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
Superkingdomsort descending Kingdom Phylum Subphylum Class Order Suborder Family Genus Species Occurrence Authority References Contributors Note
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Pyura lanka Palk Strait Herdman, 1906 Oka, A., 1915 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Pyura spinosa Tuticorin Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 Meenakshi, V.K. et al., 2006 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Pyura vittata Tuticorin Stimpson, 1852 Renganathan, T.K., 1986b Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Botrylloides chevalense Tuticorin Herdman, 1906 Renganathan, T.K., 1984a Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Botrylloides leachi Tuticorin Savigny, 1816 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Botrylloides magnicoecum Tuticorin Hartmeyer, 1912 Renganathan, T.K. et al., 1985 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Botrylloides perspicum Chennai Herdman, 1886 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Botryllus purpureus Tuticorin Oka, 1932 Meenakshi, V.K. et al., 2006a Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Botryllus schlosseri Tuticorin Pallas, 1766 Meenakshi, V.K. et al., 2006a Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Botryllus stewartensis Tuticorin Brewin, 1958 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Botryllus tuberatus Gulf of Mannar Ritter & Forsyth, 1917 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Cnemidocarpa areolata Tuticorin Heller, 1878 Renganathan, T.K., 1986b Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Cnemidocarpa AS 268 BH1 Kanyakumari Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Cnemidocarpa intestinata Gulf of Mannar Kott, 1985 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Eusynstyela tincta Tuticorin Van Name, 1902 Meenakshi, V.K., 1998 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Monobotryllus violaceus Orissa Oka, 1915 Oka, A., 1915 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Polyandrocarpa chendurensis Thiruchendur Renganathan & Krishnaswamy, 1985 Renganathan, T.K. et al., 1985 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Polycarpa annandalei Madras Oka, 1915 Das, S.M., 1945 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Polycarpa AS 1324 C7 Kanyakumari Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Polycarpa AS 1350 C6 Kanyakumari Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Polycarpa aurita Tuticorin Sluiter, 1890 Meenakshi, V.K. et al., 2006b Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Polycarpa cryptocarpa Madras Sluiter, 1885 Oka, A., 1915 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Polycarpa glebosa Andamans Sluiter, 1904 Oka, A., 1915 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Polycarpa maniensis Mandapam Meenakshi, 1997 Meenakshi, V.K. et al., 2006b Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Polycarpa palkensis Tuticorin Herdman, 1906 Renganathan, T.K., 1986b Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Polycarpa papillata Gulf of Mannar Sluiter, 1885 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Polycarpa pigmentata Tuticorin Herdman, 1906 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Polycarpa scatterata Tuticorin Meenakshi, 1997 Meenakshi, V.K. et al., 2006b Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Styela bicolor Tuticorin Sluiter, 1887 Renganathan, T.K., 1981 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Styela canopus Tuticorin Savigny, 1816 Renganathan, T.K., 1986b Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Styela plicata Tuticorin Lesueur, 1823 Meenakshi, V.K. et al., 2007 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Symplegma brakenhielmi Tuticorin Michaelsen, 1904 Renganathan, T.K., 1985 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Symplegma oceania Gulf of Mannar Tokioka, 1961 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Symplegma reptans Kanyakumari Oka, 1927 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Symplegma viride Madras Herdman, 1886 Sebastian, V.O., 1956 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Symplegma viride stolonica Madras Berrill, 1931 Sebastian, V.O., 1956 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Acanthasteridae Acanthaster planci Andamans C. Linnaeus, 1758 Julka, J.M. et al., 1978 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Acanthasteridae Acanthaster planci Nicobars C. Linnaeus, 1758 James, D.B., 1969 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Archasteridae Archaster angulatus Andamans J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1842 Koehler, R., 1910 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Archasteridae Archaster typicus Andamans J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1840 Bell, F.J., 1887 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Archasteridae Archaster typicus Nicobars J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1840 Julka, J.M. et al., 1978 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 Asteriidae Sclerasterias nitida Andamans R. Koehler, 1910 Koehler, R., 1909 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterinidae Anseropoda pellucida Andamans A. Alcock, 1893 Alcock, A., 1893 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 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 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 coronata Andhra Pradesh: Visakhapatnam E. von Martens, 1866 Sastry, D.R.K., 2007 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 lorioli Andhra Pradesh: Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam R. Koehler, 1910 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 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 Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterinidae Disasterina spinulifera Andamans H.L. Clark, 1938 Julka, J.M. et al., 1978 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterinidae Paranepanthia brachiata Andamans R. Koehler, 1910 Koehler, R., 1910 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterinidae Patiriella pseudoexigua Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands A. Dartnall, 1971 Koehler, R., 1910 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterinidae Tegulaster ceylanicus Andamans L. Döderlein, 1888 James, D.B., 1983 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterinidae Tegulaster ceylanicus Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar L. Döderlein, 1888 James, D.B., 1988 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterinidae Tegulaster emburyi Nicobars A.A. Livingstone, 1933 Sastry, D.R.K., 2005 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterodiscididae Anthenea pentagonula Orissa: Ganjam Coast Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1816 Koehler, R., 1910 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterodiscididae Anthenea pentagonula Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1816 Bell, F.J., 1889 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Asterodiscididae Asterodiscus elegans Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar J.E. Gray, 1847 Thurston, E., 1895 Sastry, D.R.K.
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 Asteroidea Asteropseidae Valvaster striatus Andamans Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1816 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 bengalensis Orissa: Gopalpore; Tamil Nadu: Mahabalipuram L. Döderlein, 1917 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 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 greigi Andamans R. Koehler, 1909 Koehler, R., 1909 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 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 indicus Andhra Pradesh: Kakinada L. Döderlein, 1888 Radha Krishna, Y. et al., 1968 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 Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar L. Döderlein, 1888 James, D.B., 1988 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten indicus West Bengal: Hugli-Matla Estuary L. Döderlein, 1888 Sastry, D.R.K., 1995 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten monacanthus Tamil Nadu: Chennai; Orissa: Mouth of Devi River, Andamans W.P. Sladen, 1883 Koehler, R., 1910 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten polyacanthus Andamans J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1842 Bell, F.J., 1887 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten polyacanthus Nicobars J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1842 Sastry, D.R.K. et al., 2004 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten polyacanthus Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1842 James, D.B., 1969 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten tamilicus Andamans L. Döderlein, 1888 James, D.B., 1983 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten tamilicus Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar L. Döderlein, 1888 Bell, F.J., 1888 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Astropecten vappa Tamil Nadu: Mahabalipuram; Andamans J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1843 Koehler, R., 1910 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Craspidaster hesperus Andamans J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1840 James, D.B., 1983 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Craspidaster hesperus Andhra Pradesh: Visakhapatnam; Orissa: Ganjam Coast J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1840 Koehler, R., 1910 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Craspidaster hesperus Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1840 James, D.B., 1988 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Dipsacaster pentagonalis Andaman Sea A. Alcock, 1894 Alcock, A., 1894 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Dipsacaster sladeni Andaman Sea A. Alcock, 1893 Alcock, A., 1893 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 coelochiles Andaman Sea A. Alcock, 1893 Alcock, A., 1893 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 Astropectinidae Persephonaster roulei Probably from vicinity of India R. Koehler, 1909 Koehler, R., 1909 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Astropectinidae Phidiaster agassizi Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar R. Koehler, 1909 Sastry, D.R.K., 2007 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Benthopectinidae Benthopecten indicus Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar R. Koehler, 1909 Koehler, R., 1909 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Benthopectinidae Benthopecten semisquamatus Andamans W.P. Sladen, 1889 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Benthopectinidae Cheiraster snyderi Nicobars W.K. Fisher, 1906 Koehler, R., 1909 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Benthopectinidae Pararchaster huddlestoni Bay of Bengal, Carpenters Ridge, 2780 m A. Alcock, 1893 Alcock, A., 1893 Sastry, D.R.K.

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