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
Superkingdomsort descending Kingdom Phylum Class Family Genus Species Occurrence Authority References Contributors
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Oreasteridae Goniodiscater vallei Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar R. Koehler, 1910 James, D.B., 1988 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Oreasteridae Goniodiscater vallei West Bengal: Digha R. Koehler, 1910 Sastry, D.R.K., 1998 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Oreasteridae Halityle regularis Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar W.K. Fisher, 1913 James, D.B., 1976 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Oreasteridae Pentaceraster affinis Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1842 Bell, F.J., 1888 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Oreasteridae Pentaceraster gracilis Bay of Bengal (?Nicobars) C.F. Lütken, 1871 Lütken, C.F., 1871 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Oreasteridae Pentaceraster multispinus Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar E. von Martens, 1866 Gravely, 1927 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Oreasteridae Pentaceraster regulus Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar J. Müller and F.H. Troschel, 1842 Gravely, 1927 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Oreasteridae Pentaceraster westermanni Bay of Bengal (?Nicobars) C.F. Lütken, 1871 Lütken, C.F., 1871 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Oreasteridae Poraster superbus Andamans K. Möbius, 1859 Sastry, D.R.K., 2005 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Oreasteridae Poraster superbus Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar K. Möbius, 1859 Bell, F.J., 1888 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Oreasteridae Protoreaster lincki Nicobars H.M. de Blainville, 1830 Lütken, C.F., 1865 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Oreasteridae Protoreaster lincki Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar H.M. de Blainville, 1830 Bell, F.J., 1888 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Oreasteridae Protoreaster lincki Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar; Andamans H.M. de Blainville, 1830 James, D.B., 1969 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Oreasteridae Protoreaster nodosus Nicobars C. Linnaeus, 1758 Julka, J.M. et al., 1978 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Pedicellasteridae Pedicellaster atratus Andamans A. Alcock, 1893 Alcock, A., 1893 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 Porcellanaster caulifer Andamans W.P. Sladen, 1883 Koehler, R., 1909 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Porcellanasteridae Porcellanaster ceruleus Andamans Wyville Thomson, 1877 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Porcellanasteridae Sidonaster vaneyi Andaman & Nicobar Islands R. Koehler, 1909 Koehler, R., 1909 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Porcellanasteridae Styracaster armatus Bay of Bengal W.P. Sladen, 1883 Alcock, A., 1893 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Porcellanasteridae Styracaster caroli Andamans; Nicobars H. Ludwig, 1907 Koehler, R., 1909 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 Pterasteridae Euretaster cribrosus Nicobars E. von Martens, 1867 Julka, J.M. et al., 1978 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Pterasteridae Euretaster cribrosus Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar E. von Martens, 1867 James, D.B., 1988 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Pterasteridae Hymenaster alcocki Andamans R. Koehler, 1909 Koehler, R., 1909 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 Zoroasteridae Zoroaster adami Andamans R. Koehler, 1909 Koehler, R., 1909 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Zoroasteridae Zoroaster alfredi Off Andhra Pradesh, 150 25’ 06” N 800 25’ 07” E A. Alcock, 1893 Alcock, A., 1894 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Zoroasteridae Zoroaster alfredi Tamil Nadu: ?off Chennai A. Alcock, 1893 Alcock, A., 1893 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Zoroasteridae Zoroaster angulatus Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar A. Alcock, 1893 Alcock, A., 1893 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Zoroasteridae Zoroaster barathri Off Andhra Pradesh, 150 25’ 06” N 800 25’ 07” E A. Alcock, 1893 Alcock, A., 1894 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Zoroasteridae Zoroaster barathri Tamil Nadu: ?off Chennai A. Alcock, 1893 Alcock, A., 1893 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Zoroasteridae Zoroaster carinatus Off Andaman Islands A. Alcock, 1893 Alcock, A., 1893 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Zoroasteridae Zoroaster gilesii Off Andaman Islands A. Alcock, 1893 Alcock, A., 1893 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Asteroidea Zoroasteridae Zoroaster zea Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar A. Alcock, 1893 Alcock, A., 1893 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Arachnoididae Arachnoides placenta Andamans C. Linnaeus, 1758 Koehler, R., 1922 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Arbaciidae Coelopleurus vittatus Andamans R. Koehler, 1927 Koehler, R., 1927 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 Aspidodiadematidae Aspidodiadema nicobaricum Nicobars L. Döderlein, 1901 Döderlein, L., 1901 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 Echinodea Asterostomatidae Argopatagus vitreus Andamans A. Agassiz, 1881 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Asterostomatidae Elipneustes denudatus Tamil Nadu: S of Kanniyakumari R. Koehler, 1914 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Asterostomatidae Palaeotrema ovatum Tamil Nadu: Off Chennai R. Koehler, 1914 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Astriclypeidae Echinodiscus auritus Orissa: Orissa Coast; Andhra Pradesh: Santapalli N.G. Leske, 1778 Koehler, R., 1922 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Astriclypeidae Echinodiscus auritus Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar N.G. Leske, 1778 Bell, F.J., 1889 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Astriclypeidae Echinodiscus auritus West Bengal: Mouth of Hugli River; Andamans N.G. Leske, 1778 Koehler, R., 1922 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Astriclypeidae Echinodiscus bisperforatus Orissa: Gopalpur; Tamil Nadu: Pondicherry N.G. Leske, 1778 Sastry, D.R.K., 2007 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Astriclypeidae Echinodiscus bisperforatus Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar N.G. Leske, 1778 Bell, F.J., 1888 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Brissopsis luzonica Andhra Pradesh: Visakhapatnam Coast; Andamans J.E. Gray, 1851 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Brissopsis luzonica Off Andhra Pradesh, 140 25’ N 800 15’ 45” E J.E. Gray, 1851 Anderson, A.R.S., 1894 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Brissopsis luzonica Tamil Nadu: Chennai Coast; Orissa: Ganjam Coast J.E. Gray, 1851 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Brissopsis oldhami Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 10 Degree Channel A. Alcock, 1893 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Brissopsis oldhami Andhra Pradesh: Off Krishna Delta A. Alcock, 1893 Alcock, A., 1894 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Brissopsis oldhami Tamil Nadu: 100 50’ 30"N 800 41’ 30” E A. Alcock, 1893 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Brissopsis parallela Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Ten Degree Channel R. Koehler, 1914 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Brissopsis parallela Andamans R. Koehler, 1914 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Brissus latecarinatus Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar N.G. Leske, 1778 Bell, F.J., 1888 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Gymnopatagus magnus Andamans A. Agassiz and H.L. Clark, 1907 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Gymnopatagus valdiviae Andamans L. Döderlein, 1901 Sastry, D.R.K., 2005 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Metalia latissima Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar H.L. Clark, 1925 Clark, H.L., 1925 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Metalia spatagus Andamans C. Linnaeus, 1758 Koehler, R., 1914 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Metalia sternalis Andamans J.B.P.A. Lamarck de, 1816 Bell, F.J., 1887 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Metalia sternalis Off Andhra Pradesh, 140 25’ N 800 15’ 45” E J.B.P.A. Lamarck de, 1816 Anderson, A.R.S., 1894 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Metalia sternalis Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar J.B.P.A. Lamarck de, 1816 Bell, F.J., 1888 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Rhynobrissus pyramidalis Orissa: Gahirmatha coast A. Agassiz, 1872 Sastry, D.R.K., 2007 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Brissidae Rhynobrissus pyramidalis Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar A. Agassiz, 1872 Bell, F.J., 1888 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Cidariidae Eucidaris metularia Andamans J.B.P.A. Lamarck de, 1816 Koehler, R., 1927 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Cidariidae Phyllacanthus forcipulatus Tamil Nadu: South of Mahabalipuram T. Mortensen, 1936 Mortensen, T., 1936 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Cidariidae Phyllacanthus imperialis Andamans J.B.P.A. Lamarck de, 1816 Sastry, D.R.K., 1977 Sastry, D.R.K.
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 Cidariidae Poriocidaris purpurata Nicobars Wyville Thomson, 1869 Döderlein, L., 1906 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Cidariidae Prionocidaris baculosa Andamans J.B.P.A. Lamarck de, 1816 Koehler, R., 1927 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Cidariidae Prionocidaris baculosa Coromandel Coast J.B.P.A. Lamarck de, 1816 Anderson, A.R.S., 1894 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Cidariidae Prionocidaris baculosa Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar J.B.P.A. Lamarck de, 1816 Thurston, E., 1895 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Cidariidae Prionocidaris verticillata Andamans J.B.P.A. Lamarck de, 1816 Bell, F.J., 1887 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Cidariidae Stereocidaris alcocki Orissa: SW of Puri; Andamans A.R.S. Anderson, 1894 Koehler, R., 1927 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Cidariidae Stereocidaris indica Andamans L. Döderlein, 1901 Koehler, R., 1927 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Cidariidae Stylocidaris albidens Andamans H.L. Clark, 1925 Koehler, R., 1927 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Cidariidae Stylocidaris brevicollis Andamans J.C.H. Meijere de, 1904 Koehler, R., 1927 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Cidariidae Stylocidaris lorioli Andamans R. Koehler, 1927 Koehler, R., 1927 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Cidariidae Stylocidaris tiara Andamans A.R.S. Anderson, 1894 Koehler, R., 1927 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Clypeasteridae Clypeaster annandalei Andhra Pradesh: Off Godavary Delta R. Koehler, 1922 Koehler, R., 1922 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Clypeasteridae Clypeaster fervens Tamil Nadu: Cuddalore R. Koehler, 1922 Mortensen, T., 1948b Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Clypeasteridae Clypeaster humilis Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar N.G. Leske, 1778 Bell, F.J., 1888 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Clypeasteridae Clypeaster rarispinus Andhra Pradesh: Visakhapatnam J.C.H. de Meijere, 1903 Koehler, R., 1922 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Clypeasteridae Clypeaster rarispinus Orissa: Ganjam Coast J.C.H. de Meijere, 1903 Koehler, R., 1922 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Clypeasteridae Clypeaster rarispinus Tamil Nadu: Chennai J.C.H. de Meijere, 1903 Clark, H.L., 1925 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Clypeasteridae Clypeaster rarispinus West Bengal: Mouth of Hugli River J.C.H. de Meijere, 1903 Koehler, R., 1922 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Clypeasteridae Clypeaster reticulatus Andamans C. Linnaeus, 1758 Koehler, R., 1922 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Diadematidae Astropyga radiata Andamans N.G. Leske, 1778 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Diadematidae Astropyga radiata Orissa: Ganjam Coas N.G. Leske, 1778 Koehler, R., 1927 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Diadematidae Astropyga radiata Tamil Nadu: Gulf of Mannar N.G. Leske, 1778 James, D.B., 1969 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Diadematidae Centrostephanus nitidus R. Koehler, 1927 R. Koehler, 1927 Koehler, R., 1927 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Diadematidae Chaetodiadema granulatum Andamans T. Mortensen, 1903 Sastry, D.R.K., 2007 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Diadematidae Chaetodiadema granulatum Orissa: Orissa Coast; Andhra Pradesh: Santapalli T. Mortensen, 1903 Koehler, R., 1927 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Diadematidae Chaetodiadema granulatum West Bengal: Mouth of Hugli River T. Mortensen, 1903 Sastry, D.R.K., 1995 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Diadematidae Diadema savignyi /setosum Andamans Michelin, 1845/N.G. Leske, 1778 Bell, F.J., 1887 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Diadematidae Diadema savignyi /setosum Nicobars Michelin, 1845/N.G. Leske, 1778 James, D.B., 1969 Sastry, D.R.K.
Eukaryota Animalia Echinodermata Echinodea Diadematidae Echinothrix calamaris Andamans Pallas, 1774 Clark, H.L., 1925 Sastry, D.R.K.

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