Two new earthworms of the genus Pheretima (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from Mt. Isarog, Luzon Island, Philippines

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作者
Hong, Yong [1 ]
James, Samuel W. [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Sangju Natl Univ, Coll Agr, Inst Agr Sci, Sangju, South Korea
[2] Univ Kansas, Nat Hist Museum, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA
[3] Univ Kansas, Biodivers Res Ctr, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
earthworms; Oligochaeta; Megascolecidae; Pheretima; new species; Mt; Isarog; Philippines;
D O I
10.1080/00222930802000398
中图分类号
X176 [生物多样性保护];
学科分类号
090705 ;
摘要
Earthworm specimens were collected from Mt. Isarog, Camarines Sur Province, the Philippines. Two new species of the genus Pheretima are described from Mt. Isarog: Pheretima abiadai sp. nov. and Pheretima nagaensis sp. nov. The two new Pheretima species key to the urceolata group with a single pair of spermathecal pores in 5/6. Pheretima abiadai sp. nov. has spermathecal pores 0.25 circumference apart, copulatory bursae openings 0.19 circumference apart. Pheretima nagaensis sp. nov. has spermathecal pores 0.29 circumference apart; copulatory bursae openings 0.25 circumference apart. Descriptions of the new species are provided, including illustrations of the ventral view, male pore region, and spermathecae.
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页码:1565 / 1571
页数:7
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