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Contributed by: Dr. G. Maheswarudu, Murali Mohan Matturti, Dr. K. Srinivasa Rao

Superkingdom:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Item count: 6411
Classsort descending Order Suborder Family Genus Species Occurrence Authority References Contributors Note
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum fungosum Mandapam Herdman, 1886 Meenakshi, V.K., 1998a Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum glabrum Tuticorin Sluiter, 1895 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum incrustatum Gulf of Mannar Michaelsen, 1930 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum indicum Madras Sebastian, 1954 Sebastian, V.O., 1954 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum madrasensis Madras Sebastian, 1952 Sebastian, V.O., 1952 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum marsupiale Gulf of Mannar Kott, 1963 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum nudum Tuticorin Kott, 1992 Meenakshi, V.K., 1998a Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum saturnium Tuticorin Savigny, 1816 Meenakshi, V.K., 1998a Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum solum Gulf of Mannar Kott, 1992 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum tenuatum Gulf of Mannar Kott, 1992 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum vasculosum Gulf of Mannar Pizon, 1908 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Sidnyum indicum* Tuticorin Renganathan & Monniot, 1984 Renganathan, T.K. et al., 1984 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Sidnyum pentatrema Tuticorin Monniot, 1972 Monniot, F., 1972 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum AS 1292 AM1 Gulf of Mannar Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum AS 1306 BP1 Gulf of Mannar Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum AS 153 T1 Tiruchendur Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum AS 177 S2 Gulf of Mannar Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum AS 401 Q5 Tiruchendur Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum AS 563 W1 Tiruchendur Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum AS 775 A1 Kanyakumari Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum AS 833 T2 Tiruchendur Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum AS 836 T3 Tiruchendur Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum AS 844 BM1 Gulf of Mannar Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum AS 873 G1 Kanyakumari Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum indicum n. sp. Tiruchendur Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum macroglossum Vanthivu Hartmeyer, 1919 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum papilliferum Kanyakumari Michaelsen, 1930 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia andamanensis Andaman Oka, 1915 Oka, A., 1915 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia AS 1530 AL2 Gulf of Mannar Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia AS 745 Z1 Tuticorin Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia AS 749 AA1 Tuticorin Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia AS 753 BB2 Kanyakumari Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia challengeri Tuticorin Herdman, 1882 Meenakshi, V.K., 2005 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia decepta Tuticorin Kott, 1985 Meenakshi, V.K., 2005 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia dorsata Tuticorin Meenakshi, 1999 Meenakshi, V.K. et al., 1999 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia gemmata Madras Sluiter, 1895 Krishnan, R. et al., 1989 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia glabra Valinokkam Hartmeyer, 1922 Meenakshi, V.K., 2005 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia indica Tuticorin Meenakshi, 1997 Meenakshi, V.K., 2005 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia kesavanica Tuticorin Meenakshi, 1997 Meenakshi, V.K., 2005 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia latesiphonica Valinokkam Hartmeyer, 1922 Meenakshi, V.K., 2005 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia liberata Tuticorin Sluiter, 1887 Meenakshi, V.K., 2005 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia samea Tuticorin Oka, 1935 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia sydneiensis Tuticorin Stimpson, 1855 Meenakshi, V.K. et al., 1998 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia tuticoriensis Tuticorin Meenakshi, 1997 Meenakshi, V.K., 2005 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia zara Tuticorin Oka, 1935 Renganathan, T.K., 1986b Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidiella aspersa Madras Mueller, 1776 Das, S.M., 1945 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Phallusia arabica Tuticorin Savigny, 1816 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Phallusia barbarica Tuticorin Kott, 1985 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Phallusia caguayensis Mandapam Millar & Goodbody, 1974 Meenakshi, V.K., 1997 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Phallusia nigra Tuticorin Savigny, 1816 Meenakshi, V.K., 1998 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Phallusia polytrema Mandapam Herdman, 1906 Meenakshi, V.K. et al., 1999a Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Corellidae Rhodosoma turcicum Tuticorin Savigny, 1816 Meenakshi, V.K. et al., 1997 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida AS 2068 AY4 Gulf of Mannar Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida diaphanis Ervadi Sluiter, 1885 Meenakshi, V.K., 2009 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida diligens Mandapam Sluiter, 1900 Meenakshi, V.K., 2009 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida garstangi Mandapam Sluiter, 1898 Renganathan, T.K., 1984 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida imperfecta Tuticorin Tokioka, 1950 Renganathan, T.K., 1986b Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida koumaci Mandapam Monniot, 1987 Meenakshi, V.K., 2009 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida krishnani Tuticorin Renganathan & Krishnaswamy, 1985 Renganathan, T.K. et al., 1985 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida nexa Ervadi Sluiter, 1904 Meenakshi, V.K., 2009 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida sluiteri Ervadi Herdman, 1906 Meenakshi, V.K. et al., 1999b Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida styeloids Ervadi Traustedt, 1882 Meenakshi, V.K., 2009 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida thurstoni Gulf of Manaar Herdman, 1890 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida venui Tuticorin Meenakshi, 1997 Meenakshi, V.K., 2000a Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Perophora clavata Tuticorin Kott, 1985 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Perophora formosana Tuticorin Oka, 1931 Renganathan, T.K., 1983a Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Perophora hutchisoni Tuticorin Macdonald, 1859 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Perophora listeri indica Madras Sebastian, 1955 Sebastian, V.O., 1955 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Perophora modificata Tuticorin Kott, 1985 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Perophora multiclathrata Tuticorin Sluiter, 1904 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Molgulidae Molgula calvata Tuticorin Sluiter, 1904 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Molgulidae Molgula ficus Gulf of Mannar Macdonald, 1859 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Molgulidae Molgula martensii Tuticorin Traustedt, 1885 Renganathan, T.K., 1986a Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Molgulidae Molgula mortensini Tuticorin Michaelsen, 1922 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Molgulidae Molgula simulans Tuticorin Oka, 1915 Meenakshi, V.K., 1997 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Molgulidae Molgula sphaera Tuticorin Kott, 1972 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Boltenia transversaria Gulf of Mannar Sluiter, 1904 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Ctenyura AS 739 S8 Tuticorin Meenakshi, 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K. Note 1
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Ctenyura intermedia Kanyakumari Van Name, 1918 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Herdmania momus Tuticorin Savigny, 1816 Das, S.M., 1936 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Microcosmus curvus Tuticorin Tokioka, 1954 Renganathan, T.K., 1983 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Microcosmus exasperatus Tuticorin Heller, 1878 Krishnan, R. et al., 1989 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Microcosmus helleri Gulf of Mannar Herdman, 1882 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Microcosmus manaarensis Madras Herdman, 1906 Oka, A., 1915 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Microcosmus propinquus Tuticorin Herdman, 1882 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Microcosmus pupa Tuticorin Savigny, 1816 Meenakshi, V.K. et al., 2007a Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Microcosmus squamiger Tuticorin Hartmeyer & Michaelsen, 1928 Meenakshi, V.K. et al., 2007a Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Microcosmus stoloniferus Kanyakumari Kott, 1952 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Pyura ennurensis Madras Das, 1940 Das, S.M., 1940 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Pyura lanka Palk Strait Herdman, 1906 Oka, A., 1915 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Pyura spinosa Tuticorin Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 Meenakshi, V.K. et al., 2006 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Pyura vittata Tuticorin Stimpson, 1852 Renganathan, T.K., 1986b Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Botrylloides chevalense Tuticorin Herdman, 1906 Renganathan, T.K., 1984a Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Botrylloides leachi Tuticorin Savigny, 1816 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Botrylloides magnicoecum Tuticorin Hartmeyer, 1912 Renganathan, T.K. et al., 1985 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Botrylloides perspicum Chennai Herdman, 1886 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Botryllus purpureus Tuticorin Oka, 1932 Meenakshi, V.K. et al., 2006a Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Botryllus schlosseri Tuticorin Pallas, 1766 Meenakshi, V.K. et al., 2006a Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Botryllus stewartensis Tuticorin Brewin, 1958 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.
Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Styelidae Botryllus tuberatus Gulf of Mannar Ritter & Forsyth, 1917 Meenakshi, V.K., 2003 Meenakshi, V.K., Renganathan, T.K.

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