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 Trimuricea longispinosa Fernando, 2011 (species status uncertain) Trimuricea longispinosa Fernando, 2011: 48 , pl. 25, fig. 1–1c (off Puducherry ); Fernando et al . 2017: 103 , pl. 46, fig. 1–1c (off Puducherry ). Opinion: This species does occur in the region. Justification: Literature analysis : The publications of Fernando (2011) and Fernando et al . (2017) describe the same material, but without more detailed descriptions and larger illustrations of the sclerites (only 5 are figured) it would be difficult to recognise this species and distinguish it from taxa that have some similar sclerites, such as T. flava Samimi & van Ofwegen, 2016 , T. merguiensis Gordon, 1926 , and T. spinosa Samimi & van Ofwegen, 2016 .