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Genus Aporodrilus Blakemore, 2000

 

Distribution

States

Tasmania


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

Diagnosis

Setae eight per segment. Dorsal pores absent throughout. Male pores from tubuloracemose prostates paired on 18. Female pores paired or single. Oesophageal gizzard large in 5. Nephridia meroic, at least in the fore-body, avesiculate. Spermathecae two pairs, with clavate (or multiloculate but not sessile) diverticula. Intestine commencing in 16, or rarely 17; typhlosole absent; extramural calciferous glands absent; intestinal caeca and gizzards absent. Penial setae present or absent.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
17-Oct-2023 OLIGOCHAETA 07-Feb-2013 MODIFIED Dr Robin Wilson
15-Jul-2010 MODIFIED