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Two species of phreodrilidae (oligochaeta) new to Australia and Tasmania

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Phreodrilus (Phreodrilus) branchiatus (Beddard, 1894) is reported for the first time in the eastern hemisphere from Tasmania. Phreodrilus (Phreodrilus) mauienensis Brinkhurst, 1971 is reported for the first time from Australia and Tasmania.

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  1. Department of Zoology, Government College, 517002, Chittoor, India

    K. Vanamala Naidu & K. Abhinender Naidu

  2. Department of Zoology, Sri Venkateswara University, 517502, Tirupati, India

    K. Vanamala Naidu & K. Abhinender Naidu

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Naidu, K.V., Abhinender Naidu, K. Two species of phreodrilidae (oligochaeta) new to Australia and Tasmania. Hydrobiologia 75, 179–180 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00007430

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