Eodrilus

Belongs within: Acanthodrilidae.

Eodrilus is a genus of earthworms with a Gondwanan distribution (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. Two pairs of prostatic pores on segments 17 and 19. Seminal vesicle pores usually two pairs on intersegmental grooves of segments 7/8 and 8/9, rarely four single median pores. Gizzard well-developed. Two pairs of free testes and spermatic cords in segments 10 and 11.

<==Eodrilus Michaelsen 1907M13
    |--*E. cornigravei Michaelsen 1907M07
    |--E. albusM07
    |--E. annectensM07
    |--E. arenarius [=Acanthodrilus arenarius, Microscolex arenarius]M07
    |--E. arundinis [=Acanthodrilus arundinis]M07
    |--E. australisM07
    |--E. crystalliferM07
    |--E. divergens [=Notiodrilus divergens, Microscolex divergens]M07
    |--E. drygalskiiM07
    |--E. eremusM07
    |--E. falcatus [=Acanthodrilus falcatus, Microscolex falcatus]M07
    |--E. haplocystisM07
    |--E. hyalochaetaM07
    |--E. macleayiM07
    |--E. magellanicusM07
    |--E. majungianusM07
    |--E. occidentalisM07
    |--E. paludosusM07
    |--E. philippiiM07
    |--E. schmardaeM07
    |--E. tamajusiM07
    |--E. valdiviaeM07
    |--E. vaslitiM07
    |--E. voeltzkowiM07
    `--E. whitmaniM07

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

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

[M13] Michaelsen, W. 1913. Die Oligochäten von Neu-Caledonien und den benachbarten Inselgruppen. In: Sarasin, F., & J. Roux (eds) Nova Caledonia: Forschungen in Neu-Caledonian und auf den Loyalty-Inseln. A. Zoologie vol. 1 pt 3 pp. 173–280. C. W. Kreidels Verlag: Wiesbaden.