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Senapatiella
Julka Blanchart & Chapuis-Lardy, 2004
Male pores paired in seminal grooves on xviii.
Prostatic pores paired at ends of seminal grooves on xvii and xix.
Single gizzard in vi.
One pair of bilobed extramural calciferous gland is present. One lobe in xiv and other in xv.
Typhlosole simple lamellicorn.
Prostomium tanylobic.
Intestinal caecae and supra-intestinal glands absent.
Penial setae present.
Micromeronephridia astomate, exonephric.
Megameronephridia in caudal segments.
Prostomium tanylobic.
Three species recorded in India
viz
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S. No
Species
Type locality
Nature
1.
alfredi
4 km from Kogar down to Bhatkal, Karnataka, India
Endemic
2.
ghatensis
12 km W Kogar down to Bhatkal, Karnataka, India
Endemic
3.
herbettuensis
Herbettu (Hirebettu), Karnataka, India
Endemic
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