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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

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David G. Cook; Trichodrilus allegheniensis n. sp. (Oligochaeta, Lumbriculidae) from a cave in Southern Tennessee. Trans.Amer.Micros.Soc. 90(3):381-383, 1971

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Trichodrilus allegheniensis n. sp., from Round Mountain Cave, Franklin County, Tennessee, is characterized by an elongate, proboscis-like prostomium, long tubular atria, and two pairs of spermathecae. It is suggested that other undescribed species of this genus may exist in North America.