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 Echinogorgia multispinosa Thomson & Henderson, 1905 Echinogorgia multispinosa Thomson & Henderson, 1905: 293–294 , pl. 6, fig. 1 ( Sri Lanka ). ? Echinogorgia multispinosa Thomson & Simpson 1909: 218 ((Andamans; Coromandel coast). Opinion: This species does occur in the region but its true identity is unknown. Justification: This Indian record could be valid : Thomson & Simpson 1909: 218 (Andamans; Coromandel coast). Literature analysis : The species was originally collected in Sri Lanka , and a little later one of the original authors claimed it also occurred in the region, but neither of the two descriptions included any sclerite images and the original drawing of a branch portion shows the surface covered in interlocking or overlapping irregular spindlelike sclerites, which is most certainly not a character of Echinogorgia . Until the species is redescribed it remains of uncertain generic identity. Rao & Devi (2003) just list the species.