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 Author Ramvilas, Ghosh 0000-0001-5028-9058 ramvilas@kufos.ac.in Author Alderslade, Philip 0000-0001-5801-4681 phil.alderslade@csiro.au Author Ranjeet, Kutty 0000-0001-5028-9058 ramvilas@kufos.ac.in text Zootaxa 2023 2023-02-07 5236 1 1 124 journal article 54753 10.11646/zootaxa.5236.1.1 64c50077-1b03-44c5-9af9-0dac9180d62d 1175-5326 7639327 796FF9F5-E71F-4C69-92CC-CF4D6752BD77 Melithaea maldivensis ( Ofwegen, 1987 ) Clathraria maldivensis Ofwegen, 1987: 17–20 , fig. 9–11 ( Maldives ). Opinion: This species does occur in the region. Justification: Literature analysis : This species was originally described as Clathraria maldivenis and Ofwegen & Vennam (1991) , Venkataraman et al . (2004) , and Kumar et al . (2019) just list the species.