioninae Timoclea marica Andamans (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Veneroida Veneridae Circinae Circe scripta Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar), Andamans (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Veneroida Veneridae Circinae Gafrarium pectinatum Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar), Andhra Pradesh, (Vjsakhapatnam), Orissa, Andaman & Nicobar Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Veneroida Veneridae Dosininae Dosinia prostrata Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar) (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Veneroida Veneridae Lioconchinae Lioconcha castrensis Andaman & Nicobar Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Veneroida Veneridae Meretricinae Meretrix meretrix East coast (backwaters and estuaries), Nicobars (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Veneroida Veneridae Sunettinae Sunetta meroe Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh (Visakhapatnam), Orissa (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Veneroida Veneridae Sunettinae Sunetta scripta Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh (Visakhapatnam), Orissa, Nicobar Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Veneroida Veneridae Tapetinae Paphia rotundata Tamil Nadu (Pamban), Andamans (Port Blair) (C. linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Veneroida Veneridae Tapetinae Tapes literatus Tamil Nadu (Pamban), Andamans (Red Skin Island) (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Veneroida Veneridae Venerinae Antigona reticulata Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Veneroida Veneridae Venerinae Periglypta Periglypta paurpera Andaman & Nicobar Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Tellinoidea Tellinidae Arcopagiinae Cyclotellina remies Andaman & Nicobar Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Tellinoidea Tellinidae Arcopagiinae Quadrans gargadia Nicobar Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Tellinoidea Tellinidae Arcopagiinae Scutarcopagia linguafelis Nicobar Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Tellinoidea Tellinidae Arcopagiinae Scutarcopagia scobinata Andhra Pradesh (Visakhapatnam), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Tellinoidea Tellinidae Macominae Tellinimactra angulata Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh (Kakinada Bay), Orissa, West Bengal (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Tellinoidea Tellinidae Tellininae Pharaonella rostrata Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Andamans (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Tellinoidea Tellinidae Tellininae Phylloda foliacea Tamil Nadu, Andamans (off shore) (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Tellinoidea Tellinidae Tellininae Tellinella virgata Andaman & Nicobar Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Mactroidea Mactridae Mactrinae Mactrinula plicataria Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, W. Bengal, And & Nicobar (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Carditoida Pholadina Pholadidae Pholadinae Barnea Barnea candida Orissa, West Bengal (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Bivalvia Protobranchia Carditoida Pholadina Pholadidae Martesiinae Martesia Martesia striata East coast, Andamans (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Cerithiidae Cerithiinae Rhinoclavis(Rhinoclavis) Rhinoclavis(Rhinoclavis) aspera aspera Andaman & Nicobar Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Cerithiidae Cerithiinae Rhinoclavis(Rhinoclavis) Rhinoclavis(Rhinoclavis) vertagus vertagus Andaman & Nicobar Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Potamididae Telescopium Telescopium telescopium telescopium Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Potamididae Terebralia Terebralia palustris palustris Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Andaman & Nicobar Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Siliquaridae Tenegodus Tenegodus anguinus anguinus Orissa (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Turritellidae Turritella Turritella duplicata duplicata Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Andaman Islands (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Epitoniidae Epitonium Epitonium scalare scalare Puducherry (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Eukaryota Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Vetigastropoda Janthinidae Janthina Janthina janthina janthina Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh (C. Linnaeus, 1758)

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