Review of the balantine genus Udeina Michaelsen, 1910 with descriptions of six new species in South Africa (Oligochaeta: Acanthodrilidae, Acanthodrilinae)
Author
Plisko, Jadwiga Danuta
text
African Invertebrates
2004
2004-12-31
45
1998
287
287
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.7911385
2305-2562
7911385
Udeina montanus
Pickford, 1937
Udeina montanus
Pickford, 1937: 420
;
Reynolds & Cook 1976: 140
.
Material examined:
Paratypes
No.
SAM 137
(
South African Museum
,
Cape
Town
),
Western Cape
:
Langeberg
,
Cogman’s Kloof
, two tubes: one containing 4 clitellate +
2 juvenile
; the second tube with one clitellate, dissected.
All
specimens decomposed, in poor condition.
Pickford (1937: 420)
stated: ‘no data, or collector name; in alcohol, [specimens] in very poor preservation’
.
Remarks:
Paratype
material is heavily decomposed, although the balantine arrangements of the male reproductive organs can be traced. The shape of the spermathecae and prostates are recognisable and are in accordance with Pickford’s description. The position and fusion of the prostatic duct and male pore cannot be confirmed. The description by Pickford, however, is comprehensive.