Pheretimoid earthworms (Clitellata: Megascolecidae) from Mt. Apo, Mindanao Island, Philippines with description of eight new species
Author
Aspe, Nonillon M.
Author
James, Samuel W.
text
Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
2017
2017-08-07
65
357
372
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5356887
2345-7600
5356887
9EB66A01-DC75-4502-9DD0-56A7CFA4B7BD
Pheretima hamiguitanensis
(
Aspe & James, 2016
)
Material examined.
Paratype
: adult (
NMA 4604
),
Brgy Baracatan
,
Davao
City
,
Mt. Apo National Park
(
7°00′04″N
,
125°21′55″E
),
1,524 m
asl
,
Mindanao Island
,
Philippines
, coll.
N. Aspe
, A.
Solis, D
.
Flores, R
. Librado,
11–14 December 2003
.
Diagnosis.
Worm with adult length
81–90 mm
; dorsum brown, ventrum pale, equators non-pigmented; one pair of spermathecal pores at 5/6; setae in vii 38–42; spermathecae with ovate ampulla, spermathecal diverticulum terminating in elongate receptacle that is longer than the ampulla; penis lacking.