Four new species of mesozoans viz Dicyema qanapatii n.sp. from the renal appendages of Sepia elliptica Hoyle, Dicyema madrasensis n.sp. and Dicyema octopusi n.sp, from the renal appendages of Octopus sp.., and Dicyema nouveli n.sp, from the renal appendages of Loliqo duvauceli d' Orbigny are described. All the hosts were collected from different localities on the east coast of India.
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