Righiodrilus
Description
Key to species of Righiodrilus (updated and modified from Feijoo & Gil 2010)
1. Spermathecae absent................................................................................. 2
- Spermathecae present................................................................................. 3
2. Male pores in xvii........................................................... R. muinane Feijoo & Gil, 2010
- Male pores with tubercula pubertatis in anterior region of xvii or middle ½ 16 – ½ 17.......... R. venancioi (Righi, 1982)
3. One pair of spermathecae.............................................................................. 4
- More than one pair of spermathecae..................................................................... 5
4. Spermathecae in viii–xix............................................................ R. dithecae (Righi, 1988)
- Spermathecae in xix–x..................................................... R. guahibo (Righi & Molina, 1994)
5. Four or six pairs of spermathecae....................................................................... 6
- Two or three pairs of spermathecae...................................................................... 7
6. Six pairs of spermathecae in ix–xi, 2 pairs per segment; clitellum in xvi–xxi; male pores in xvii/xviii................................................................................ R. sucunduris (Righi, Ayres & Bittencourt, 1976)
- Four pairs of spermathecae, in xiv–xvii; clitellum in xvi–xxiii; male pores in xviii/xix.................. R. gurupi n. sp.
7. Two pairs of spermathecae............................................................................. 8
- Three pairs of spermathecae............................................................................ 9
8. Spermathecae in 7/8 and 8/9.......................................................................... 10
- Not as above........................................................................................ 11
9. Spermathecae in 7/8, 8/9, 9/10......................................................................... 24
- Spermathecae in vi, vii and viii........................................................... R. viseuensis n. sp.
10. Clitellum in xv–xxi.................................................................................. 12
- Clitellum in another position.......................................................................... 13
11. Spermathecae in 9/10 and 10/11 ............................................ R. amazonius (Zicsi & Csuzdi, 1999)
- Spermathecae in another position.......................................................................16
12. Tubercula pubertatis in 1/2 xix–1/2 xx. Male pores in 19/20................................... R. uete (Righi, 1988)
- Tubercula pubertatis in xvii–xix. Male pores in 17/18....................................... R. cigges (Righi, 1970)
13. Male pores in 20/21................................................................................. 14
- Not as above........................................................................................15
14. Clitellum in xvii–xxiii; tubercula pubertatis in xix–xxiii.................................... R. freitasi (Righi, 1971)
- Clitellum in xvi–xiv; tubercula pubertatis in 1/2 xix–xxii.................................... R. aioca (Righi, 1975)
15. Male pores in 1/2 xix; clitellum in xvi–xxii; tubercula pubertatis in 1/2 xix–1/2 xxi................. R. tico (Righi, 1982)
- Male pores in xvii; clitellum in 1/2 xv–1/2 xxiii; tubercula pubertatis in xvii – xx........... R. andake Feijoo & Gil, 2010
16. Spermathecae in 8/9and 9/10 ......................................................................... 17
- Spermathecae in ix and x............................................................................. 18
17. Clitellum in xv–xxi...................................................................................19
- Clitellum in 1/2 xvi–1/2 xxii or xvi–xxii............................................... R. arapaco (Righi, 1982)
18. Male pores microscopic............................................................ R. oliveirae (Righi, 1982)
- Male pores not microscopic........................................................................... 21
19. Male pores in xvii....................................................................................20
- Male pores in 19/20............................................................... R. mairaro (Righi, 1982)
20. Tubercula pubertatis in xviii–xix..................................................... R. paolettii (Righi, 1984)
- Tubercula pubertatis in 1/2 xvi–1/2 xix.......................................... R. lebrijae Celis & Rangel, 2015
21. Clitellum in xv–xxii; tubercula pubertatis present.......................................................... 22
- Clitellum in xvi–xxiii; tubercula pubertatis absent................................................ R. moju n. sp
22. Male pores in xvi/xvii; tubercula pubertatis in 1/2 xvi–1/2 xviii............................................... 23
- Male pores in 17/18; tubercula pubertatis in 1/2 xvii–xx................................... R. ortonae (Righi, 1988)
23. Spermathecae in line with setae b....................................................... R. itajo (Righi, 1971)
- Spermathecae in line with setae d............................................... R. fontebonensis (Righi, 1988)
24. Male pores in xviii.................................................................................. 25
- Not as above....................................................................................... 26
25. Clitellum in xv–xxii; tubercula pubertatis in 1/2 xvii–1/2 xx.................................................. 27
- Clitellum and tubercula pubertatis in another position...................................................... 28
26. Clitellum in xv–xxi; tubercula pubertatis in 1/2 xvi–1/2 xix.................................................. 29
- Clitellum in xiv–1/2 xxii; tubercula pubertatis in 1/2 xvii–1/2 xx........................... R. inga Feijoo & Gil, 2010
27. Papillae pubertatis absent in xxi; tubercula as grooves with dark color in xviii, xix–xx... R. tocantinensis pola (Righi, 1984)
- Papillae pubertatis present in genital field 1/2 xvii–1/2 xx; papilla midventral in xxi.................................................................................................. R. tocantinensis tocantinensis (Righi, 1972)
28. Clitellum in 1/2 xiii–xxii; tubercula pubertatis in xvii–xx................................. R. marcusae (Righi, 1969)
- Clitellum in xv–xxiv; tubercula pubertatis in xvii–xxiii............................. R. schubarti (Righi et al., 1978)
29. Male pores in 16/17.............................................................. R. mucupois (Righi, 1970)
- Male pores in 17/18................................................................. R. tingus (Righi, 1971)
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Family
- Glossoscolecidae
- Genus
- Righiodrilus
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Haplotaxida
- Phylum
- Annelida
- Taxon rank
- genus
References
- Feijoo, A. & Gil, L. V. C. (2010) Tres nuevas especies de Righiodrilus Zicsi, 1995 (Annelida, Oligochaeta: Glossoscolecidade) de la Amazonia Colombiana. Acta Amazonica, 40, 231 - 240.
- Righi, G. (1982) Oligochaeta, Glossoscolecidae, do Parque Nacional da Amazonia, Tapajos. Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 42, 107 - 116.
- Righi, G. (1988) Uma colecao de Oligochaeta da Amazonia Brasileira. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia, 36, 337 - 351.
- Righi, G. & Molina, S. (1994) Terricolous Oligochaeta (Glossoscolecidae) of the Venezuela Latinos. Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 101, 299 - 313.
- Righi, G., Ayres, I. & Bittencourt, E. (1976) Glossoscolecidae (Oligochaeta) do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia. Acta Amazonica, 6, 335 - 367.
- Zicsi, A. & Csuzdi, C. (1999) Neue und bekannte Regenwurmer aus verschiedenen Teilen Sudamerikas (Annelida, Oligochaeta: Glossoscolecidae, Acanthodrilidae, Megascolecidae). Senckenbergiana biologica, 78, 123 - 134.
- Righi, G. (1970) Sobre o genero Andioscolex (Oligochaeta, Glossoscolecidae). Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 30 (3), 371 - 376.
- Righi, G. (1971) Sobre a familia Glossoscolecidae (Oligochaeta) no Brasil. Arquivos de Zoologia, 20, 1 - 96. https: // doi. org / 10.11606 / issn. 2176 - 7793. v 20 i 1 p 1 - 95
- Righi, G. (1975) Some Oligochaeta from the Brazilian Amazonia. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 10, 77 - 95. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 01650527509360483
- Righi, G. (1984) Nova Contribuicao ao conhecimento dos Oligochaeta da Venezuela. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia, 35, 243 - 256.
- Celis, L. V. & Rangel-Ch., O. (2015) Two new earthworm species (Oligochaeta: Annelida) of the Caribbean region of Colombia. Zootaxa, 3974 (1), 106 - 114.
- Righi, G. (1972) Contribuicao ao conhecimento dos Oligochaeta brasileiros. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia, 25, 149 - 166.
- Righi, G. (1969) On some Brazilian Glossoscolecidae. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 6 (2), 152 - 162. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 01650526909360425
- Righi, G., Ayres, I. & Bittencourt, E. (1978) Oligochaeta (Annelida) do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia. Acta Amazonica, 8 (3), 1 (Supplement), 1 - 49.