Ocnerodrilidae (Blakemore, 2006)

James, Samuel W. & Divina, Gildas Brice, 2012, Earthworms (Clitellata: Acanthodrilidae, Almidae, Eudrilidae, Glossoscolecidae, Ocnerodrilidae) of the coastal region of Gamba, Ogooué-Maritime Province, southwestern Gabon, Zootaxa 3458, pp. 133-148 : 145

Ocnerodrilidae

In three locations we found members of the Ocnerodrilidae , but in all cases the individuals are poorly preserved and mostly immature. Due to these deficiencies, none of them could be assigned to a genus with any certainty. There are several widely-distributed Ocnerodrilidae ( Blakemore 2006) and considerable doubts about the species delineations. Some species appear to be complexes of parthenogenetic morphs. Africa is part of the natural range of the family, so some of the species collected at Gamba could be indigenous to the area. The following brief accounts of the morphology of two taxa found abundantly at one location are provided to aid in matching future collections to what we found.