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 Subphylum Class Order Suborder Family Genus Species Occurrence Authority References Contributors Note
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Aplidium indicum Tuticorin Renganathan & Monniot, 1984
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Aplidium lunacratum Tiruchendur Kott, 1992
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Aplidium macrolobatum Kanyakumari Kott, 1992
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Aplidium minisculum Gulf of Mannar Kott, 1992
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Aplidium multiplicatum Mandapam Sluiter, 1909
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Aplidium paralineatum Tuticorin Kott, 1992
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Aplidium ritteri Tirunelveli Sluiter, 1895
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Aplidium rubricollum Kanyakumari Kott, 1963
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Aplidium uteute Kanyakumari Monniot & Monniot, 1987
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum As 2046 AY1 Gulf of Mannar Meenakshi, 2003 Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum constellatum Madras Savigny, 1816
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum fungosum Mandapam Herdman, 1886
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum glabrum Tuticorin Sluiter, 1895
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum incrustatum Gulf of Mannar Michaelsen, 1930
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum indicum Madras Sebastian, 1954
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum madrasensis Madras Sebastian, 1952
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum marsupiale Gulf of Mannar Kott, 1963
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum nudum Tuticorin Kott, 1992
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum saturnium Tuticorin Savigny, 1816
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum solum Gulf of Mannar Kott, 1992
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum tenuatum Gulf of Mannar Kott, 1992
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Polyclinum vasculosum Gulf of Mannar Pizon, 1908
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Sidnyum indicum* Tuticorin Renganathan & Monniot, 1984
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Sidnyum pentatrema Tuticorin Monniot, 1972
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum AS 1292 AM1 Gulf of Mannar Meenakshi, 2003 Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum AS 1306 BP1 Gulf of Mannar Meenakshi, 2003 Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum AS 153 T1 Tiruchendur Meenakshi, 2003 Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum AS 177 S2 Gulf of Mannar Meenakshi, 2003 Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum AS 401 Q5 Tiruchendur Meenakshi, 2003 Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum AS 563 W1 Tiruchendur Meenakshi, 2003 Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum AS 775 A1 Kanyakumari Meenakshi, 2003 Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum AS 833 T2 Tiruchendur Meenakshi, 2003 Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum AS 836 T3 Tiruchendur Meenakshi, 2003 Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum AS 844 BM1 Gulf of Mannar Meenakshi, 2003 Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum AS 873 G1 Kanyakumari Meenakshi, 2003 Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum indicum n. sp. Tiruchendur Meenakshi, 2003
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum macroglossum Vanthivu Hartmeyer, 1919
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Aplousobranchia Polyclinidae Synoicum papilliferum Kanyakumari Michaelsen, 1930
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia andamanensis Andaman Oka, 1915
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia AS 1530 AL2 Gulf of Mannar Meenakshi, 2003 Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia AS 745 Z1 Tuticorin Meenakshi, 2003 Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia AS 749 AA1 Tuticorin Meenakshi, 2003 Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia AS 753 BB2 Kanyakumari Meenakshi, 2003 Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia challengeri Tuticorin Herdman, 1882
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia decepta Tuticorin Kott, 1985
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia dorsata Tuticorin Meenakshi, 1999
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia gemmata Madras Sluiter, 1895
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia glabra Valinokkam Hartmeyer, 1922
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia indica Tuticorin Meenakshi, 1997
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia kesavanica Tuticorin Meenakshi, 1997
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia latesiphonica Valinokkam Hartmeyer, 1922
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia liberata Tuticorin Sluiter, 1887
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia samea Tuticorin Oka, 1935
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia sydneiensis Tuticorin Stimpson, 1855
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia tuticoriensis Tuticorin Meenakshi, 1997
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidia zara Tuticorin Oka, 1935
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Ascidiella aspersa Madras Mueller, 1776
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Phallusia arabica Tuticorin Savigny, 1816
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Phallusia barbarica Tuticorin Kott, 1985
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Phallusia caguayensis Mandapam Millar & Goodbody, 1974
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Phallusia nigra Tuticorin Savigny, 1816
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Ascidiidae Phallusia polytrema Mandapam Herdman, 1906
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Corellidae Rhodosoma turcicum Tuticorin Savigny, 1816
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida AS 2068 AY4 Gulf of Mannar Meenakshi, 2003 Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida diaphanis Ervadi Sluiter, 1885
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida diligens Mandapam Sluiter, 1900
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida garstangi Mandapam Sluiter, 1898
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida imperfecta Tuticorin Tokioka, 1950
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida koumaci Mandapam Monniot, 1987
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida krishnani Tuticorin Renganathan & Krishnaswamy, 1985
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida nexa Ervadi Sluiter, 1904
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida sluiteri Ervadi Herdman, 1906
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida styeloids Ervadi Traustedt, 1882
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida thurstoni Gulf of Manaar Herdman, 1890
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Ecteinascida venui Tuticorin Meenakshi, 1997
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Perophora clavata Tuticorin Kott, 1985
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Perophora formosana Tuticorin Oka, 1931
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Perophora hutchisoni Tuticorin Macdonald, 1859
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Perophora listeri indica Madras Sebastian, 1955
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Perophora modificata Tuticorin Kott, 1985
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Enterogona Phlebobranchia Perophoridae Perophora multiclathrata Tuticorin Sluiter, 1904
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Molgulidae Molgula calvata Tuticorin Sluiter, 1904
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Molgulidae Molgula ficus Gulf of Mannar Macdonald, 1859
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Molgulidae Molgula martensii Tuticorin Traustedt, 1885
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Molgulidae Molgula mortensini Tuticorin Michaelsen, 1922
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Molgulidae Molgula simulans Tuticorin Oka, 1915
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Molgulidae Molgula sphaera Tuticorin Kott, 1972
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Boltenia transversaria Gulf of Mannar Sluiter, 1904
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Ctenyura AS 739 S8 Tuticorin Meenakshi, 2003 Note 1
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Ctenyura intermedia Kanyakumari Van Name, 1918
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Herdmania momus Tuticorin Savigny, 1816
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Microcosmus curvus Tuticorin Tokioka, 1954
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Microcosmus exasperatus Tuticorin Heller, 1878
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Microcosmus helleri Gulf of Mannar Herdman, 1882
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Microcosmus manaarensis Madras Herdman, 1906
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Microcosmus propinquus Tuticorin Herdman, 1882
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Microcosmus pupa Tuticorin Savigny, 1816
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Microcosmus squamiger Tuticorin Hartmeyer & Michaelsen, 1928
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Microcosmus stoloniferus Kanyakumari Kott, 1952
Eukaryota Animalia Chordata Urochordata Ascidiacea Pleurogona Stolidobranchia Pyuridae Pyura ennurensis Madras Das, 1940

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