Earthworms (Annelida: Oligochaeta) from islands of Kien Hai District, Kien Giang Province, Vietnam, with descriptions of two new species and one subspecies
Author
Nguyen, Tung T.
Author
Trinh, Kim-Binh T.
Author
Nguyen, Hong-Lan T.
Author
Nguyen, Anh D.
text
Journal of Natural History
2017
2017-03-27
51
15 - 16
883
915
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2017.1294213
journal article
10.1080/00222933.2017.1294213
1464-5262
5180885
4EA4C2C0-BEC2-45BF-8B72-388302A53F51
Metaphire mangophila
(
Nguyen, 2011
)
(
Figure 10
)
Pheretima mangophila
Nguyen 2011: 24
, fig. 2.
Material examined
189 matures (CTU-EW 012.05)
Hon Tre Island
(
09°58
ʹ
13.0
ʹʹ
N
,
104°50
ʹ
35.5
ʹʹ
E
),
Kien Hai District
,
Kien Giang Province
,
14 November 2013
, coll
.
Kim-Binh
T
.
Trinh
; 117 matures (CTU-EW 012.06)
Lai Son Island
(
09°48
ʹ
18.5
ʹʹ
N
,
104°38
ʹ
32.4
ʹʹ
E
),
Kien Hai District
,
Kien Giang Province
,
15 November 2013
, coll
.
Kim-Binh
T
. Trinh.
Diagnosis
Body cylindrical, medium size, length
65–126 mm
, diameter
4.3–5.5 mm
, 56–90 segments. Prostomium 1/2 epilobous. First dorsal pore in 12/13. Setal number
69–83 in
viii,
65–77 in
xxx, 13–20 between male porophores in xviii; setal distance aa = ab, zz = zy. Two pairs of spermathecal pores in lateroventral intersegments 5/6/7. Male pores located inside copulatory pouches in xviii. No genital markings in spermathecal and male regions. Testis sacs separated. Holandric. Intestinal caeca manicate, within xxvii– xxv. Septa 8/9/10 absent.
Habitats
The species was found under and in rotting wood.
Remarks
The species is widely recorded from southern
Vietnam
(
Tay Ninh
,
Dong Nai
,
Dong Thap
,
Can Tho
,
Kien Giang
,
An Giang
,
Tra Vinh
) (
Nguyen et al. 2016
)
.