Rumphella antipathes ( Linnaeus, 1758 )

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 : 84

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5236.1.1
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scientific name	Rumphella antipathes ( Linnaeus, 1758 )
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Rumphella antipathes ( Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL

Gorgonia antipathies Linnaeus, 1758: 801 .

Opinion: There is no evidence that this species occurs in the region.

Justification:

Literature analysis: This species was listed by Kumar et al. (2017: PY-B) as occurring in the Nicobar and Andaman Islands without any supporting evidence.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Cnidaria
Class	Anthozoa
Order	Alcyonacea
Family	Gorgoniidae
Genus	Rumphella

Rumphella antipathes ( Linnaeus, 1758 )

Ramvilas, Ghosh, Alderslade, Philip & Ranjeet, Kutty 2023

2023

Gorgonia antipathies

Linnaeus, C. 1758: 801

1758

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