Notoscolex Fletcher, 1886

  • Male pores in xviii.
  • Female pore in xiv.
  • Spermathecal pores 1, 2 or 3 pairs, the last in viii/ix, lateral to mid-ventral.
  • Micronephridia present sometimes with meganephridia.
  • Prostate racemose.
  • Very close to Megascolex only difference is arrangement of setae.
  • Ten species recorded in India viz.,
S. No Species Type locality Status
1 hastatus Parambikulum, Kerala, India Endemic
2 kayankulamensis Kayankulam, Kerala, India Endemic
3 minimus Peermade (Peerumedu), Kerala, India Endemic
4 peermadensis Peermade (Peerumedu), Kerala, India Endemic
5 ponmudianus Ponmudi, Kerala, India Endemic
6 scutarius Vilpatti (Palni Hills), Tamil Nadu, India Endemic
7 tenmalai tenmalai Tenmalai (Thenmala), Kerala, India Endemic
8 tenmalai ghatensis Tenmalai (Thenmala), Kerala, India Endemic
9 tenmalai karakulamensis Karakulam, Kerala, India Endemic
10 travancorensis Peermade (Peerumedu), Kerala, India Endemic
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