Menacella gracilis Thomson & Simpson, 1909

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 : 61-62

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scientific name	Menacella gracilis Thomson & Simpson, 1909
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Menacella gracilis Thomson & Simpson, 1909 View in CoL

Menacella gracilis Thomson & Simpson, 1909: 221–222 View in CoL , pl. 8, fig. 16; pl. 6, fig. 6 (Andamans).

Opinion: This species occurs in the region but its true identity is unknown.

Justification:

Literature analysis: This genus was established by Gray (1870) for a reticulate colony whose characteristics are essentially unknown other than that the sclerites are spindles. Thomson & Simpson’s (1909) description of the small fan-like colony of Menacella gracilis suggests it is possibly a species of the plexaurid genus Astrogorgia . Rao & Devi (2003) only listed it.