Gordiodrilus Beddard, 1895

  • Male pores and prostatic pores approximated xvii/xviii.
  • Spermathecae without diverticulate on the duct, often with evaginations at the ectal end of the ampulla.
  • Dorsal pores absent.
  • Gizzard, typhlosole and supra-intestinal glands absent.
  • A ventromedian calciferous gland in ix.
  • Intestinal origin in xii.
  • Lumbricine, closely paired.
  • Size 35-47 mm.
  • Two species recorded in India viz.,

Sl No Species Type locality Nature
1  paski Kigoma Harbour, Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania Exotic
2 travancorensis Nedumangad, 10miles NE of Trivandrum, Kerala, India Exotic