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
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4545.4.3
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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).