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Solenocaulon tortuosum

Solenocaulon tortuosum

Gray, 1862

GBIF:209291275

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Opinion: There is some evidence that this species occurs in the region. Justification: These Indian records seem to be either invalid or unconfirmable: Thomson & Simpson 1909: 154 – 156, 160 – 161 (table) (Kanyakumari; Andamans); Harrison 1908: 189 – 190 (Bay of Bengal); Harrison 1909: 39, pl. 3, pl. 7 (Bay of Bengal); Thomas & George 1986: 97, fig. 1 a; Fernando 2011: 16 – 17, pl. 1, fig. 2 – 2 f (SW coast); Mary & Lazarus 2004: 33 – 34, figs 2,3 (Kanyakumari); Fernando et al. 2017: 14, pl. 1, fig. 2 – 2 f (SW coast).
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): 1-124, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5236.1.1

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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

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This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article 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): 1-124, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5236.1.1

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Ramvilas G, Alderslade P, Ranjeet K, plazi (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. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/477a3h accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-18.

CC0Published 2/7/2023View dataset
GBIF Usage Key
209291275
Dataset Key
64c50077-1b03-44c5-9af9-0dac9180d62d
Origin
source
Backbone Key
2262155
Taxon ID
0388B6417B03FFB9FF56FBD6FB15FA04.taxon
Last Crawled
6/9/2026
Last Interpreted
6/9/2026