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 Astrogorgia rubra ( Thomson, 1905 ) new comb. Muricella rubra Thomson, 1905: 179 , pl. fig. 2&7 ( Sri Lanka ); Thomson & Simpson 1909: 253– 254 ; Thomson & Russell 1910: 159 , pl. 6, figs 1, 5, pl.13, fig, 17. Opinion: This species does occur in the region but was originally misidentified. Justification: Literature analysis : This species was originally reported from Sri Lanka with little descriptive text, a small figure of the twig fragment, and a drawing of a single spindle. A more detailed description of material from the region was provided by Thomson & Simpson (1909) , which, although not illustrated, indicates the species appears to belong to the genus Astrogorgia . This is supported by plate 6, fig 5 of Thomson & Russell (1910) . Rao & Devi (2003) and Venkataraman et al . (2004) just list the species under the original name.