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; equators pigmented; three pairs of spermathecal pores at 6/78/9; distance between spermathecal pores 0.160.25 circumference apart ventrally; distance between male pores 0.140.20 circumference apart ventrally, 38 setae between openings; setae on vii and xx 3949 and 4072, respectively; genital markings in 17/18 and 18/
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line with male pores; male region strongly concave to form an ellipsoid-shaped or rounded area. Spermathecae paired, postseptal in vii, viii, and ix, no nephridia on ducts; each spermatheca large with pyriform ampulla, stout muscular duct, stalked diverticulum attached to duct near the base of the duct, terminating in ovate receptacles, stalks long, convoluted; male sexual system holandric; copulatory bursae not prominent; round genital marking glands present in xvii and xix; intestinal origin xv, caeca simple originating in xxvii, extending forward to xxiv; prostates large in xvi to xx, each a single, dense, racemose mass; copulatory bursae not prominent; round genital marking glands present in xvii and xix.
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, characterized by having three pairs of spermathecal pores in 6/78/9 and post-clitellar genital markings at 17/18 and 18/19. The species group includes:
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Bantaowong &amp; Panha,
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Bantaowong
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Nguyen
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<emphasis box="[764,921,259,284]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">M. narraensis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation author="Aspe, N. M. &amp; Manasan, R. E. &amp; Manlavi, A. B. &amp; Patiluna, M. L. E. &amp; Sebido, M. A. B. &amp; Obusan, M. C. M. &amp; Simbahan, J. F. &amp; James, S. W." box="[927,1115,259,285]" pageId="6" pageNumber="107" pagination="733 - 797" refId="ref7002" refString="Aspe, N. M., Manasan, R. E., Manlavi, A. B., Patiluna, M. L. E., Sebido, M. A. B., Obusan, M. C. M., Simbahan, J. F., James, S. W. (2021) The earthworm fauna of Palawan, Philippines with description of nineteen new pheretimoid species (Clitellata: Megascolecidae). Journal of Natural History, 55, 733 - 797. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222933.2021.1923849." type="journal article" year="2021">
Aspe
<emphasis box="[992,1041,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">et al</emphasis>
. 2021
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</taxonomicName>
. First recorded in
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,
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<emphasis box="[151,246,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">M. bahli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has also been recorded in
<collectingCountry box="[542,637,295,321]" name="Vietnam" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">Vietnam</collectingCountry>
(
<bibRefCitation author="Nguyen, T. T. &amp; Nguyen, A. D. &amp; Binh, T. T. &amp; Blakemore, R. J." box="[651,871,295,321]" pageId="6" pageNumber="107" pagination="1 - 92" refId="ref9333" refString="Nguyen, T. T., Nguyen, A. D., Binh, T. T. &amp; Blakemore, R. J. (2016) A comprehensive checklist of earthworm species and subspecies from Vietnam (Annelida: Clitellata: Oligochaeta: Almidae, Eudrilidae, Glossoscolecidae, Lumbricidae, Megascolecidae, Moniligastridae, Ocnerodrilidae, Octochaetidae). Zootaxa, 4140 (1), 1 - 92." type="journal article" year="2016">
Nguyen
<emphasis box="[749,798,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">et al</emphasis>
. 2016
</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation author="Nguyen, T. T. &amp; Trinh, B. K. T. &amp; Nguyen, H. T. &amp; Nguyen, A. D." box="[882,941,295,321]" pageId="6" pageNumber="107" pagination="883 - 915" refId="ref9408" refString="Nguyen, T. T., Trinh, B. K. T., Nguyen, H. T. &amp; Nguyen, A. D. (2017) Earthworms (Annelida: Oligochaeta) from islands of Kien Hai District, Kien Giang Province, Vietnam, with descriptions of two new species and one subspecies. Journal of Natural History, 51 (15 - 16), 883 - 915. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222933.2017.1294213." type="journal article" year="2017">2017</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation author="Nguyen, T. T. &amp; Nguyen, N. Q. &amp; Lam, D. H. &amp; Nguyen, A. D." box="[953,1013,295,321]" pageId="6" pageNumber="107" pagination="220 - 236" refId="ref9560" refString="Nguyen, T. T., Nguyen, N. Q., Lam, D. H. &amp; Nguyen, A. D. (2020) Six new species of the genus Metaphire Sims &amp; Easton, 1972 (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from southeastern Vietnam. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 68, 220 - 236." type="journal article" year="2020">2020</bibRefCitation>
),
<collectingCountry box="[1032,1090,295,321]" name="India" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">India</collectingCountry>
(
<bibRefCitation author="Narayanan, S. P. &amp; Sathrumithra, S. &amp; Anuja, R. &amp; Christopher, G. &amp; Thomas, A. P. &amp; Julka, J. M." box="[1104,1357,295,321]" pageId="6" pageNumber="107" pagination="99 - 103" refId="ref9193" refString="Narayanan, S. P., Sathrumithra, S., Anuja, R., Christopher, G., Thomas, A. P. &amp; Julka, J. M. (2019) First record of the exotic earthworm Metaphire bahli (Gates, 1945) (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from India. Opuscula Zoologica (Budapest), 50 (1), 99 - 103." type="journal article" year="2019">
Narayanan
<emphasis box="[1234,1283,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">et al</emphasis>
. 2019
</bibRefCitation>
),
<collectingCountry name="Thailand" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">Thailand</collectingCountry>
(
<bibRefCitation author="Prasankok, P. &amp; Bantaowong, U. &amp; James, S. W. &amp; Panha, S." box="[213,460,331,357]" pageId="6" pageNumber="107" pagination="8 - 15" refId="ref9713" refString="Prasankok, P., Bantaowong, U., James, S. W. &amp; Panha, S. (2013) Low heterogeneity in populations of the terrestrial earthworm, Metaphire peguana (Rosa, 1890), in Thailand, as revealed by analysis of mitochondrial DNA COI sequences and nuclear allozymes. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 51, 8 - 15. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. bse. 2013.07.001" type="journal article" year="2013">
Prasankok
<emphasis box="[338,386,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">et al</emphasis>
. 2013
</bibRefCitation>
),
<collectingCountry box="[478,532,331,357]" name="Laos" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">Laos</collectingCountry>
and
<collectingCountry box="[586,701,331,357]" name="Cambodia" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">Cambodia</collectingCountry>
(
<bibRefCitation author="Gates, G. E." box="[715,845,330,357]" pageId="6" pageNumber="107" pagination="69 - 90" refId="ref8002" refString="Gates, G. E. (1945) On some earthworms from Ceylon II. Spolia Zeylanica, 24, 69 - 90." type="journal article" year="1945">Gates 1945</bibRefCitation>
), as well as in Darwin,
<collectingCountry box="[1103,1206,331,357]" name="Australia" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">Australia</collectingCountry>
(
<bibRefCitation author="Blakemore, R. J." box="[1219,1424,331,357]" pageId="6" pageNumber="107" pagination="1" refId="ref7320" refString="Blakemore, R. J. (2016 b) Darwin's earthworms (Annelida, Oligochaeta, Megadrilacea) with review of cosmopolitan Metaphire peguana - species group from Philippines. Opuscula Zoologica (Budapest), 47 (1), 09 - 30." type="journal article" year="2016">Blakemore 2016b</bibRefCitation>
). In the
<collectingCountry box="[224,353,367,393]" name="Philippines" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">Philippines</collectingCountry>
,
<taxonomicName authorityName="Gates" authorityYear="1945" box="[365,461,367,393]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="6" pageNumber="107" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="bahli">
<emphasis box="[365,461,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">M. bahli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
had been recorded in
<collectingRegion box="[713,818,367,393]" country="Philippines" name="Batangas" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">Batangas</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion box="[830,912,367,393]" country="Philippines" name="Manila" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">Manila</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion box="[923,1071,367,393]" country="Philippines" name="Angeles" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">Angeles City</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion box="[1083,1213,367,393]" country="Philippines" name="Pangasinan" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">Pangasinan</collectingRegion>
, Panay, Negros and Sibuyan Island (
<bibRefCitation author="Thai, T. B. &amp; Samphon, K." box="[334,595,403,429]" pageId="6" pageNumber="107" pagination="61 - 75" refId="ref10184" refString="Thai, T. B. &amp; Samphon, K. (1989) Initial remarks on the fauna of earthworms in Laos. Thong Bao Khoa Hoc (Hanoi), 1989, 61 - 75. [Vietnamese: Thai TB, Samphon K (1989) Nh an xet by oc d au v e khu h e giun d at Lao (t u cao nguyen My ong Phuon d en cao nguyen Bua La Ven). Thong bao khoa h oc DHSPHN, 1, 61 - 75]." type="journal article" year="1989">Thai &amp; Samphon 1989</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation author="Blakemore, R. J." box="[607,812,403,429]" pageId="6" pageNumber="107" pagination="1" refId="ref7320" refString="Blakemore, R. J. (2016 b) Darwin's earthworms (Annelida, Oligochaeta, Megadrilacea) with review of cosmopolitan Metaphire peguana - species group from Philippines. Opuscula Zoologica (Budapest), 47 (1), 09 - 30." type="journal article" year="2016">Blakemore 2016b</bibRefCitation>
). The morphological features of
<taxonomicName authorityName="Gates" authorityYear="1945" box="[1178,1274,403,429]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="6" pageNumber="107" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="bahli">
<emphasis box="[1178,1274,403,429]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">M. bahli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in Los Baños,
<collectingCountry box="[151,246,439,465]" name="Vietnam" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">Vietnam</collectingCountry>
and
<collectingCountry box="[300,358,439,465]" name="India" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">India</collectingCountry>
in general coincide (
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). However, there are discordances in some characters. For example, the distance between spermathecal pores and between male pores in
<taxonomicName authorityName="Gates" authorityYear="1945" box="[913,1008,475,501]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Metaphire" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="6" pageNumber="107" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="bahli">
<emphasis box="[913,1008,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">M. bahli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in Los Baños is 0.16 and 0.16 circumference apart ventrally, respectively. On the other hand,
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Nguyen
<emphasis box="[894,945,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">et al</emphasis>
. (2017)
</bibRefCitation>
reported that the distance between spermathecal pores and between male pores in
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<emphasis box="[675,770,547,573]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">M. bahli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in
<collectingCountry box="[803,898,547,573]" name="Vietnam" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">Vietnam</collectingCountry>
are 0.25 and 0.20 circumference apart ventrally, respectively.
<bibRefCitation author="Narayanan, S. P. &amp; Sathrumithra, S. &amp; Anuja, R. &amp; Christopher, G. &amp; Thomas, A. P. &amp; Julka, J. M." box="[299,567,583,609]" pageId="6" pageNumber="107" pagination="99 - 103" refId="ref9193" refString="Narayanan, S. P., Sathrumithra, S., Anuja, R., Christopher, G., Thomas, A. P. &amp; Julka, J. M. (2019) First record of the exotic earthworm Metaphire bahli (Gates, 1945) (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from India. Opuscula Zoologica (Budapest), 50 (1), 99 - 103." type="journal article" year="2019">
Narayanan
<emphasis box="[428,478,583,609]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">et al</emphasis>
. (2019)
</bibRefCitation>
did not provide information on the distance between spermathecal pores and between male pores in
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<emphasis box="[413,509,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">M. bahli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in
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. The pre- and postclitellar setae in
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<emphasis box="[1003,1100,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">M. bahli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in Los Baños and in
<collectingCountry box="[1341,1436,619,645]" name="Vietnam" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">Vietnam</collectingCountry>
more or less belong to the same range (
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the preclitellar segments and
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the postclitellar segments). However, this is in contrast to Narayanan
<emphasis box="[613,661,691,717]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">et al</emphasis>
.s (2019) description of
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<emphasis box="[933,1027,691,717]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">M. bahli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in
<collectingCountry box="[1060,1118,691,717]" name="India" pageId="6" pageNumber="107">India</collectingCountry>
wherein the number of setae in the preclitellar segments reaches 73+ while it reaches 91+ setae in the postclitellar segments.
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