Thalassiphora indica Saxena and Sarkar, 2000, p.259, pl.1, figs.11–12.

Holotype: Saxena and Sarkar, 2000, pl.1, fig.12.
Age: middle Eocene.

Original description (Saxena and Sarkar, 2000):
THALASSIPHORA INDICA sp. nov. PI. 1-11-12
Holotype - PI. 1.12, slide no. BSIP 12406 (48 x 102).
Type locality - Siju, South Garo Hills, Meghalaya.
Type horizon and age - Siju Formation, Middle Eocene.
Diagnosis - Cysts cavate, subspherical; endocyst spherical. endophragm thin, granulose, grana uniformly distributed; periphragm subspherical, thin walled, linear marking impart pseudoreticulate ornamentation. Archaeopyle precingular.
Dimensions - Holotype - Periphragm: 116 x 108 µm; endophragm: 60 µm in diameter. Observed size range - Periphragm: 116-145 x 108-135 µm; endophragm: 55-70 µm in diameter.
Comparison - The present species differs from the other species of Thalassiphora by its granulose endocyst.
Derivation of name – The species is named after India.
Remarks - Due to the presence of wide outer covering, specimens are generally found in folded condition.