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 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.