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Pontoscolex M & Celis, 2012, sp. nov.

Description

Key to Pontoscolex (Pontoscolex) species

1 Clitellum saddle-shaped in 1/ 2 13–24 and annular in ½ 13–19................................................. 2 - Clitellum saddle-shaped in ½ 15–½ 23................................................................... 3 2 Tubercula pubertatis between 1/ 2 20–1 /2 23............................. eudoxiae (Righi, Ayres & Bittencourt, 1978) - Tubercula pubertatis between 19–22..................................................................... 4

Tubercula pubertatis between ½ 19–½ 22........................................................ bora sp. nov. - Tubercula pubertatis between 1/2 20, 20–22............................................................... 5 4 Seminal vesicles present, extending to 30–45............................... marcusi Righi Ayres & Bittencourt 1976 - Seminal vesicles absent............................................................................... 6 5 Last pair of intestinal hearts in 12...................................................... kuneguara Righi, 1989 - Last pair of intestinal hearts in en 11..................................................................... 7 6 Clitellum annular in 1/n 14, 15–25, open ventrally in 20–23.................................. nogueirai Righi, 1984 - Clitellum saddle-shaped in 15–24....................................................................... 8 7 Spermathecae in 6/7–8/9......................................................... franzi Zicsi & Csuzdi, 1999 - Spermathecae in 8/9–10/11 ............................................................................ 9 8 Seminal vesicles extend to 21–26.......................................................... cuasi Righi, 1984 - Seminal vesicles extend to 18......................................................................... 10 9 Clitellum between 18–22............................................................. lilljeborgi Eisen, 1896 - Clitellum between 15–23.............................................................................. 11 10 Tubercula pubertatis between 1/n 18–1/n 21.............................................. uairemensis Righi, 1985

- Tubercula pubertatis between 21–23.................................................................... 12

11 Seminal vesicles in 12 to 20, 22..................................................... corethrurus (Müller, 1857)

- Seminal vesicles extend to 26......................................................................... 13

12 Clitellum between 15–24.................................................... melissae Borges & Moreno, 1990

- Clitellum between 16–24.............................................................................. 14

13 Spermathecae in 6/7–8/9............................................................ maracaensis Righi, 1984

- Spermathecae in 7/8–9/10 ............................................................................. 15

14 Tubercula pubertatis between 1/n 20–1/n 22....................................... spiralis Borges y Moreno, 1990

- Tubercula pubertatis between 1/n19–1/n22................................................................ 16

15 Clitellum between 14–24...................................................... vandersleeni Michaelsen, 1933

- Clitellum between 16–24......................................................... hingstoni Stephenson, 1931

16 Seminal vesicles extend to 20.......................................................... pydanieli Righi, 1988

Notes

Published as part of M, Alexander Feijoo & Celis, Liliana V., 2012, New species of earthworms (Oligochaeta: Glossoscolecidae) in the Amazon region of Colombia, pp. 103-119 in Zootaxa 3458 on pages 117-118, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.214602

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Glossoscolecidae
Genus
Pontoscolex
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Haplotaxida
Phylum
Annelida
Taxon rank
genus

References

  • Righi, G., Ayres, I. & Bittencourt, E. C. R. (1978) Oligochaeta (Annelida) do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia. Acta Amazonica (Suplemento) 1 (3), 1 - 49.
  • Righi, G., Ayres, I., Bittencourt, E. C. R. (1976) Glossoscolecidae (Oligochaeta) do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia. Acta Amazonica, 6, 3, 335 - 367.
  • Righi, G. (1989) Adicao ao conhecimento dos Oligochaeta da Venezuela. Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 49, 4, 1065 - 1084.
  • Righi, G. (1984) Pontoscolex (Oligochaeta, Glossoscolecidae) a new evaluation. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 19, 159 - 177.
  • Zicsi, A. & Csuzdi, C (1999) Neue und bekannte Regenwurmer aus verschiedenen Teilen Sudamerikas (Annelida, Oligochaeta). Regenwurmer aus Sudamerika 26. Senckenbergiana Biologica, 78, 1 - 2, 123 - 134.
  • Eisen, G. (1896) Pontoscolex lilljeborgi with notes on auditory sense cells of Pontoscolex corethrurus. Festschrift Wilhelm Lilljeborg, 1 - 16, pls. 1 - 2.
  • Righi, G. (1985) Dois novos Oligochaeta da Amazonia Venezuelana. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia de Sao Paulo, 32 (2), 23 - 30.
  • Muller, F. (1857) Lumbricus corethrurus, Burstenschwanz. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte, 23, 1, 113 - 116.
  • Borges, S. & Moreno, A. G. (1990) Nuevas especies y un nuevo subgenero del genero Pontoscolex Schmarda, 1861 (Oligochaeta: Glossoscolecidae) para Puerto Rico. Bolletino dei Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali Torino, 8, 1, 143 - 157.
  • Michaelsen, W. (1933) Die Oligochatenfauna Surinams. Tijdschrift der Nederlandsche Dierkundige Vereeniging, 3, 3, 112 - 131, pls. 2 - 3.
  • Stephenson, J. (1931) The Oligochaeta from Brazil and Paraguay. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 37, 291 - 326.
  • Righi, G. (1988) Pontoscolex (P). pydanieli, spec. nov. (Oligochaeta, Glossoscolecidae) and its parasite Pessoaella pontoscolecis, gen. nov., spec. nov. (Eugregarinida, Aikinetocystidae). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 23, 2, 71 - 76.