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 andamanensis ( Thomson & Simpson, 1909 ) new comb. Echinomuricea andamanensis Thomson & Simpson, 1909: 203–204 , pl. 1, fig. 8; pl. 8, fig. 2 (Andamans). Opinion: This species occurs in the region. Justification: These Indian records are either unconfirmable or seem to be invalid: Thomas et al . 1998: 160–162 , fig 1B, 1–3 (off Kollam) as Echinomuricea andmanensis . Literature analysis :The species was described from the Andamans and is currently accepted as an Echinomuricea , but the colony has branch anastomoses, which is not a trait of Echinomuricea , and the sclerites figured by the authors resemble those from a species of Echinogorgia . Thomas et al . (1998) described a reticulate colony, which combined with their sclerite drawings indicate they had a specimen of an Echinogorgia , but both their account and that of Thomson & Simpson (1909) lack sufficient detail to be able tell if they refer to the same species. Rao & Devi only listed the species.