Chamaedrilus varisetosus Martinsson, Rota & Erseus 2015
Description
Chamaedrilus varisetosus Martinsson, Rota & Erséus, 2015b
Figure 2C
Material studied. CE23081 (from northern Norway), mature specimen, see Table 1 for more information
Description of spermatheca. Spermathecae (Fig. 2C) paired; pore located slightly below line of lateral chaetae; duct smooth, 195–225 µm long, about 15 µm wide; ectal gland about 35 µm in diameter; ampulla oval, about 35 µm wide, containing loosely arranged sperm; ampulla followed by duct connecting to spherical ental chamber, about 55 µm wide; ampulla in V or VI, ental chamber of one spermatheca usually occupying VI and the other VII; spermatheca not connected to oesophagus.
Remarks. In the original description, Martinsson et al. (2015b) illustrated a spermatheca that was not fully developed, here we describe and illustrate one that is.
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Family
- Enchytraeidae
- Genus
- Chamaedrilus
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Enchytraeida
- Phylum
- Annelida
- Scientific name authorship
- Martinsson, Rota & Erseus
- Species
- varisetosus
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Chamaedrilus varisetosus Martinsson, 2015 sec. Martinsson, Klinth & Erséus, 2018
References
- Martinsson, S., Rota, E. & Erseus, C. (2015 b) On the identity of Chamaedrilus glandulosus (Michaelsen, 1888) (Clitellata, Enchytraeidae), with the description of a new species. Zookeys, 501, 1 - 14. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 501.9279