Glyphidrilus sp. 2
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13244835 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0D51326D-B670-FFE4-9F02-FA0542369019 |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Glyphidrilus sp. 2 |
status |
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Material examined. – 2 immature (aclitellate) specimens (1 dissected)( ZRC), Rifle Range Rd. opposite to Murnane Reservoir, coll. K. K. P. Lim, D. C. J. Yeo & K. L. Yeo, 25 Jun.2003 .
Description. – Thin, slender worm, 52-85 mm in length, 126- 182 in segment number, and 1.51-1.54 mm in widest diameter. Prostomium zygolobous. Dorsal pores absent. Wings, genital papillae, male pores, female pores, and spermathecal pores not visible. Preserved specimens pale fleshy.
Gizzard in VIII. Intestine enlarged from XVI. Dorsal blood vessel aborted anterior to segment IX. Hearts VIII-XI. Nephridia holoic. Seminal vesicles in IX-XII, vestigial and white in IX and X, not easily demarcated from blood vessels in XI, last pair largest and darker orange in colour. Spermathecae, prostate and accessory glands absent.
Remarks. – The specimens were immature for species identification.
FAMILY MEGASCOLECIDAE
ZRC |
Zoological Reference Collection, National University of Singapore |
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