Persistence of coral reefs is threatened globally due to intensified human activities and ongoing climate change. Coral reefs in India are also suffering from acute stress events like mass coral bleaching and coastal development activities, which has led some of the coral species on the verge of local extinction. Here, we present a revised checklist of scleractinian corals from the major Indian reefs, namely Gulf of Kachchh (GoK), Lakshadweep Islands (LI), Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve (GoMBR), and Andaman and Nicobar Islands (ANI), representing a total of 585 species belonging to 108 genera and 23 families. Maximum species richness is recorded in the ANI (523 species of 95 genera belonging to 23 families), followed by the GoMBR (169 species belonging to 46 genera and 16 families), the LI (165 species from 54 genera and 17 families), and GoK (76 species of 30 genera and 12 families). Apart from these reefs, we also enlisted scleractinian fauna from other small reefs across the West coast of India, namely the Malvan Marine Sanctuary, Angria bank, Grande Island, and Netrani Island.

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印度的硬珊瑚（Scleractinia）：修订清单

由于人类活动的加剧和持续的气候变化，全球珊瑚礁的生存受到威胁。印度的珊瑚礁也遭受严重的压力事件，例如大规模的珊瑚褪色和沿海开发活动，这使一些珊瑚物种濒临局部灭绝。在这里，我们提出了来自印度主要礁石的巩膜珊瑚的修订清单，这些珊瑚礁分别代表了卡奇海湾（GoK），拉克沙威普群岛（LI），马那纳尔海洋生物圈保护区（GoMBR）和安达曼和尼科巴群岛（ANI）共有108个属23个科的585种。在ANI中记录了最大的物种丰富度（523属95属23个属），其次是GoMBR（169属46属16属），LI（165属54属17属），和GoK（30属12科的76种）。除了这些珊瑚礁，我们还征集了来自印度西海岸其他小珊瑚礁的菌类动物，即马尔文海洋保护区，安格里亚河岸，格兰德岛和内特兰尼岛。