Ramvilas, Ghosh, Alderslade, Philip & Ranjeet, Kutty, 2023, The taxonomy of Indian gorgonians: an assessment of the descriptive records of gorgonians (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) recorded as occurring in the territorial waters of India, along with neighbouring regions and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the highlighting of perceived unethical practice

Ramvilas, Ghosh, Alderslade, Philip & Ranjeet, Kutty, 2023, The taxonomy of Indian gorgonians: an assessment of the descriptive records of gorgonians (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) recorded as occurring in the territorial waters of India, along with neighbouring regions and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the highlighting of perceived unethical practice, Zootaxa 5236 (1), pp. 1-124

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Briareum violaceum     20
Briareum hamrum     20
Erythropodium pambanensis     21
Solenocaulon     21
Solenocaulon ramosa     21
Solenocaulon tortuosum     22
Solenocaulon sterroclonium     22
Subergorgia rubra     23
Subergorgia suberosa     23-24
Annella mollis     24-25
Annella ornata     25
Annella reticulata     25-26
Melithaea andamanensis     26-27
Melithaea     26
Melithaea braueri     27
Melithaea biserialis     27
Melithaea cinquemiglia     28
Melithaea caledonica     28
Melithaea hicksoni     29
Melithaea delicata     29
Melithaea maldivensis     29
Melithaea ouvea     30
Melithaea ochracea     30
Melithaea ornata     30
Melithaea retifera     31
Melithaea philippinensis     31
Melithaea squamata     32
Melithaea rubeola     32
Parisis fruticosa     33-34
Melithaea variabilis     33
Keroeides gracilis     34-35
Parisis indica     34
Keroeides koreni     35
Acanthogorgia     35-36
Acanthogorgia breviflora     36
Acanthogorgia armata     36
Acanthogorgia macrospiculata     37-38
Acanthogorgia cylindricus     37
Acanthogorgia cuddalorensis     37
Acanthogorgia ceylonensis     37
Acanthogorgia spinosa     38-39
Acanthogorgia muricata     38
Anthogorgia glomerata     39
Acanthogorgia turgida     39
Anthogorgia     39
Anthogorgia racemosa     40
Anthogorgia ramamoorthii     40
Anthogorgia ochracea     40
Muricella gracilis     41
Calicogorgia tenuis     41
Muricella     41
Muricella nitida     41-42
Muricella ramosa     42-43
Muricella paraplectana     42
Astrogorgia anastomosan     43
Astrogorgia     43
Astrogorgia complanata   comb. nov.  44-45
Astrogorgia bengalensis   comb. nov.  44
Astrogorgia arborea   comb. nov.  44
Astrogorgia bicolor     44
Astrogorgia cuddalorensis     45
Astrogorgia dubia   comb. nov.  45
Astrogorgia nagaiensis   nom. nov.  46-47
Astrogorgia macrosclera     46
Astrogorgia krusadiensis     46
Astrogorgia nagapatinamensis     46
Astrogorgia sinensis     47-48
Astrogorgia rubra   comb. nov.  47
Astrogorgia robusta   comb. nov.  47
Astrogorgia seshaiyaii     47
Astrogorgia umbraticoides   comb. nov.  48
Astrogorgia tuticorinensis     48
Astrogorgia uvariensis     49
Astrogorgia verrilli   comb. nov.  49
Bebryce indica     49
Bebryce studeri     50
Bebryce sirene     50
Bebryce mollis     50
Bebryce thomsoni     51
Discogorgia campanulifera     51-52
Echinogorgia andamanensis   comb. nov.  52
Echinogorgia complexa     52
Echinogorgia macrospiculata     53-54
Echinogorgia disimilis     53
Echinogorgia intermedia     53
Echinogorgia flabellum     53
Echinogorgia reticulata     54-55
Echinogorgia multispinosa     54
Echinogorgia ramulosa     54
Echinogorgia squamata     55
Echinogorgia stellifera   comb. nov.  55-56
Echinomuricea cuddalorensis     56
Echinomuricea delicata     56-57
Echinogorgia toombo     56
Echinomuricea indica     57
Echinomuricea indomalaccensis     57
Echinomuricea uliginosa     58
Echinomuricea uliginosa var. tenerior     58-59
Echinomuricea splendens     58
Echinomuricea ochracea     58
Elasmogorgia filiformis     59
Elasmogorgia flexilis     59
Euplexaura albida     59-60
Euplexaura amerea     60
Euplexaura koothankuliensis     60
Euplexaura rhipidalis     60-61
Menacella gracilis     61-62
Euplexaura thomsoni     61
Euplexaura ridleyi   comb. nov.  61
Menella flora     62
Menella idinthakaraiensis     62
Menella kanisa     63
Menella indiensis   nom. nov.  63
Menella kouare     64
Menella woodin     64
Menella praelonga     64
Paracis ceylonensis     65
Paracis indica     65
Paracis pustulata     65-66
Paraplexaura longispinosa     66-67
Paracis ulex     66
Paracis spinosa     66
Paracis rigida     66
Paraplexaura maxima     67
Paraplexaura multiplanar     67
Paraplexaura mannarensis     67
Placogorgia indica     68
Paraplexaura platysclera     68
Paraplexaura seshaiyaii     68
Psammogorgia flabellum     69
Placogorgia orientalis     69
Pseudothesea flava     69-70
Trimuricea caledonica     70
Trimuricea cuddalorensis     70
Trimuricea reticulata     71
Trimuricea indica     71
Trimuricea longispinosa     71
Villogorgia fallax     72-73
Villogorgia ceylonensis     72
Trimuricea robusta     72
Villogorgia tenuis     73-74
Villogorgia rubricata   nom. nov.  73
Villogorgia robusta     73
Eunicella verrucosa     74-75
Eunicella filiformis     74
Hicksonella princeps     75
Guaiagorgia anas     75
Leptogorgia thomassini   comb. nov.  76
Leptogorgia lutkeni     76
Pseudopterogorgia anastomosan     77
Pseudopterogorgia     77
Pseudopterogorgia australiensis     77-78
Pseudopterogorgia filiformis     78
Pseudopterogorgia flexibilis     78-79
Pseudopterogorgia balasubramanii     78
Pseudopterogorgia fredericki     79
Pseudopterogorgia kodiakaraiensis     79
Pseudopterogorgia formosa     79
Pseudopterogorgia kotapatnamensis     80
Pseudopterogorgia mangalorensis     80
Pseudopterogorgia oliviae     80
Pseudopterogorgia mandabamensis     80
Pseudopterogorgia philipi     81
Pseudopterogorgia oppositipinna     81
Pseudopterogorgia pandianii     81
Pseudopterogorgia undulata     82
Pseudopterogorgia rubra     82
Pseudopterogorgia rubrotincta     82
Pseudopterogorgia williamsi     83
Pseudopterogorgia vedalaiensis     83
Rumphella aggregata     83-84
Dichotella gemmacea     84-85
Rumphella torta     84
Rumphella antipathes     84
Ellisella andamanensis     85
Ellisella bayeri     86
Ellisella azilia     86
Ellisella ceylonensis     87
Ellisella cercidia     87
Ellisella elongata     87-88
Ellisella filiformis     88-89
Ellisella eustala     88
Ellisella laevis     89
Ellisella grasshoffi     89
Ellisella nuctenea     90
Ellisella marisrubri     90
Ellisella maculata     90
Ellisella rubra     91
Ellisella thomsoni     91-92
Heliania spinescens     92
Heliania racemosa     92-93
Junceella eunicelloides     93
Junceella delicata     93
Junceella juncea     93-94
Nicella carinata     94-95
Junceella trilineata     94
Nicella dichotoma     95
Nicella elegans     95
Nicella flabellata     95-96
Nicella laxa     96-97
Verrucella     97
Nicella pustulosa     97
Nicella magna     97
Verrucella balasubramaniani     98
Verrucella corona     98
Verrucella cerasina     98
Verrucella diadema     99
Verrucella cuddalorensis     99
Verrucella flexuosa     100-101
Verrucella dichromata     100
Verrucella gubalensis     101
Verrucella ixoboloides     101-102
Verrucella pambanensis     102
Verrucella klunzingeri     102
Verrucella pinnata     103
Verrucella reticulata     103
Verrucella pondicheriensis     103
Verrucella umbraculum     104-105
Verrucella rubra     104
Verrucella umbella     104
Viminella alba     105
Viminella crassa     105-106
Viminella rarus     106
Viminella junceelloides     106
Viminella verrucosa     107
Callogorgia indica     107
Callogorgia versluysi     107-108
Chrysogorgia flexilis     108-109
Pterostenella plumatilis     108
Chrysogorgia dichotoma     109
Radicipes pleurocristata     109
Isis hippuris     110
Acanella robusta     110
Acanella rigida     111