Two new Drawida (Oligochaeta, Moniligastridae) earthworms from Vietnam.

ABSTRACT: Two new earthworm species are described, namely Drawidaangiang sp. nov. and Drawidacochinchina sp. nov. The former can be recognized by having male pores on spiniform penises in intersegment 10/11, an erect and sac-shaped spermathecal atrium, glandular prostate, the capsule coiled one round, the vas deferens strongly coiled but small, two large, round, genital markings on segments ix-x, and three gizzards in xiii-xv. The latter species is distinguished in having the male pores placed on highly elevated, backwardly directed, conical penises in 10/11, a slender spermathecal atrium, a glandular prostate, a somewhat folded capsule, the vas deferens strongly coiled as a bunch and equal size to the testis sacs, a pair of genital markings located closely anterior to th

SUBMITTER: Nguyen TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9848938 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature