WoRMS taxon details
original description
Ramvilas, G.; Alderslade, P.; Ranjeet, K. (2023). 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 neighboring regions and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the highlighting of perceived unethical practice. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5236: 1-124., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5236.1.1 page(s): 63; note: nomen novum for Menella indica (Ridley, 1888) [details]
original description
(of Plexaura indica Ridley, 1887) Ridley, S.O. (1888). Report on the alcyoniid and gorgoniid Alcyonaria of the Mergui Archipelago, collected for the trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 21: 223-247, plates 17-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31656441 page(s): 233-235 [details]
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