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RESEARCH PAPERS

  1. Hafiz, Md., Sajan, S. and Tamal Mondal, 2024. New record of Bathytormus acuminatus (Kobelt, 1885) from India (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Crassatellidae). Acta Biologica Turcica, 37(4): 3-1-5.

  2. Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2023. Pink spot: A serious threat to scleractinian corals (Porites spp.) in Andaman archipelago. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 52(7):339-342. DOI: 10.56042/ijms.v52i07.10412

  3. Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2023. First report of South African flabellid coral Truncatoflabellum zuluense Cairns & Keller, 1993 (Scleractinia: Flabellidae) from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 52(7): 343-346. DOI: 10.56042/ijms.v52i07.10413

  4. Ghosh, A., Sajan, S., Tamal Mondal, Tripathy, B. and Mukhopadhyay, A., 2023. First Record of Cordiform Bivalves Cardilia martini Deshayes, 1844 (Mollusca, Cardilidae) from India. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-023-00647-1

  5. Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2023. New Record of One Species of Sea‑Spider [Pallenopsis hoeki (Miers, 1884)] to Indian Waters & a Checklist. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-023-00600-2

  6. Hafiz, Md, Ghosh, A., Tamal Mondal and Sajan, S., 2023. New record of albatross turrid Gemmula diomedea Powell, 1964 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Turridae) from Indian waters. Species, 24: e77s1587.

  7. Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2023. First report of free-living, solitary zoanthid from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Zootaxa, 5244 (3): 293–298. DOI: 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5244.3.7

  8. Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2022. Decadal status of Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758) along the coral reef habitat of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences, 51 (09): 753-759. DOI: 10.56042/ijms.v51i09.2331

  9. Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2022. First report of endemic Taiwanese caryophyllid coral Polycyathus chaishanensis from Indian waters. Vie et milieu - Life and environment, 72 (1-2): 17-22. https://doi.org/10.57890/VIEMILIEU/2022.72.1/2:17-22

  10. Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2022. First Report of Stranded By‑the‑wind Sailor from Coastal Areas of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-022-00509-2

  11.  Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Chandra, K., 2022. Acropora teres (Verrill, 1866): in the verge of regional vulnerability from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences, 51(08):718-720, DOI: 10.56042/ijms.v51i08.39410

  12. Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2022. First Report of Deep‑Sea Azooxanthellate Coral Under the Family Anthemiphylliidae (Order Scleractinia) from India. National Academy Science Letters, 45: 383–387; https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-022-01143-5

  13. Tamal Mondal, Bineesh, K.K. and Raghunathan, C., 2022. A note on zoogeographic range extension of Endopachys grayi Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 (Scleractinia: Dendrophyllidae) from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Indian Journal of Geo Marine Science, 51(4): 358-362.

  14. Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2022. Zoogeographic Range Extension of Four Species of Flabellid Corals Under the Genus Truncatoflabellum (Scleractinian: Flabelliidae) From Indian Waters. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-022-00446-0

  15.  Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2022. Differential thermal stress with associated bleaching on stony corals in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal: yet another impact of the El Niño. Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 63(2): 103-117; DOI: 10.21411/CBM.A.181085AF.

  16.  Raghunathan, C., Tamal Mondal and Chandra, K, 2021. Invasion and potential risks of introduced exotic aquatic species in Indian islands. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, 24(2): 76–85; DOI: 10.14321/aehm.024.02.11.

  17. Tamal Mondal, Bineesh, K.K. and Raghunathan, C., 2021. First report on Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) transversalis Moseley, 1881 from Indian Deep-Sea. Vie et Milieu- Life and Environment, 71: 35-40.

  18. Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2021. A Note on Jellyfish Crambionella orsini (Vanhoffen 1888) (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) from Lakshadweep, Arabian Sea. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, 37(2): 621-626. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-021-00357-6.

  19. Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2021. Report of stranded skeletal system of Short-finned Pilot Whale from South Reef Island, Middle Andaman, India. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 46: 101872; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101872.

  20. Tamal Mondal, Raghnathan, C. and Chandra, K., 2019. Status survey of scleractinian corals at Long Island and adjoining areas of Middle Andaman Archipelago. Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences, 48(10):1556-1566.

  21. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Chandra, K., 2018. Report on status of invasive Tubastraea coccinea Lesson, 1829 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences, 47(11): 2241-2247

  22. Mondal, J., Raghunathan, C. and Tamal Mondal, 2018. New records of three styelid ascidians (Order: Stolidobranchia) to Indian waters from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 47(08): 1665-1671.

  23. Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2018. Diversified scleractinian of Andaman and Nicobar Islands- a range extension of CORAL TRIANGLE?. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 47(02): 453-455.

  24. Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2017. Shipwrecks in Andaman and Nicobar Islands: An artificial habitat for corals. Journal of Marine Biological Association, India, 59(2): 92-101. doi: 10.6024/jmbai.2017.59.2.1910-12

  25. Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2017. Age and growth of fungiid corals of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 46(08): 1632-1640.

  26. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2017. First report of four species of azooxanthellate scleractinian corals in Indian waters from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences, 46(08): 1627-1631.

  27. Mondal, J., Raghunathan, C., Tamal Mondal and Chandra, K., 2017. New records of four Aplousobranch ascidians in Indian waters from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Journal of Marine Biological Association, India, 59(1): 82-86.

  28. Rajendra, S., Raghunathan, C., Tamal Mondal and Venkataraman, K., 2017. First report of soft coral Sarcophyton birkelandi Verseveldt, 1978 (Anthozoa: Alcyonacea) in Indian waters from Andaman Islands. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 9(8): 10577–10580; http://doi.org/10.11609/jott.2285.9.8.10577-10580

  29. Rajendra, S., Raghunathan, C. and Tamal Mondal, 2017. New distribution records of three Sarcophyton species (Alcyonacea: Alcyoniidae) in Indian waters from Andaman Islands. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 9(7): 10426–10432; http://doi.org/10.11609/jott.2498.9.7.10426-10432

  30. Mondal, J., Raghunathan, C. and Tamal Mondal, 2017. A new species of sea-squirt Rhopalaea bilobata (Ascidiacea: Diazonidae) from the Andaman Islands, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 9(5): 10187-10193; http://doi.org/10.11609/jott.2620.9.5.10187-10193

  31. Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2017. Experimental study on the regeneration of Fungiid corals in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 46(4): 698-706.

  32. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2016. Diversity of Scleractinian Corals in Great Nicobar Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Proceeding of Zoological Society, 69(2): 205-216. DOI 10.1007/s12595-015-0145-8

  33. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Kailash Chandra. 2016. Note on new record of two scleractinian corals to India waters from Great Nicobar Island. Advances in Biological Research, 10(4): 290-294. DOI: 10.5829/idosi.abr.2016.10.4.104166

  34. Mondal, J., Raghunathan, C. Tamal Mondal and Venkataraman, K., 2016. Addition of three stolidobranchs ascidian fauna to Indian waters from Andaman group of islands. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research, 24(8): 2439-2443. DOI: 10.5829/idosi.mejsr.2016.24.08.102156

  35. Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2016. New Records of Five Species of Scleractinian Corals to Indian Waters from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Global Journal of Science Frontier Research: C- Biological Science, 16(1): 13-19.

  36. Mondal, J., Raghunathan, C. and Tamal Mondal, 2016. Non-Indigenous Ascidians of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. World Journal of Fish and Marine Sciences, 8 (2): 108-114. DOI: 10.5829/idosi.wjfms.2016.8.2.102153

  37. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2015. Rutland Island: One of the Most Important Scleractinian Nourishing Grounds of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research, 23(10): 2493-2499. DOI: 10.5829/idosi.mejsr.2015.23.10.96215

  38. Mondal, J., Raghunathan, C. and Tamal Mondal, 2015. Diversity and Distribution of Common Ascidians of Andaman Group of Islands. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research, 23(10): 2411-2417. DOI: 10.5829/idosi.mejsr.2015.23.10.96260

  39. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2015. Report on Eleven Newly Recorded Scleractinian Corals to Indian Waters from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research, 23(8): 1980-1989. DOI: 10.5829/idosi.mejsr.2015.23.08.94257

  40. Raghunathan, C., Tamal Mondal and Venkataraman, K., 2015. Diversity of Scleractinian Corals in the Adjoining Sea of Saddle Peak National Park, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Biodiversity for Sustainable Development, UP State Biodiversity Board, 67-82.

  41. Mondal, J., Raghunathan, C., Tamal Mondal and Venkataraman, K., 2015. Diversity and distribution of common Ascidians of South Andaman. Biodiversity for Sustainable Development, UP State Biodiversity Board, 51-57.

  42. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2015. Report of Newly Recorded Eight Scleractinian Corals from Middle and South Andaman Archipelago, India. Global Journal of Science Frontier Research: C Biological Science, 15(2):19-26.

  43. Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2015. Locomotion of anthocyathus mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 44(6): 818-824.

  44. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2014. Coral bleaching in Andaman Sea – an indicator for climate change in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 43(10): 1945-1948.

  45. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2014. Post Bleaching recruitment of scleractinian corals in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, special reference to Acropora sp. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 43(8): 1526-1527.

  46. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2014. Continental Shelf of North, Middle and South Button Island National Parks of Andaman and Nicobar Islands: A Wide Platform for Reef Building Corals in India. World Journal of Zoology, 9(4): 281-290. DOI: 10.5829/idosi.wjz.2014.9.4.86207.

  47. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2014. Post Bleaching Assessment of Corals in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society, 67(2): 136-139. DOI 10.1007/s12595-013-0080-5.

  48. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman. K., 2014. Scleractinian Corals of Peacock Island Wildlife Sanctuary of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. World Journal of Zoology, 9 (3): 149-154, DOI: 10.5829/idosi.wjz.2014.9.3.84273.

  49. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman. K., 2014. Scleractinian Corals of Loha Barrack Crocodile Sanctuary, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Global Journal of Science Frontier Research: C- Biological Science, 14(3):25-32.

  50. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman. K., 2014. Threatened Scleractinian Corals of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. World Journal of Zoology, 9 (2): 93-100. DOI: 10.5829/idosi.wjz.2014.9.2.83326.

  51. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2014. A note on Acroporidae Corals of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Research Journal Science and Technology, 6(1): 25-29.

  52. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2014. Report on one caryophylliid and two dendrophylliid corals in Indian water from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 43(4): 538-541.

  53. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2013. Vulnerable Scleractinians corals from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Journal of Coastal Environment, 4(1): 39-52.

  54. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2013. New record of six Scleractinians with four Vulnerable and one Near Threatened to Indian waters from Nancowry group of Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Research Journal of Science and Technology, 5(4): 425-431.

  55. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2013. Phenotypic plasticity of Cycloseris somervillei (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) in Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 42(5): 611-616.

  56. Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2013. Description of a new coral species Ctenactis triangularis (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) from Andaman Islands, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 5(12):4653-4659; http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3194.4653-9

  57. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2013. Description of Favites monticularis sp. nov. (Faviidae) off North Andaman Islands, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 5(10): 4510–4513; http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3224.4510-3

  58. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2013. Status of Scleractinian Diversity at Nancowry Group of Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research, 14(5): 587-597.DOI: 10.5829/idosi.mejsr.2013.14.5.71212.

  59. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2013. Bleaching: The Driving Force of Scleractinian New Recruitment at Little Andaman Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci., 83(4): 585–592, DOI 10.1007/s40011-013-0168-8.

  60. Raghunathan, C., Sendil Kumar, S., Dinesh Kannan, S., Tamal Mondal, Sreeraj, C.R., Raghuraman, R. and Venkataraman, K., 2013. Mass Stranding of pilot whale Gobicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846 in North Andaman Coast. Current Science, 104: 37-41.

  61. Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2012. New Record of Two Scleractinian Corals to Indian Waters from Ritchie’s Archipelago, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Biosystematica, 6(2): 27-30.

  62. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2012. Diversity and Distribution of Corals in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Journal of Coastal Environment, 3(2): 101-110.

  63. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2012. First Report of Dendrophylliid coral Rhizopsammia verrilli from Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Journal of Marine Biological Association, India, 54(2): 94-96. Doi: 10.6024/jmbai.2012.54.2.01723-16

  64. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2012. First Record of five Scleractinian Corals to Indian water from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Research Journal Science and Technology, 4(6): 278-284.

  65. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2012. New Record of Five Scleractinian Corals to Indian Water from Andaman & Nicobar Islands. International Journal of Advanced Biological Research, 2(2): 699-703.

  66. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2012. New Distribution Report of Eight Scleractinian Corals to Indian Water from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Advances in Biological Research, 6(3): 110-120. DOI: 10.5829/idosi.abr.2012.6.3.63236

  67. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2012. New Distribution Report of Ten Scleractinian Corals to Indian Water from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Research Journal Science and Technology, 4(4): 152-157.

  68. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2012. Distributional record of five scleractinian corals from Andaman & Nicobar Islands. IOSR Journal of Pharmacy, 2(5): 38-43.

  69. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2012. An account of Faviid Corals of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Research Journal Science and Technology, 4(2): 62-66.

  70. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2012. Scleractinian Diversity of Ritchie’s Archipelago, Andaman & Nicobar Island. Global Journal of Science Frontier Research: C Biological Science, 12(4): 53-64.

  71. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2011. Diversity of Scleractinian Corals in Middle and North Andaman Archipelago. World Journal of Zoology, 6(4): 407-419.

  72. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Ramakrishna, 2011. New recruitment of diverse scleractinian corals in little Andaman Island after tsunami. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Science, 40(5): 653-656.

  73. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Venkataraman, K., 2011. Five Scleractinian Corals as a New Record from Andaman Islands- A New Addition to Indian Marine Fauna. World Journal of Fish and Marine Sciences, 3(5): 450-458.

  74. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Ramakrishna, 2011. Notes on three new records of scleractinian corals from Andaman Islands. Journal of Oceanography and Marine Science, 2(5):122-126.

  75. Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2011. New Record of Two Scleractinian Corals from Neil Island, Ritchie's Archipelago. International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences, 1(2): 76-79.

  76. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Ramakrishna, 2011. Addition of Thirteen Scleractinians as New Record to Indian Water from Rutland Island, Andamans. Asian Journal Experimental Biological Sciences, 2(3): 383-390.

  77. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Ramakrishna, 2011. Occurrence of Seven Scleractinian Corals in Ritchie's Archipelago, Andaman Islands of India. Proceedings of Zoological Society, 64(1): 57-61. DOI 10.1007/s12595-011-0008-x

  78. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Ramakrishna, 2011. New Record of Six Scleractinian Corals to Indian Water from Rani Jhansi Marine National Park, Andaman & Nicobar Archipelago. International Journal of Science and Nature, 2(2): 321-326.

  79. Tamal Mondal and Raghunathan, C., 2011. An Observation on the Coral Bleaching in Andaman Islands. International Journal of Environmental Sciences, 1(1): 33-47.

  80. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Ramakrishna, 2011. New Record of Five Scleractinian Corals from Rutland Island, South Andaman Archipelago. Asian Journal Experimental Biological Sciences, 2(1): 114-118.

  81. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Ramakrishna, 2010. New Record of Thirteen Scleractinian Corals in Indian Waters from Middle and North Andaman. Biosystematica, 4(2): 75-89.

  82. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C. and Ramakrishna, 2010. New record of nine Scleractinian Corals from Rutland Island, Andaman. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 1:155-170.

  83. Tamal Mondal, Raghunathan, C., Sivaperuman, C. and Ramakrishna, 2010. Identification of Seven Scleractinian Corals from Andaman and Nicobar Island as New Record to Indian Water. Proceedings of Zoological Society, 63(1): 61-66.

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