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
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journal article
27674
10.11646/zootaxa.4545.4.3
7752c97e-c9bc-49c3-b1dd-0db7992b3e6c
1175-5326
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B0910D8D-E387-4BDB-941F-40D06CBBBAD0
Macrodasys andamanensis
Rao, 1993
Record from India.
ANDAMAN &
NICOBAR ISLANDS
: Little Andaman: Bomila creek, Butler Bay—Rao (1993); GENERAL RECORD:
Naidu & Rao (2004)
.
Habitat.
Marine; coarse and medium sand with little detritus,
5–10 cm
below surface, between low and half tide levels in intertidal zone.
Distribution.
Indian Ocean:
Bay
of Bengal.
Remarks.
In general, the description of the species appears robust; however, the tail is reported to be pseudosegmented, a condition that is doubtful.