An annotated checklist of the macrodasyidan Gastrotricha from India Author Chatterjee, Tapas Author Priyalakshmi, Geetha Author Todaro, M. Antonio text Zootaxa 2019 2019-01-21 4545 4 495 510 journal article 27674 10.11646/zootaxa.4545.4.3 7752c97e-c9bc-49c3-b1dd-0db7992b3e6c 1175-5326 2618301 B0910D8D-E387-4BDB-941F-40D06CBBBAD0 Dactylopodola indica (Rao & Ganapati, 1968) = Dactylopodalia indica Rao & Ganapati, 1968 Records from India. ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS—Rao (1975, 1980b); ANDHRA PRADESH : Palm beach, Visakhapatnam (Waltair)— Rao & Ganapati (1968a) ; LAKSHADWEEP : Agatti, Bangaram—Rao (1991); ODISHA : Puri, Konark—Rao & Ganapati (1968a) ; Rao (1989) ; WEST BENGAL : Medinipur—Sanyal et al . (2012); GENERAL RECORD: Naidu & Rao (2004) . Habitat. Marine, littoral; medium sand, 10–30 cm below surface near mid-water level. Distribution. This species has been reported only from India (Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea). Remarks. Nomenclature and functional role of the accessory reproductive organs as indicated for the Indian specimens should be revised in light of the recent literature (e.g., Kieneke & Schmidt-Rhaesa 2015).