Codiolum polyrhizum Lagerheim, 1886b: 22, pl. XXVIII (type locality: near Kristineberg, Sweden).
Gomontia polyrhiza (Lagerheim) Bornet & Flahault, 1888: 163.—Frémy, 1941: 20, 21, 31.— K. Srinivasan, 1947: 272.— V. Krishnamurthy & H. Joshi, 1970: 5.— Hackett, 1977: 25.— Untawale, Dhargalkar, & Agadi, 1983: [8].
INDIAN OCEAN DISTRIBUTION: Djibouti, India, Maldives.