Trimuricea longispinosa Fernando, 2011

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 : 71

Trimuricea longispinosa Fernando, 2011 (species status uncertain)

Trimuricea longispinosa Fernando, 2011: 48 , pl. 25, fig. 1–1c (off Puducherry); Fernando et al. 2017: 103, pl. 46, fig. 1–1c (off Puducherry).

Opinion: This species does occur in the region.

Justification:

Literature analysis: The publications of Fernando (2011) and Fernando et al. (2017) describe the same material, but without more detailed descriptions and larger illustrations of the sclerites (only 5 are figured) it would be difficult to recognise this species and distinguish it from taxa that have some similar sclerites, such as T. flava Samimi & van Ofwegen, 2016 , T. merguiensis Gordon, 1926 , and T. spinosa Samimi & van Ofwegen, 2016 .