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 Mesodasys hexapodus Rao & Ganapati, 1968 Records from India . ANDHRA PRADESH : Visakhapatnam (Waltair)— Rao & Ganapati (1968a) ; GENERAL RECORD: Naidu & Rao (2004) . Habitat. Marine; coarse sand at a depth of 20–30 cm between low and mid-water levels. Distribution. So far the species appears to be endemic to India . Remarks. Naidu & Rao (2004) indicated the species to be present also in North America (Florida); however, we could not find any original reference in this regard. Very likely the record of Macrodasys hexadactylis in Florida (see Hummon 2010 ) may have generated the confusion. Consequently M. hexapodus should be considered endemic to India .