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Gordiodrilus elegans
Beddard, 1892
GBIF:123207185
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Descriptions(3)
Remark. It is an introduced species, and probably originates from tropical regions of Africa (Gates 1972). In Vietnam, it is usually found in wet soils of disturbed habitats (Thai 2000 b).
Nguyen, Tung T., Nguyen, Anh D., Tran, Binh T. T., Blakemore, Robert J. (2016): A comprehensive checklist of earthworm species and subspecies from Vietnam (Annelida: Clitellata: Oligochaeta: Almidae, Eudrilidae, Glossoscolecidae, Lumbricidae, Megascolecidae, Moniligastridae, Ocnerodrilidae, Octochaetidae). Zootaxa 4140 (1): 1-92, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4140.1.1
Distribution. A cosmopolitan species; reported from England (Kew Gardens), Myanmar, India, East and West Africa, Egypt, Sudan, Abyssinia, Madagascar, Zanzibar, Puerto Rico, Bonaco Isl. (Blakemore 2002) Vietnamese name. Giun gordio tinh t ế.
Nguyen, Tung T., Nguyen, Anh D., Tran, Binh T. T., Blakemore, Robert J. (2016): A comprehensive checklist of earthworm species and subspecies from Vietnam (Annelida: Clitellata: Oligochaeta: Almidae, Eudrilidae, Glossoscolecidae, Lumbricidae, Megascolecidae, Moniligastridae, Ocnerodrilidae, Octochaetidae). Zootaxa 4140 (1): 1-92, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4140.1.1
Type locality. England (Kew Garden, soil from Lagos, Nigeria). Type material. NHM London, U. K. Records from Vietnam. Widely known from various parts of Vietnam (Thai 2000 b).
Nguyen, Tung T., Nguyen, Anh D., Tran, Binh T. T., Blakemore, Robert J. (2016): A comprehensive checklist of earthworm species and subspecies from Vietnam (Annelida: Clitellata: Oligochaeta: Almidae, Eudrilidae, Glossoscolecidae, Lumbricidae, Megascolecidae, Moniligastridae, Ocnerodrilidae, Octochaetidae). Zootaxa 4140 (1): 1-92, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4140.1.1
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