New species-group taxa of Glossoscolex (Clitellata: Glossoscolecidae) from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Author
Bartz, Marie L. C.
Author
James, Samuel W.
Author
Steffen, Gerusa P. K.
Author
Antoniolli, Zaida
Author
Steffen, Ricardo B.
Author
Brown, George G.
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-10-05
4496
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journal article
29242
10.11646/zootaxa.4496.1.42
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Genus
GlossosColex
Leuckart, 1835
(in
Froriep 1835
)
Type species.
Glossoscolex giganteus
Leuckart, 1836
(in Oken 1836)
Diagnosis.
Setae in 8 longitudinal lines. One pair of intraclitellar male pores, rarely preclitellar, or a single intraclitellar male pore, but alWays paired copulatory bulbs. One pair of calciferous glands in xi or xii With composite-tubular structure. Sexual system metandric and metagynic; seminal Vesicles in general long; a pair of copulatory bulbs connecting sperm ducts and the external male genital pores; spermathecae absent.