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FIGURE 1 in Redescription of the earthworm Moniligaster gravelyi Stephenson, 1915 (Clitellata Moniligastridae) based on recent collections from Kerala state, India

  • 1. Advanced Centre of Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development, Mahatma Gandhi University, Priyadarsini Hills, Kottayam-686560, Kerala, India.
  • 2. House No 77/62, Mansarovar, Jaipur-302020, Rajasthan, India.
  • 3. Zoological Survey of India, Prani Vigyan Bhawan, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, West Bengal, India.
  • 4. Advanced Centre of Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development, Mahatma Gandhi University, Priyadarsini Hills, Kottayam-686560, Kerala, India. & School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan-173212, Himachal Pradesh, India. & Advanced Centre of Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development, Mahatma Gandhi University, Priyadarsini Hills, Kottayam-686560, Kerala, India.

Description

FIGURE 1. Key characters of the Moniligaster gravelyi Stephenson, 1915 (based on the present study). A. Ventral view of anterior region. B. Prostate of right hand side, dorsal view. C. Prostatic capsule of right hand side, slightly stretched, dorsal view. D. Spermatheca of right hand side, slightly stretched, dorsal view. Cl.—Clitellum; C.A.D.—Common atrial duct; F.P.—Female pore; M.H.L.—Mass of hairpin loops; P.C.—Prostatic capsule; P.—Prostate; P.D.—Prostatic duct; S.A.—Spermathecal ampulla; S.A.G.—Spermathecal atrial gland; S.A.G.D.—Spermathecal atrial gland duct; S.D.—Spermathecal duct; S.M.A.—Secondary male aperture; Sp.P.—Spermathecal pore; T.S.—Testis sac; Vd.—Vas deferens.

Notes

Published as part of Narayanan, S. Prasanth, Paliwal, R., Ahmed, Shakoor, Thomas, A.P. & Julka, J.M., 2023, Redescription of the earthworm Moniligaster gravelyi Stephenson, 1915 (Clitellata Moniligastridae) based on recent collections from Kerala state, India, pp. 365-374 in Zootaxa 5383 (3) on page 369, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5383.3.5, http://zenodo.org/record/10361493

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