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