Rhododrilus

Belongs within: Acanthodrilidae.

Rhododrilus is a genus of earthworms endemic to New Zealand (Michaelsen 1907).

Characters (Michaelsen 1907): Bristles in groups of 8 on each segment. Nephridial pores on each side in a longitudinal line, not alternating. Male pores on segment 18 or 17 segment or on intersegmental groove of 17/18. One pair of prostatic pores on segment 17. Seminal vesicle pores 1–4 pairs, the last on intersegmental groove of 8/9. Muscular gizzard well-developed. Two pairs of free testes and spermatic cords in segments 10 and 11.

<==RhododrilusM07
    |--*R. minutusM07
    |--R. bestiM07
    |--R. cocknayniM07
    |--R. edulisM07
    |--R. huttoniM07
    |--R. kermadecensisM07
    |--R. leptomerusM07
    |--R. monticolaM07
    |--R. parvusM07
    `--R. similisM07

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[M07] Michaelsen, W. 1907. Oligochaeta. Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens 1 (2): 115–232, 2 pls.