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<paragraph id="8B9E07577B75FFCFFF56FB53FC24FB0B" blockId="99.[151,986,1194,1220]" box="[151,986,1194,1220]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">Opinion: There is some evidence that this species may occur in the region.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B955DB457B75FFCFFF06FAEFFC6DFAFF" box="[199,915,1302,1328]" italics="true" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">These Indian records seem to be either invalid or unconfirmable</emphasis>
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, pl. 3, fig. 4; pl. 4, fig. 8 (
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, pl. 4, fig. 10 (Andaman Is.);
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, pl. 78, fig. 11d (SE coast);
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Fernando
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. 2017: 268
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, pl. 125, fig. 11d (SE coast).
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: This species was originally established by Lamarck as
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by
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and to
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by
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. The detailed characteristics of this species were quite unknown until a
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was designated and described by
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. Consequently, secondary records prior to Bayer &amp; Grasshoffs description of the species are unreliable as they were based on little evidence.
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described two varieties of
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, only one of which was cited as a synonym by
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and
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Fernando
<emphasis id="B955DB457B75FFCFFCEEF95AFC9FF973" box="[815,865,1698,1724]" italics="true" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">et al</emphasis>
. (2017)
</bibRefCitation>
(
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<emphasis id="B955DB457B75FFCFFC0BF95BFB5DF973" box="[970,1187,1698,1724]" italics="true" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">Verrucella flexuosa</emphasis>
var.
<emphasis id="B955DB457B75FFCFFB1DF95AFA9DF973" box="[1244,1379,1699,1724]" italics="true" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">aurantiacea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<emphasis id="B955DB457B75FFCFFAB5F95AFA6DF973" box="[1396,1427,1699,1724]" italics="true" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">sic</emphasis>
) (=
<emphasis id="B955DB457B75FFCFFF71F93EFED5F92F" box="[176,299,1735,1760]" italics="true" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">aurantiaca</emphasis>
)). The sclerites of the first (
<taxonomicName id="4C217CD47B75FFCFFDA5F93FFC10F92F" box="[612,1006,1734,1760]" class="Anthozoa" family="Ellisellidae" genus="Verrucella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="variety" species="flexuosa" variety="aurantiaca">
<emphasis id="B955DB457B75FFCFFDA5F93FFCC2F92F" box="[612,828,1734,1760]" italics="true" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">Verrucella flexuosa</emphasis>
var.
<emphasis id="B955DB457B75FFCFFCB2F93EFC10F92F" box="[883,1006,1735,1760]" italics="true" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">aurantiaca</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) were not illustrated, but 3 sclerites of the second (
<taxonomicName id="4C217CD47B75FFCFFEDDF913FD70F8CB" box="[284,654,1770,1796]" class="Anthozoa" family="Ellisellidae" genus="Verrucella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="variety" species="flexuosa" variety="gallensis">
<emphasis id="B955DB457B75FFCFFEDDF913FE0AF8CB" box="[284,500,1770,1796]" italics="true" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">Verrucella flexuosa</emphasis>
var.
<emphasis id="B955DB457B75FFCFFDEBF913FD70F8CB" box="[554,654,1770,1796]" italics="true" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">gallensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) were. The latter, which are of a form common to a number of species, resemble those figured by Bayer and Grasshoff, but the specimen lacked the very small double-heads present in the
<typeStatus id="549AB9F57B75FFCFFF56F8CBFEFFF883" box="[151,257,1842,1868]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" type="lectotype">lectotype</typeStatus>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9E07577B75FFC8FF06F8AFFBFFFEAA" blockId="99.[151,1437,1446,2012]" lastBlockId="100.[151,1437,151,717]" lastPageId="100" lastPageNumber="101" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">
The descriptions of the Indian material by
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and
<bibRefCitation id="EFB07AA67B75FFCFFC69F8AFFB57F8BF" author="Fernando, S. &amp; Venkataraman, K. &amp; Raghunathan, C." box="[936,1193,1878,1904]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" refId="ref100744" refString="Fernando, S. A, Venkataraman, K. &amp; Raghunathan, C. (2017) Gorgonians of Indian sea. Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 330 pp. Available from: https: // www. nhbs. com / (accessed 21 March 2022)" type="book" year="2017">
Fernando
<emphasis id="B955DB457B75FFCFFBDAF8AEFBB0F8BF" box="[1051,1102,1878,1904]" italics="true" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">et al</emphasis>
. (2017)
</bibRefCitation>
are identical, but the sclerite images are far too small to see the necessary detail. These authors were apparently unaware of Bayer &amp; Grasshoffs
<typeStatus id="549AB9F57B75FFCFFEDEF867FE78F877" box="[287,390,1950,1976]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" type="lectotype">lectotype</typeStatus>
description. Their text says “Refer to Thompson &amp; Henderson (1909)” (a typo for Thomson &amp; Simpson), where there is a description of “
<taxonomicName id="4C217CD47B75FFCFFDB5F83BFC13F813" authority=", Klungzinger" authorityName="Klungzinger" box="[628,1005,1986,2012]" class="Anthozoa" family="Ellisellidae" genus="Verrucella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="flexuosa">
<emphasis id="B955DB457B75FFCFFDB5F83BFCB3F813" box="[628,845,1986,2012]" italics="true" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">Verrucella flexuosa</emphasis>
, Klungzinger
</taxonomicName>
”. Bayer &amp; Grasshoff had included that reference as uncertain in their list of synonyms, but
<bibRefCitation id="EFB07AA67B72FFC8FD22FF6EFC5AFF7E" author="Grasshoff, M." box="[739,932,151,177]" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" pagination="1 - 125" refId="ref101466" refString="Grasshoff, M. (2000) The gorgonians of the Sinai coast and the Strait of Gubal, Red Sea (Coelenterata, Octocorallia). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, 224, 1 - 125." type="journal article" year="2000">Grasshoff (2000)</bibRefCitation>
later stated that Klungzingers identification was wrong and erected the new species
<taxonomicName id="4C217CD47B72FFC8FD91FF42FCA8FF1A" authorityName="Grasshoff" authorityYear="2000" box="[592,854,187,213]" class="Anthozoa" family="Ellisellidae" genus="Verrucella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="klungzingeri">
<emphasis id="B955DB457B72FFC8FD91FF42FCA8FF1A" box="[592,854,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="100" pageNumber="101">Verrucella klungzingeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
for Klungzingers specimen. In the list of synonyms in
<bibRefCitation id="EFB07AA67B72FFC8FF72FF26FE93FF36" author="Fernando, S. A." box="[179,365,223,249]" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" refId="ref100707" refString="Fernando, S. A. (2011) Monograph on Gorgonids (Sea fans) of India. Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Parangipettai, 145 pp." type="book" year="2011">Fernando (2011)</bibRefCitation>
and
<bibRefCitation id="EFB07AA67B72FFC8FE62FF26FD60FF36" author="Fernando, S. &amp; Venkataraman, K. &amp; Raghunathan, C." box="[419,670,223,249]" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" refId="ref100744" refString="Fernando, S. A, Venkataraman, K. &amp; Raghunathan, C. (2017) Gorgonians of Indian sea. Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 330 pp. Available from: https: // www. nhbs. com / (accessed 21 March 2022)" type="book" year="2017">
Fernando
<emphasis id="B955DB457B72FFC8FDD2FF26FDBAFF36" box="[531,580,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="100" pageNumber="101">et al</emphasis>
. (2017)
</bibRefCitation>
, Klungzingers taxon is erroneously listed as “
<taxonomicName id="4C217CD47B72FFC8FB64FF26FA76FF36" authorityName="Lamarck" authorityYear="1816" box="[1189,1416,223,249]" class="Anthozoa" family="Ellisellidae" genus="Gorgonella" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="flexuosa">
<emphasis id="B955DB457B72FFC8FB64FF26FA76FF36" box="[1189,1416,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="100" pageNumber="101">Gorgonella flexuosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
”. They also have “
<taxonomicName id="4C217CD47B72FFC8FE98FEFAFD0BFED2" authority="Lamarck, 1816" authorityName="Lamarck" authorityYear="1816" box="[345,757,259,285]" class="Anthozoa" family="Ellisellidae" genus="Gorgonella" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="flexuosa">
<emphasis id="B955DB457B72FFC8FE98FEFAFDC1FED2" box="[345,575,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="100" pageNumber="101">Gorgonella flexuosa</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB07AA67B72FFC8FD89FEFAFD0BFED2" author="Lamarck, M. C." box="[584,757,259,285]" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" refId="ref103915" refString="Lamarck, M. C. (1816) Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertebres. Tome Second. Verdiere, Paris, 568 pp." type="book" year="1816">Lamarck, 1816</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
” instead of
<taxonomicName id="4C217CD47B72FFC8FC40FEFAFAF7FED2" authority="Lamarck, 1815" authorityName="Lamarck" authorityYear="1815" box="[897,1289,258,285]" class="Anthozoa" family="Gorgoniidae" genus="Gorgonia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="flexuosa">
<emphasis id="B955DB457B72FFC8FC40FEFAFBACFED2" box="[897,1106,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="100" pageNumber="101">Gorgonia flexuosa</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB07AA67B72FFC8FB9AFEFAFAF7FED2" author="Lamarck, M. C." box="[1115,1289,258,285]" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" pagination="76 - 84" refId="ref103887" refString="Lamarck, M. C. (1815) Sur les polypiers corticiferes. Memoires du Museum national d'histoire naturelle Paris, 2, 76 - 84." type="journal article" year="1815">Lamarck, 1815</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
. The authors said their material agrees “completely” with the description published by
<bibRefCitation id="EFB07AA67B72FFC8FC02FEDEFB98FE8E" author="Stiasny, G." box="[963,1126,295,321]" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" pagination="121 - 193" refId="ref107236" refString="Stiasny, G. (1940) Gorgonaria aus dem Roten Meere. Sammlung Ddr. Cyril Crossland, Ghardaqa, und der., &quot; Mabahith &quot; Expedition 1934 - 5. Publications of the Marine Biological Station of Al-Ghardaqa, Red Sea, 2, 121 - 193." type="journal article" year="1940">Stiasny (1940)</bibRefCitation>
as
<taxonomicName id="4C217CD47B72FFC8FB48FEDEFA95FE8E" authorityName="Lamarck" authorityYear="1816" box="[1161,1387,295,321]" class="Anthozoa" family="Ellisellidae" genus="Gorgonella" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="flexuosa">
<emphasis id="B955DB457B72FFC8FB48FEDEFA95FE8E" box="[1161,1387,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="100" pageNumber="101">Gorgonella flexuosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but Bayer &amp; Grasshoff stated the latter was not a synonym of
<taxonomicName id="4C217CD47B72FFC8FCE3FEB2FC04FEAA" box="[802,1018,331,357]" class="Anthozoa" family="Ellisellidae" genus="Verrucella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="flexuosa">
<emphasis id="B955DB457B72FFC8FCE3FEB2FC04FEAA" box="[802,1018,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="100" pageNumber="101">Verrucella flexuosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9E07577B72FFC8FF06FE96FEAFFD02" blockId="100.[151,1437,151,717]" pageId="100" pageNumber="101">
The general shape of the sclerites figured by
<bibRefCitation id="EFB07AA67B72FFC8FD0DFE96FC74FE46" author="Fernando, S. A." box="[716,906,367,393]" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" refId="ref100707" refString="Fernando, S. A. (2011) Monograph on Gorgonids (Sea fans) of India. Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Parangipettai, 145 pp." type="book" year="2011">Fernando (2011)</bibRefCitation>
and
<bibRefCitation id="EFB07AA67B72FFC8FC03FE96FB3DFE46" author="Fernando, S. &amp; Venkataraman, K. &amp; Raghunathan, C." box="[962,1219,367,393]" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" refId="ref100744" refString="Fernando, S. A, Venkataraman, K. &amp; Raghunathan, C. (2017) Gorgonians of Indian sea. Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 330 pp. Available from: https: // www. nhbs. com / (accessed 21 March 2022)" type="book" year="2017">
Fernando
<emphasis id="B955DB457B72FFC8FBF7FE96FB96FE46" box="[1078,1128,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="100" pageNumber="101">et al</emphasis>
. (2017)
</bibRefCitation>
seem quite similar to those of the
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as do the dimensions, although the spindles are much smaller (
<quantity id="4CD9AAB27B72FFC8FB59FE6AFAFEFE62" box="[1176,1280,403,429]" metricMagnitude="-5" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.0" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" unit="mm" value="0.08">0.08 mm</quantity>
<emphasis id="B955DB457B72FFC8FACBFE6AFAADFE63" box="[1290,1363,403,428]" italics="true" pageId="100" pageNumber="101">versus</emphasis>
<quantity id="4CD9AAB27B72FFC8FA9DFE6AFF36FE1E" metricMagnitude="-4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.02" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" unit="mm" value="0.102">0.102 mm</quantity>
), so the identification could be correct. But it is not possible to assess the finer details in order to differentiate them from those of other species, such as
<taxonomicName id="4C217CD47B72FFC8FD44FE22FC5FFE3A" authority="(Gray, 1869)" baseAuthorityName="Gray" baseAuthorityYear="1869" box="[645,929,475,501]" class="Anthozoa" family="Isididae" genus="Isis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="aurantia">
<emphasis id="B955DB457B72FFC8FD44FE22FCFAFE3B" box="[645,772,475,500]" italics="true" pageId="100" pageNumber="101">V. aurantia</emphasis>
(Gray, 1869)
</taxonomicName>
as illustrated by
<bibRefCitation id="EFB07AA67B72FFC8FBADFE22FA66FE3A" author="Bayer, F. M. &amp; Grasshoff, M." box="[1132,1432,475,501]" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" pagination="21 - 45" refId="ref98951" refString="Bayer, F. M. &amp; Grasshoff, M. (1994) The genus group taxa of the family Ellisellidae, with clarification of the genera established by J. E. Gray (Cnidaria; Octocorallia). Senckenbergiana biologica, 74 (1 / 2), 21 - 45." type="journal article" year="1994">Bayer &amp; Grasshoff (1994</bibRefCitation>
: fig. 7), and from the images provided, the sclerites also resemble those from other nominal species in these Indian accounts, such as
<taxonomicName id="4C217CD47B72FFC8FE71FDDAFDD3FDF2" authorityName="Grasshoff" authorityYear="1999" box="[432,557,547,573]" class="Anthozoa" family="Ellisellidae" genus="Verrucella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="diadema">
<emphasis id="B955DB457B72FFC8FE71FDDAFDD3FDF2" box="[432,557,547,573]" italics="true" pageId="100" pageNumber="101">V. diadema</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C217CD47B72FFC8FDA2FDDAFCFFFDF2" authorityName="Ramvilas &amp; Alderslade &amp; Ranjeet" authorityYear="2023" box="[611,769,547,573]" class="Anthozoa" family="Ellisellidae" genus="Verrucella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="dichromata">
<emphasis id="B955DB457B72FFC8FDA2FDDAFCFFFDF2" box="[611,769,547,573]" italics="true" pageId="100" pageNumber="101">V. dichromata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Notably, however, the material described by these authors appears to be identical to that wrongly assigned by
<bibRefCitation id="EFB07AA67B72FFC8FD1FFDBEFC32FDAE" author="Kumar, J. S. Y. &amp; Raghunathan, C. &amp; Raghuraman, R. &amp; Sreeraj, C. R. &amp; Venkataraman, K." box="[734,972,583,609]" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" refId="ref103651" refString="Kumar, J. S. Y., Raghunathan, C., Raghuraman, R., Sreeraj, C. R. &amp; Venkataraman, K. (2014 a) Handbook on Gorgonians (Octocorallia) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 119 pp." type="book" year="2014">
Kumar
<emphasis id="B955DB457B72FFC8FCF5FDBEFC93FDAE" box="[820,877,583,609]" italics="true" pageId="100" pageNumber="101">et al.</emphasis>
(2014a)
</bibRefCitation>
and
<bibRefCitation id="EFB07AA67B72FFC8FBC2FDBEFAFFFDAE" author="Fernando, S. &amp; Venkataraman, K. &amp; Raghunathan, C." box="[1027,1281,583,609]" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" refId="ref100744" refString="Fernando, S. A, Venkataraman, K. &amp; Raghunathan, C. (2017) Gorgonians of Indian sea. Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 330 pp. Available from: https: // www. nhbs. com / (accessed 21 March 2022)" type="book" year="2017">
Fernando
<emphasis id="B955DB457B72FFC8FBB7FDBEFB51FDAE" box="[1142,1199,583,609]" italics="true" pageId="100" pageNumber="101">et al.</emphasis>
(2017)
</bibRefCitation>
to
<taxonomicName id="4C217CD47B72FFC8FAE4FDBEFE19FD4A" authority="Grasshoff, 2000" authorityName="Grasshoff" authorityYear="2000" class="Anthozoa" family="Ellisellidae" genus="Verrucella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="klungzingeri">
<emphasis id="B955DB457B72FFC8FAE4FDBEFED8FD4A" italics="true" pageId="100" pageNumber="101">Verrucella klungzingeri</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB07AA67B72FFC8FEEDFD92FE19FD4A" author="Grasshoff, M." box="[300,487,619,645]" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" pagination="1 - 125" refId="ref101466" refString="Grasshoff, M. (2000) The gorgonians of the Sinai coast and the Strait of Gubal, Red Sea (Coelenterata, Octocorallia). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, 224, 1 - 125." type="journal article" year="2000">Grasshoff, 2000</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
. Indeed, the identical reference to “
<taxonomicName id="4C217CD47B72FFC8FCB6FD92FAFEFD4A" authority="Stiasny, 1940" authorityName="Stiasny" authorityYear="1940" box="[887,1280,619,645]" class="Anthozoa" family="Ellisellidae" genus="Gorgonella" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="flexuosa">
<emphasis id="B955DB457B72FFC8FCB6FD92FBA1FD4A" box="[887,1119,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="100" pageNumber="101">Gorgonella flexuosa</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB07AA67B72FFC8FBA4FD92FAFEFD4A" author="Stiasny, G." box="[1125,1280,619,645]" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" pagination="121 - 193" refId="ref107236" refString="Stiasny, G. (1940) Gorgonaria aus dem Roten Meere. Sammlung Ddr. Cyril Crossland, Ghardaqa, und der., &quot; Mabahith &quot; Expedition 1934 - 5. Publications of the Marine Biological Station of Al-Ghardaqa, Red Sea, 2, 121 - 193." type="journal article" year="1940">Stiasny, 1940</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
” is also listed as a synonym in the
<bibRefCitation id="EFB07AA67B72FFC8FEBDFD76FD86FD66" author="Fernando, S. &amp; Venkataraman, K. &amp; Raghunathan, C." box="[380,632,655,681]" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" refId="ref100744" refString="Fernando, S. A, Venkataraman, K. &amp; Raghunathan, C. (2017) Gorgonians of Indian sea. Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 330 pp. Available from: https: // www. nhbs. com / (accessed 21 March 2022)" type="book" year="2017">
Fernando
<emphasis id="B955DB457B72FFC8FE2FFD76FDD8FD66" box="[494,550,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="100" pageNumber="101">et al.</emphasis>
(2017)
</bibRefCitation>
description of
<emphasis id="B955DB457B72FFC8FCE0FD76FBCAFD66" box="[801,1076,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="100" pageNumber="101">
<taxonomicName id="4C217CD47B72FFC8FCE0FD76FBCEFD66" authorityName="Grasshoff" authorityYear="2000" box="[801,1072,655,681]" class="Anthozoa" family="Ellisellidae" genus="Verrucella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Alcyonacea" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="species" species="klungzingeri">Verrucella klungzingeri</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB07AA67B72FFC8FBF8FD76FA93FD66" author="Venkataraman, K. &amp; Jeyabaskaran, R. &amp; Raghuram, K. P. &amp; Alfred, J. R. B." box="[1081,1389,655,681]" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" pagination="1 - 468" refId="ref109845" refString="Venkataraman, K., Jeyabaskaran, R., Raghuram, K. P. &amp; Alfred, J. R. B. (2004) Bibliography and checklist of corals and coral reef associated organisms of India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India. Kolkatta, Occasional Paper, 226, 1 - 468." type="journal article" year="2004">
Venkataraman
<emphasis id="B955DB457B72FFC8FB22FD76FAEDFD66" box="[1251,1299,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="100" pageNumber="101">et al</emphasis>
. (2004)
</bibRefCitation>
just lists the species.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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