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Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal

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Family : CHALINIDAE<br />

13. Haliclona (Gellius) megastoma Burton<br />

14. Calyx clavata Burton<br />

Class : Hexactinellida<br />

Subclass : Amphidiscophora<br />

Order : Amphidiscosida<br />

Family HYALONEMATIDAE<br />

15. Lophophysema inflatum Schulze<br />

Family : PHERONEMATIDAE<br />

16. Semperella cucumis Schulze<br />

Subclass : Hexasterophora<br />

Order : Hexactinosida<br />

Family : TRETODICTYIDAE<br />

17. Hexactinella minor Dendy <strong>and</strong> Burton<br />

Order : Lissacinosidae<br />

Family : EUPLECTELLIDAE<br />

Subfamily : Euplectellinae<br />

18. Euplectella regalis Schulze<br />

Family : ROSSELLIDAE<br />

Subfamily : Lanuginellinae<br />

19. Lophocalyx spinosa Schulze<br />

S<strong>of</strong>tcorals <strong>and</strong> Stinging corals<br />

Phylum : CNIDARIA<br />

Class : Hydrozoa<br />

Order : Milliporina<br />

Family : CARYOPHYLLIDAE<br />

1. Deltocyanthus <strong>and</strong>amanensis Alcock<br />

2. Polycyanthus <strong>and</strong>amanensis Alcock<br />

Class Anthozoa<br />

Subclass : Octocorallia<br />

Order : Alcyonacea<br />

Family : ALCYONIDAE<br />

1. Sarcophyton <strong>and</strong>amanensis Jaysree, Bhat <strong>and</strong><br />

Parulekar<br />

2. Sinularia <strong>and</strong>amanensis Thompson <strong>and</strong> Simpson<br />

Family : NEPHTHEIDAE<br />

3. Dendronephthya <strong>and</strong>amanensis Henderson<br />

4. Dendronephthya brevirama var. <strong>and</strong>amanensis<br />

Henderson<br />

5. Dendronephthya kollikeri var.<strong>and</strong>amanensis<br />

Henderson<br />

6. Dendronephthya lanxifera var.<strong>and</strong>amanensis<br />

Henderson<br />

7. Dendronephthya microspiculata<br />

var.<strong>and</strong>amanensis Henderson<br />

8. Dendronephthya nicobarensis Henderson<br />

Order : Gorgonacea<br />

Family : PARAMURICEIDAE<br />

9. Echinomuricea <strong>and</strong>amanensis Thompson,<br />

Simpson <strong>and</strong> Hinderson<br />

10. Elisella <strong>and</strong>amanensis (Simpson)<br />

Family : PTEROEIDIDAE<br />

11. Pteroeides <strong>and</strong>amanensis Thompson, Simpson<br />

<strong>and</strong> Hinderson<br />

Family : VERTELLIDAE<br />

12. Cavernularia <strong>and</strong>amanensis Thompson, Simpson<br />

<strong>and</strong> Hinderson<br />

Spiny-Crown worms<br />

Phylum : KINORHYNCHA<br />

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