Martiodrilus (Cordilleroscolex) Zicsi & Csuzdi, 1997

Alexander Feijoo, M. & Celis, Liliana V., 2012, Earthworms (Oligochaeta: Glossoscolecidae) of the Amazon region of Colombia, Zootaxa 3201, pp. 27-44 : 33

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3201.1.2
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4901859
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/893BA74B-FFBB-FFF9-FF1B-92A4B943FDDA
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Martiodrilus (Cordilleroscolex) Zicsi & Csuzdi, 1997
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Subgenus Martiodrilus (Cordilleroscolex) Zicsi & Csuzdi, 1997

Martiodrilus Michaelsen, 1936: 1172 .

Martiodrilus (Cordilleroscolex) Zicsi & Csuzdi, 1997: 87 . Martiodrilus (Cordilleroscolex) Zicsi, 2001: 128 . Zicsi, 2002: 117. Martiodrilus (Cordilleroscolex) Zicsi, 2005: 109 .

Diagnosis. Giant bulky earthworms, or medium in some cases, with reddish brown to dark brown pigmentation, sometimes with streaks. Four pairs of regular setae per segment. Intraclitellar male pores. Eight pairs of calciferous glands in segments 7–14 with composite to reticulated tubular structure. Holandric and metagynic sexual apparatus with testes in segments 10 and 11 and hypo- or periesophageal testis sacs. Short seminal vesicles limited to one segment in 11 and 12. Thick septa before and after the gizzard. Meganephridia with multiple nephrostomes in the form of rosette.

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Annelida
Class	Clitellata
SubClass	Oligochaeta
Order	Haplotaxida
Family	Glossoscolecidae
Genus	Martiodrilus