Amorphinopsis Carter, 1887 (original description)
Amorphinopsis excavans Carter, 1887 (original description)
Axinella virgultosa Carter, 1887 accepted as Phakettia virgultosa (Carter, 1887) (original description)
Axinella virgultosa var. massa Carter, 1887 accepted as Stylissa massa (Carter, 1887) (original description)
Chalina oculata var. fibrosa Carter, 1887 accepted as Haliclona (Haliclona) fibrosa (Carter, 1887) (original description)
Chalina spinifera Carter, 1887 accepted as Callyspongia (Cladochalina) spinifera (Carter, 1887) (original description)
Cliona bacillifera Carter, 1887 accepted as Pione carpenteri (Hancock, 1867) (original description)
Cliona sceptrellifera Carter, 1887 accepted as Latrunculia sceptrellifera (Carter, 1887) (original description)
Cliona stellifera Carter, 1887 accepted as Timea stellifera (Carter, 1887) (original description)
Dictyocylindrus aceratus Carter, 1887 accepted as Raspailia acerata (Carter, 1887) (original description)
Dysidea ramoglomerata Carter, 1887 (original description)
Dysidea ramoglomerata var. granulata Carter, 1887 accepted as Dysidea ramoglomerata Carter, 1887 (original description)
Dysidea ramoglomerata var. ramotubulata Carter, 1887 accepted as Dysidea ramoglomerata Carter, 1887 (original description)
Esperia indica Carter, 1887 accepted as Mycale (Mycale) grandis Gray, 1867 (original description)
Fibularia ramosa Carter, 1882 accepted as Niphates erecta Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (additional source)
Haliclona simulans var. tubuloramosa (Carter, 1887) (original description)
Isodictya densa sensu Carter, 1887 accepted as Haliclona henrycarteri Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 (original description)
Isodictya simulans (Johnston, 1842) accepted as Haliclona (Haliclona) simulans (Johnston, 1842) (additional source)
Isodictya simulans var. cancellata Carter, 1887 accepted as Haliclona merguiensis Van Soest, 2024 (original description)
Isodictya simulans var. cancellata albida Carter, 1887 accepted as Haliclona merguiensis Van Soest, 2024 (original description)
Isodictya simulans var. cancellata fusca Carter, 1887 accepted as Haliclona cancellata (Carter, 1887) accepted as Haliclona merguiensis Van Soest, 2024 (original description)
Isodictya simulans var. incrustans Carter, 1887 accepted as Haliclona carteri Burton, 1959 (original description)
Isodictya simulans var. tubuloramosa Carter, 1887 accepted as Haliclona tubuloramosa (Carter, 1887) (original description)
Microciona aceratoobtusa Carter, 1887 accepted as Clathria (Microciona) aceratoobtusa (Carter, 1887) (original description)
Mycale (Mycale) indica (Carter, 1887) accepted as Mycale (Mycale) grandis Gray, 1867 (original description)
Stelletta bacillifera Carter, 1887 accepted as Ecionemia acervus Bowerbank, 1862 (original description)
Suberites coronarius Carter, 1882 accepted as Cliona varians (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (additional source)
Suberites trincomaliensis Carter, 1887 accepted as Spheciospongia vagabunda var. trincomaliensis (Ridley, 1884) accepted as Spheciospongia vagabunda (Ridley, 1884) (original description)
Tethya robusta Carter, 1887 accepted as Cinachyrella robusta (Carter, 1887) (original description)
Thalysias tenera Carter, 1887 accepted as Neopetrosia tenera (Carter, 1887) (original description)

Andaman and Nicobar Islands for Chalina spinifera Carter, 1887 
Andaman and Nicobar Islands for Cliona stellifera Carter, 1887 
Andaman and Nicobar Islands for Suberites coronarius Carter, 1882  (inaccurate)
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Amorphinopsis excavans Carter, 1887 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Axinella virgultosa Carter, 1887 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Axinella virgultosa var. massa Carter, 1887 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Callyspongia (Cladochalina) spinifera (Carter, 1887) 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Chalina oculata var. fibrosa Carter, 1887 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Clathria (Microciona) aceratoobtusa (Carter, 1887) 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Cliona bacillifera Carter, 1887 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Cliona sceptrellifera Carter, 1887 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Dictyocylindrus aceratus Carter, 1887 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Dysidea ramoglomerata Carter, 1887 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Dysidea ramoglomerata Carter, 1887 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Dysidea ramoglomerata var. granulata Carter, 1887 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Dysidea ramoglomerata var. ramotubulata Carter, 1887 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Esperia indica Carter, 1887 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Fibularia ramosa Carter, 1882  (inaccurate)
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Haliclona simulans var. tubuloramosa (Carter, 1887) 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Isodictya densa sensu Carter, 1887 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Isodictya simulans (Johnston, 1842)  (inaccurate)
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Isodictya simulans var. cancellata Carter, 1887 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Isodictya simulans var. cancellata albida Carter, 1887 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Isodictya simulans var. cancellata fusca Carter, 1887 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Isodictya simulans var. incrustans Carter, 1887 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Isodictya simulans var. tubuloramosa Carter, 1887 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Mycale (Mycale) indica (Carter, 1887) 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Mycale (Mycale) indica (Carter, 1887) 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Stelletta bacillifera Carter, 1887 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Tethya robusta Carter, 1887 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Thalysias tenera Carter, 1887 
Andaman Sea Coral Coast for Xestospongia testudinaria (Lamarck, 1815) 
Myanmar for Halichondria birotulata Higgin, 1877  (inaccurate)
Myanmar Exclusive Economic Zone for Cliona sceptrellifera Carter, 1887 
Myanmar Exclusive Economic Zone for Dysidea ramoglomerata Carter, 1887 
Myanmar Exclusive Economic Zone for Dysidea ramoglomerata var. granulata Carter, 1887 
Myanmar Exclusive Economic Zone for Dysidea ramoglomerata var. ramotubulata Carter, 1887 
Myanmar Exclusive Economic Zone for Esperia indica Carter, 1887 
Myanmar Exclusive Economic Zone for Haliclona simulans var. tubuloramosa (Carter, 1887) 
Myanmar Exclusive Economic Zone for Isodictya simulans var. tubuloramosa Carter, 1887 
Myanmar Exclusive Economic Zone for Tethya robusta Carter, 1887 
South India and Sri Lanka for Suberites trincomaliensis Carter, 1887 

Lectotype BMNH 1887.4.26.2, geounit Andaman Sea Coral Coast, identified as Isodictya simulans var. cancellata Carter, 1887
Holotype BMNH 1887.6.1.1., geounit Andaman Sea Coral Coast, identified as Isodictya simulans var. incrustans Carter, 1887
Holotype BMNH 1887.6.1.2, geounit Andaman Sea Coral Coast, identified as Esperia indica Carter, 1887
Syntype BMNH 1887.6.1.7 & 14, geounit Andaman Sea Coral Coast, identified as Isodictya simulans var. tubuloramosa Carter, 1887
Nontype BMNH 1887.6.1.4, geounit Andaman and Nicobar Islands, identified as Suberites coronarius Carter, 1882

 Identification

 for Isodictya simulans (Johnston, 1842)

The varieties of Isodictya simulans described by Carter (1887), all from the Mergui Archipelago were not clearly ... [details]

 Taxonomy

 for Spheciospongia vagabunda var. trincomaliensis (Ridley, 1884)

Ridley based his new variety of Spirastrella (now Spheciospongia) vagabunda on Carter's (1882: 352) Suberites ? sp. ... [details]