Studies on the Soft Corals (Octocorallia : Alcyonacea) of Andaman Islands, Bay of Bengal/D.V. Rao and Kamla Devi.Studies on the Soft Corals (Octocorallia : Alcyonacea) of Andaman Islands, Bay of Bengal/D.V. Rao and Kamla Devi. Kolkata, Zoological Survey of India, 2003, 99 p., plates, (pbk). ISBN 81-85874-91-3. [Records of the Zoological Survey of India: Occasional Paper No. 206].

Contents: Introduction. 1. Morphology of alcyonarians. 2. Glossary of morphological characters. 3. Collection and preservation of soft corals. 4. Preparation of sclerities. 5. Systematic account. 6. Ecology: i. Interaction with other organisms. ii. Distribution. iii. Biodiversity values. References. Annexure.

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