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).