Pseudopterogorgia fredericki Williams & Vennam, 2001

Ramvilas, Ghosh, Alderslade, Philip & Ranjeet, Kutty, 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 neighbouring regions and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the highlighting of perceived unethical practice, Zootaxa 5236 (1), pp. 1-124 : 79

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scientific name	Pseudopterogorgia fredericki Williams & Vennam, 2001
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Pseudopterogorgia fredericki Williams & Vennam, 2001 View in CoL View at ENA

Pseudopterogorgia fredericki Williams & Vennam, 2001: 72–81 View in CoL , fig. 1–6 13 ( St. Mary’s Isles , Karnataka).

Opinion: This species does occur in the region.

Justification:

These Indian records could be valid: Fernando 2011: 87–88, pl. 57, fig. 2–2c (West coast); Fernando et al. 2017: 185, pl. 84, fig. 1–1c (West coast).

Literature analysis: The descriptions of the Indian material by Fernando (2011) and Fernando et al. (2017) are identical.

The sclerite images are not sharp and very few scaphoids appear to be present, but the material seems to be conspecific.

References

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.

Fernando, S. A, Venkataraman, K. & 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)

Williams, G. C. & Vennam, J. S. (2001) A revision of the Indo-West Pacific taxa of the gorgonian genus Pseudopterogorgia (Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae), with the description of a new species from western India. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington, 10, 71 - 95.