Glyphidrilus gatesi Shen & Yeo, 2005

Chanabun, Ratmanee, Bantaowong, Ueangfa, Sutcharit, Chirasak, Tongkerd, Piyoros, James, Samuel W. & Panha, Somsak, 2012, A New Species Of Semi-Aquatic Freshwater Earthworm Of The Genus Glyphidrilus Horst, 1889 From The Mekong River (Oligochaeta: Almidae), Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 60 (2), pp. 265-277 : 270-274

Glyphidrilus gatesi Shen & Yeo, 2005

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Glyphidrilus gatesi Shen & Yeo, 2005: 16 , Fig. 1 . Type locality: Sungei Kayu , swamp forest near River Sedili, Johor, Malaysia.

Material examined. — Holotype in the ZRC of RMBR ( ZRC 1974.12.2.51).

Remarks. — Glyphidrilus gatesi differs from G. mekongensis , new species in having shorter wings in 19–½24 and a shorter clitellum in 17–26, genital markings near line b in 15 on the right side only, and in 16–18 and 24–25 on both sides, and median unpaired in 13–19 and 24–27, intestinal origin in 18, three pairs of heart in 9–11, and spermathecae in 15–17.

Figures

Fig. 6. External and internal morphology of holotype (ZRC 1974.12.2.51) of Glyphidrilus gatesi: A, external ventral view; B, internal dorsal view.

Fig. 1. Map of Ubon Ratchathani Province showing type locality of Glyphidrilus mekongensis, new species (arrow head) located on the shore of the Mekong River at Khong Chiam District.