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Record of Two Species of Gastrotricha from Littoral Epiphytic Habitat of Kagzipura Lake, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.

Harkal Ananta D, and Mokashe Satish S

Gastrotricha is generally less studied phylum in India and information about its diversity and density is scanty. The present paper reports occurrence of Polymerurus nodicaudus and Chaetonotus elegans species of Gastrotricha in periphytic habitat of Kagzipura Lake, District Aurangabad, Maharashtra. This is the first report on gastrotrich from this region.