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 Subclass Order Family Genus Species Occurrence Authority References Contributors
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Phacodiniidia Phacodiniida Phacodiniidae Phacodinium Phacodinium metchnicoffi var indica Kalavati and Raman, 2008 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Protocruziidia Protocruziida Protocruziidae Protocruzia Protocruzia adherans Mansfield, 1923 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Protocruziidia Protocruziida Protocruziidae Protocruzia Protocruzia piggerina Cohn, 1866 Radhakrishna, G., 1984 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Stichotrichia Sporadotrichina Oxytrichidae Gastrostyla Gastrostyla Sp. Engelmann, 1862 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Stichotrichia Sporadotrichina Oxytrichidae Oxytricha Oxytricha chilkensis Das, 1995 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Stichotrichia Sporadotrichina Oxytrichidae Oxytricha Oxytricha marina Kahl, 1933 Ganapati, P.N. et al., 1958 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Stichotrichia Sporadotrichina Oxytrichidae Oxytricha Oxytricha sp. Kalavati and Raman, 2008 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Stichotrichia Sporadotrichina Oxytrichidae Stylonychia Stylonychia mytilus Ehrenberg, 1838 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Stichotrichia Sporadotrichina Oxytrichidae Stylonychia Stylonychia pustulata Ehrenberg, 1838 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Stichotrichia Sporadotrichina Oxytrichidae Stylonychia Stylonychia putrina Stokes, 1885 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Stichotrichia Stichotrichida Amphisiellidae Amphisiella Amphisiella andhrae Kalavati and Raman, 2008 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Stichotrichia Stichotrichida Amphisiellidae Eschaneustyla Eschaneustyla sp Stokes, 1881 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Stichotrichia Stichotrichida Urostylidae Holosticha Holosticha manca Khal, 1933 Ganapati, P.N. et al., 1958 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Postciliodesmatophora Spirotrichea Stichotrichia Stichotrichida Urostylidae Holosticha Holosticha warreni Song and Wilbert, 1997 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Didiniidae Didinium Didinium nasutum O.F. Muller, 1786 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Enchelyidae Enchelys Enchelys marina Meunier, 1907 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Enchelyidae Enchelys Enchelys pectinata Kahl, 1933 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Lacrymariidae Lacrymaria Lacrymaria coronata Lachmann, 1859 Rao, G.C. et al., 1968 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Lacrymariidae Lacrymaria Lacrymaria elegans. Engelmann, 1862 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Lacrymariidae Lacrymaria Lacrymaria marina Kahl, 1933 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Lacrymariidae Lacrymaria Lacrymaria olar Kahl, 1933 Rao, G.C. et al., 1968 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Lacrymariidae Lacrymaria Lacrymaria sapropelica Kahl, 1927 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Spathidiidae Spathidium Spathidium fossicola Kahl, 1933 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Trachelophyllidae Lagynophrya. Lagynophrya salina Kirby, 1932 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Haptorida Trachelophyllidae Trachelophyllum Trachelophyllum sp. Kalavati and Raman, 2008 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pharyngophorida Tracheliidae Dileptus Dileptus anser. da Cunha, 1915 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pharyngophorida Tracheliidae Dileptus Dileptus anser. O.F. Muller, 1786 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pharyngophorida Tracheliidae Trachelius Trachelius ovum Ehrenberg, 1831 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pleurostomatida Amphileptidae Amphileptus Amphileptus claparedei Stein, 1867 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pleurostomatida Amphileptidae Amphileptus Amphileptus trachelioides Jach, 1893 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pleurostomatida Amphileptidae Litonotus Litonotus obtuses Maupas, 1888 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pleurostomatida Amphileptidae Loxophyllum Loxophyllum setigerum. Quennerstedt, 1867 Das, A.K., 1995 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Litostomatea Pleurostomatida Amphileptidae Loxophyllum Loxophyllum verrucosum Stokes, 1893 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prorodontida Placidae Placus Placus socialis. Fabre - Domiergue, 1889 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prorodontida Prorodontidae Mimeticus Mimeticus mimeticus Small and Lynn, 1985 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prorodontida Prorodontidae Prorodon Prorodon discolor Ehrenberg, 1838 Ratna Bharati, V., 1998 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prorodontida Prorodontidae Prorodon Prorodon marinus Dragesco, 1960 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prorodontida Prorodontidae Prorodon Prorodon minuta Kalavati and Raman, 2008 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prorodontida Urotrichidae Urotricha. Urotricha globosa Schewiakoff, 1893 Rao, G.C. et al., 1968 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prostomatida Holophyridae Holophrya Holophrya marina Mansfeld, 1923 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prostomatida Holophyridae Holophrya Holophrya nairi Das, 1995 Padma, Dorothy K. et al., 2002 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prostomatida Holophyridae Holophrya Holophrya nigricans Lauterborn, 1908 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryota Protozoa Ciliophora Rhabdophora Prostomatea Prostomatida Holophyridae Holophrya Holophrya simplex Schewiakoff, 1893 Kalavati, C. et al., 2008 Kalavati, C.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Antedonidae Andrometra indica Andamans A.H. Clark, 1909 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Antedonidae Dorometra nana Andamans and Nicobars Hartlaub, 1890 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Antedonidae Mastigometra micropoda India A.H. Clark, 1909 Clark, A.H., 1909a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Antedonidae Psathyrometra inusitata Andamans A.H. Clark, 1912 Clark, A.H., 1912b Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Antedonidae Psathyrometra mira Andamans A.H. Clark, 1909 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Antedonidae Sarametra nicobarica Nicobars A.H. Clark, 1929 Clark, A.H., 1929 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Bourgueticrinidae Bathycrinus woodmasoni Nicobars A.H. Clark, 1909 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Calometridae Neometra spinosissima Andamans A.H. Clark, 1909 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Charitometridae Glyptometra crassa Nicobars A.H. Clark, 1912 Clark, A.H., 1950 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Charitometridae Glyptometra invenusta Andamans A.H. Clark, 1909 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Charitometridae Permissometra occidentalis Nicobars A.H. Clark, 1929 James, D.B., 1983 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Colobimetridae Cenometra herdmani Orissa: Ganjam Coast A.H. Clark, 1909 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Colobimetridae Colobometra brevicirra India A.H. Clark., 1912 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Colobimetridae Colobometra discolor Andamans A.H. Clark., 1912 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Colobimetridae Cotylometra gracilicirra Andamans A.H. Clark, 1908 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Colobimetridae Decametra brevicirra India A.H. Clark, 1912 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Colobimetridae Decametra moebiusi India A.H. Clark, 1911 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Colobimetridae Iconometra intermedia Andamans A.H. Clark, 1912 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Colobimetridae Oligometra imbricata Orissa A.H. Clark, 1909 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Colobimetridae Oligometra imbricata Tamil Nadu: Tranquebar A.H. Clark, 1909 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Colobimetridae Oligometra serripinna Andhra Pradesh: Off Santapally, Off Pundi P.H. Carpenter, 1881 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Colobimetridae Oligometra serripinna Orissa: Off Puri, Off Gopalpore P.H. Carpenter, 1881 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Colobimetridae Oligometra serripinna Tamil Nadu: Madras Harbour P.H. Carpenter, 1881 Clark, A.H., 1932 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Comasteridae Capillaster mariae Andamans A.H. Clark, 1907 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Comasteridae Capillaster multiradiatus Tamil Nadu (Tuticorin); Andamans C. Linnaeus, 1758 Clark, A.H., 1931 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Comasteridae Comanthina nobilis Andamans P.H. Carpenter, 1884 Sastry, D.R.K., 1997 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Comasteridae Comanthina schlegeli Andamans P.H. Carpenter, 1881 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Comasteridae Comanthina schlegeli Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar) P.H. Carpenter, 1881 James, D.B., 1969 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Comasteridae Comanthus parvicirrus Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar), Andamans, Nicobars J. Müller, 1841 Clark, A.H., 1931 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Comasteridae Comanthus samoanus Andamans A.H. Clark, 1909 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Comasteridae Comanthus wahlbergi Andamans J. Müller, 1843 Sastry, D.R.K., 2005 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Comasteridae Comaster gracilis Andamans Hartlaub, 1890 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Comasteridae Comaster gracilis Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar) Hartlaub, 1890 James, D.B., 1988 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Comasteridae Comaster multibrachiata Andamans P.H. Carpenter, 1888 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Comasteridae Comaster multifidus Andamans J. Müller, 1841 Sastry, D.R.K., 1999b Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Comasteridae Comaster parvus Andamans A.H. Clark, 1909 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Comasteridae Comatella maculata Andamans P.H. Carpenter, 1888 Sastry, D.R.K., 1997 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Comasteridae Comatella maculata Nicobars P.H. Carpenter, 1888 James, D.B., 1983 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Comasteridae Comatella nigra Andamans P.H. Carpenter, 1876 Sastry, D.R.K., 1998 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Comasteridae Comatella stelligera Andamans P.H. Carpenter, 1880 Sastry, D.R.K., 1999a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Comasteridae Comatella stelligera Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar) P.H. Carpenter, 1880 James, D.B., 1988 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Comasteridae Comatula brevicirra Andamans, Nicobars F.J. Bell, 1894 Clark, A.H., 1932 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Comasteridae Comatula micraster Andamans A.H. Clark, 1909 Clark, A.H., 1909 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Comasteridae Comatula pectinata Nicobars C. Linnaeus, 1758 Clark, A.H., 1932 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Comasteridae Oxycomanthus bennetti Andamans J. Müller, 1841 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Eudiometridae Eudiocrinus minor Andamans A.H. Clark, 1909 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Eudiometridae Eudiocrinus ornatus Andamans A.H. Clark, 1909 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Himerometridae Craspedometra acuticirra Andamans P.H. Carpenter, 1882 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Himerometridae Craspedometra anceps Andamans P.H. Carpenter, 1888 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Himerometridae Heterometra bengalensis Andamans Hartlaub, 1890 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Himerometridae Heterometra bengalensis Orissa: Off Gopalpore Hartlaub, 1890 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Himerometridae Heterometra philiberti Andamans J. Müller, 1849 Clark, A.H., 1909a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Himerometridae Heterometra reynaudi Andhra Pradesh: Off Kalingapatnam J. Müller, 1846 Clark, A.H., 1912a Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Himerometridae Heterometra reynaudi Orissa: Off Gopalpore J. Müller, 1846 Clark, A.H., 1932 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Himerometridae Heterometra reynaudi Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar) J. Müller, 1846 Bell, F.J., 1888 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Himerometridae Himerometra magnipinna Andamans A.H. Clark, 1908 Sastry, D.R.K., 1997 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryotes Animalia Echinodermata Crinoidea Himerometridae Himerometra robustipinna Andamans P.H. Carpenter Sastry, D.R.K., 1998 Sastry, D.R.K.

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