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 hexadactylis Rao, 1970 Records from India . ANDHRA PRADESH : Pudimadaka, Visakhapatnam (Waltair)—Rao (1970); GENERAL RECORD: Naidu & Rao (2004) . Habitat (as in Indian records). Marine, intertidal; medium sand, 30–40 cm below surface, between low and half tide level. Distribution. India (Bay of Bengal); Japan (Kasado island as M. cf hexadactylis ); USA ( Florida , Hummon 2010 ). Remarks. Nomenclature and functional role of the accessory reproductive organs as indicated in the original description should be revised in light of the recent literature (e.g., Kieneke & Schmidt-Rhaesa 2015).