Gordiodrilus elegans Beddard, 1892

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Gordiodrilus elegans Beddard, 1892

Gordiodrilus elegans Beddard, 1892c: 84 , Figs 1, 6 A, 7; Michaelsen 1900: 374; Gates 1972: 271; Thai 1983: 122; Thai 2000a: 311; Thai 2000b: 2; Blakemore 2002: 84, Figs 1.8–1.9; Pham 1995c: 109; Thai et al. 2004: 758; Huynh et al. 2005; Huynh 2005a: 163; Thai et al. 2007: 313; Blakemore 2008; Nguyen T.T. & Tran 2008: 61; Tran & Tran 2010: 8; Pham 2010: 65; Nguyen & Nguyen 2010: 123; Nguyen 2013: 104; Nguyen 2014: 113.

Gordiodrilus travancorensis Michaelsen, 1910: 98 , synonymized by Gates (1972).

Gordiodrilus unicus Stephenson, 1931a: 79 , synonymized by Gates (1972).

Gordiodrilus peguanus Gates, 1942: 85 , synonymized by Gates (1972). See Blakemore (2002) for more details.

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 2000b).

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 tế.

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 2000b).