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<emphasis bold="true" box="[151,395,1302,1328]" pageId="2" pageNumber="103">Material examined.</emphasis>
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: adult (
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,
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(
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.,
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,
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, coll.
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, M.
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.
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2
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, 2019
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.
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(
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(UPLBMNHLS (EW) 158), same collection data as for holotype
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.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[152,281,1831,1855]" pageId="2" pageNumber="103">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
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(A) Male pores area. (B) Spermatheca. (C) Prostate gland. Scale bar: 1mm.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[199,334,1901,1927]" pageId="2" pageNumber="103">Etymology.</emphasis>
The species is named after Los Baños City in
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, the
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locality.
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[199,322,1937,1963]" pageId="2" pageNumber="103">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Large brown worms with adult size of
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x
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; equators pigmented; three pairs of spermathecal pores at 6/78/9; distance between spermathecal pores and between male pores 0.18 and 0.15 circumference apart ventrally, respectively; setae on vii and xx 2636 and 5666, respectively. Spermathecae paired in vii, viii, and ix, with nephridia on ducts; each spermatheca small with ovate ampulla, stout muscular duct, stalked diverticulum attached to duct near ampulla, terminating in ovate receptacles, stalks long and thin, some with convolutions; prostates small in xvii to xix; penis present.
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In live animals, dorsal brown, ventral pale, equators pigmented; Length
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at x,
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at xx; body cylindrical in cross-section, tail blunt; 117128 segments. First dorsal pore at 12/13; spermathecal pores three pairs at 6/78/9, inconspicuous, distance between spermathecal pores
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(0.150.16 circumference apart ventrally), 46 setae between openings. Clitellum annular, from xiv to xvi. Setae evenly distributed around segmental equators; 2636 setae on vii, 5666 setae on xx, dorsal setal gaps present, ventral setal gaps lacking. Genital marking lacking.
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<paragraph blockId="3.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">Septa 5/68/9 and 10/1113/14 thin, 9/10 lacking. Dense tufts of nephridia on anterior faces of 5/6 and 6/7; nephridia of intestinal segments located mainly on body near septum/body wall junction. Large gizzard extending from ix to x, esophagus with low vertical lamellae xxiii. Intestinal origin xv, caeca simple originating in xxvii, extending forward to xxiii; Hearts in x to xiii, esophageal; commissural vessels in vi, vii, and ix, lateral; those in viii extend to gizzard; supra-esophageal vessel extends from x to xiii; extra-esophageal vessel joins ventral esophageal wall in xi, receives efferent parieto-esophageal vessel in xiii.</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="3.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">Ovaries and funnels free in xiii. Spermathecae paired in vii, viii, and ix, with nephridia on ducts; each spermatheca small with ovate ampulla, stout muscular duct, stalked diverticulum attached to duct near ampulla, terminating in ovate receptacles, stalks long and thin, some spermathecae with convoluted stalks. Male sexual system holandric, testes and funnels enclosed in paired sacs in x, xi; seminal vesicles xi, xii, each with digitate dorsal lobe; vesicles of xi enclosed in testes sac; vas deferens slender, free from body wall to ental end of prostatic ducts; prostates small in xvii to xix, each a single, dense, racemose mass; short muscular duct entering center of copulatory bursa; paired small copulatory bursae xviii; secretory diverticula lacking; tapering penis present.</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[199,315,979,1005]" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">Remarks.</emphasis>
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<emphasis box="[324,604,979,1005]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">Pheretima losbanosensis</emphasis>
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belongs to
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<emphasis box="[811,904,979,1005]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. dubia</emphasis>
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group in
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, characterized by having three pairs of spermathecal pores in 6/78/9. Including the new species,
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<emphasis box="[1073,1164,1015,1041]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. dubia</emphasis>
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group is now composed of 12 species:
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Rosa, 1981
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from Cebu and Mindoro;
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<emphasis box="[901,1011,1051,1077]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. callosa</emphasis>
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from Benguet Province;
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<emphasis box="[151,337,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. balbalanensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
;
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from Kalinga Province;
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<emphasis box="[1253,1436,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. lamaganensis</emphasis>
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;
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<emphasis box="[415,507,1123,1149]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. julkai</emphasis>
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from Mountain Province;
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<emphasis box="[1062,1179,1123,1149]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. globosa</emphasis>
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in Kalbaryo, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte;
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<emphasis box="[578,751,1159,1184]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. vungtauensis</emphasis>
Nguyen
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. 2018
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from
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; and
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<emphasis box="[1198,1289,1159,1185]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. dubia</emphasis>
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;
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<emphasis box="[151,313,1195,1221]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. korinchiana</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation author="Cognetti, D. M. L." box="[319,488,1195,1221]" pageId="3" pageNumber="104" pagination="1 - 6" refId="ref7552" refString="Cognetti, D. M. L. (1922) Descrizione di tre nuovi megascolecini. Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia et Anatomia comparata della Reale Universita di Torino, 37, 1 - 6." type="journal article" year="1922">Cognetti, 1922</bibRefCitation>
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; and
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<emphasis box="[545,650,1195,1220]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. poiana</emphasis>
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from
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(
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). Among the members of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. dubia</emphasis>
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group, the new species is most similar to
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<emphasis box="[684,826,1231,1257]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. philippina</emphasis>
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in length (
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). However, the latter has slate gray pigmentation (vs. brown in
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<emphasis box="[518,701,1267,1293]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. losbanosensis</emphasis>
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), has more setae in vii and xx (44 and&gt;70, respectively vs. 2636 and
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<emphasis box="[382,565,1303,1329]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. losbanosensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[572,634,1303,1329]" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">
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), has its first dorsal pore in 11/12 (vs. 12/
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<emphasis box="[1167,1350,1303,1329]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. losbanosensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[1357,1420,1303,1329]" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">
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), and has no dorsal setal gaps. The caeca in
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<emphasis box="[623,765,1339,1365]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. philippina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
extends from xxvi to xxiii and its prostate gland is confined only in xviii while the caeca in
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<emphasis box="[495,677,1375,1401]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. losbanosensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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extends from xxvii to xxiii and its prostate gland extends from xvii to xix. Also, the spermathecal ampulla of
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<emphasis box="[673,816,1411,1437]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. philippina</emphasis>
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is pear-shaped, the stalked diverticulum terminating in small, round receptacle, and the stalk is shorter than the ampulla. On the other hand, the spermathecal ampulla and the receptacle of the new species are ovate, and the stalk is longer than the ampulla.
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<emphasis box="[1115,1317,1483,1509]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">Pheretima poiana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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) and
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<emphasis box="[198,305,1519,1545]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. callosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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) are larger than the new species (
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) while
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<emphasis box="[1013,1174,1519,1545]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. korinchiana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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),
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<emphasis box="[1346,1436,1519,1545]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. dubia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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),
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<emphasis box="[321,496,1555,1580]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. vungtauensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(132169),
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<emphasis box="[637,730,1555,1581]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. julkai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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),
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<emphasis box="[894,1001,1555,1581]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. banaoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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),
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<emphasis box="[1166,1348,1555,1581]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. lamaganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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),
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<emphasis box="[218,402,1591,1617]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. balbalanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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) and
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<emphasis box="[603,720,1591,1617]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. globosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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) are significantly smaller.
<taxonomicName authority="Aspe &amp; Obusan, 2023" authorityName="Aspe &amp; Obusan" authorityYear="2023" box="[1158,1437,1591,1617]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="3" pageNumber="104" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="losbanosensis" status="n. sp.">
<emphasis box="[1158,1437,1591,1617]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">Pheretima losbanosensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis bold="true" box="[151,214,1627,1653]" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">
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has ovate spermathecal diverticulum and short prostatic duct while
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<emphasis box="[975,1080,1627,1652]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. poiana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has sausage-shaped spermathecal diverticulum and the prostatic duct is in an S-curve.
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<emphasis box="[776,977,1663,1689]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">Pheretima poiana</emphasis>
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also has distinctively long tubular dorsal lobes of the seminal vesicles, which are absent in
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<emphasis box="[743,930,1699,1725]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. losbanosensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis bold="true" box="[940,1006,1699,1725]" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[940,1006,1699,1725]" pageId="3" pageNumber="104" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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The distances between spermathecal pores and between male pores are wider in
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<emphasis box="[650,758,1735,1760]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. poiana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(0.4 and 0.29, respectively),
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<emphasis box="[1094,1269,1735,1760]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. vungtauensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(0.4 and 0.35, respectively),
<taxonomicName authorityName="Cognetti" authorityYear="1922" box="[310,473,1771,1797]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="3" pageNumber="104" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="korinchiana">
<emphasis box="[310,473,1771,1797]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. korinchiana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(0.190.22 and 0.190.23, respectively),
<taxonomicName authorityName="Horst" authorityYear="1893" box="[942,1034,1771,1797]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="3" pageNumber="104" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="dubia">
<emphasis box="[942,1034,1771,1797]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. dubia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(0.38 and 0.17, respectively),
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hong &amp; James" authorityYear="2011" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="3" pageNumber="104" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="lamaganensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. lamaganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(0.270.28 and 0.210.22, respectively),
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hong &amp; James" authorityYear="2011" box="[753,844,1807,1833]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="3" pageNumber="104" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="julkai">
<emphasis box="[753,844,1807,1833]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. julkai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(0.200.23 and 0.180.20, respectively),
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hong &amp; James" authorityYear="2010" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="3" pageNumber="104" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="balbalanensis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. balbalanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(0.280.32 and 0.22, respectively),
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hong &amp; James" authorityYear="2010" box="[627,733,1843,1869]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="3" pageNumber="104" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="banaoi">
<emphasis box="[627,733,1843,1869]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. banaoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(0.190.22 distance between male pores only), and
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hong &amp; James" authorityYear="2011" box="[1320,1437,1843,1869]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="3" pageNumber="104" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="globosa">
<emphasis box="[1320,1437,1843,1869]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. globosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(0.32 and 0.22, respectively) compared with the new species (0.18 and 0.15, respectively). There are more setae on vi and xx in
<taxonomicName authorityName="Gates" authorityYear="1937" box="[292,401,1915,1941]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="3" pageNumber="104" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="callosa">
<emphasis box="[292,401,1915,1941]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. callosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(71 and 114, respectively) and more setae on vii in
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hong &amp; James" authorityYear="2011" box="[984,1166,1915,1941]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="3" pageNumber="104" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="lamaganensis">
<emphasis box="[984,1166,1915,1941]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. lamaganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(4344) while there are fewer setae on xx in
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hong &amp; James" authorityYear="2010" box="[383,567,1951,1977]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="3" pageNumber="104" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="balbalanensis">
<emphasis box="[383,567,1951,1977]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. balbalanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(4142) and in
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hong &amp; James" authorityYear="2010" box="[745,851,1951,1977]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="3" pageNumber="104" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="banaoi">
<emphasis box="[745,851,1951,1977]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. banaoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(4647) compared with the new species (2636 and 5566, respectively).Also, there are more setae between male pores in
<taxonomicName authorityName="Cognetti" authorityYear="1922" box="[938,1097,1987,2013]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="3" pageNumber="104" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="korinchiara">
<emphasis box="[938,1097,1987,2013]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. korinchiara</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(12),
<taxonomicName box="[1163,1335,1987,2012]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="3" pageNumber="104" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="vungtauensis">
<emphasis box="[1163,1335,1987,2012]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="104">P. vungtauensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(1117),
<taxonomicName authorityName="Horst" authorityYear="1893" box="[151,242,151,177]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="5" pageNumber="106" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="dubia">
<emphasis box="[151,242,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="106">P. dubia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(10),
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hong &amp; James" authorityYear="2011" box="[309,490,151,177]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="5" pageNumber="106" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="lamaganensis">
<emphasis box="[309,490,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="106">P. lamaganensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(710),
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hong &amp; James" authorityYear="2011" box="[585,676,151,177]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="5" pageNumber="106" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="julkai">
<emphasis box="[585,676,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="106">P. julkai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(610),
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hong &amp; James" authorityYear="2010" box="[771,954,151,177]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="5" pageNumber="106" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="balbalanensis">
<emphasis box="[771,954,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="106">P. balbalanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(68),
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hong &amp; James" authorityYear="2010" box="[1034,1139,151,177]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="5" pageNumber="106" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="banaoi">
<emphasis box="[1034,1139,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="106">P. banaoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(612) and
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hong &amp; James" authorityYear="2011" box="[1274,1390,151,177]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="5" pageNumber="106" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="globosa">
<emphasis box="[1274,1390,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="106">P. globosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(9). In addition, the new species differs from the other species in the relative length of caeca (xxviixxiii in
<taxonomicName authority="Aspe &amp; Obusan, 2023" authorityName="Aspe &amp; Obusan" authorityYear="2023" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="5" pageNumber="106" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="losbanosensis" status="n. sp.">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="106">P. losbanosensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[226,286,223,249]" pageId="5" pageNumber="106" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
vs. xxviixxv in
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hong &amp; James" authorityYear="2011" box="[483,575,223,249]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="5" pageNumber="106" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="julkai">
<emphasis box="[483,575,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="106">P. julkai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName box="[631,785,223,249]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="5" pageNumber="106" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="lamagensis">
<emphasis box="[631,785,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="106">P. lamagensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, xxviixxiv in
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hong &amp; James" authorityYear="2010" box="[957,1063,223,249]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="5" pageNumber="106" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="banaoi">
<emphasis box="[957,1063,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="106">P. banaoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hong &amp; James" authorityYear="2010" box="[1119,1303,223,249]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="5" pageNumber="106" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="balbalanensis">
<emphasis box="[1119,1303,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="106">P. balbalanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and xxvii xxvi in
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hong &amp; James" authorityYear="2011" box="[238,356,259,285]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="5" pageNumber="106" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="globosa">
<emphasis box="[238,356,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="106">P. globosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) and size of prostate glands (xviixix in
<taxonomicName authority="Aspe &amp; Obusan, 2023" authorityName="Aspe &amp; Obusan" authorityYear="2023" box="[820,1005,259,285]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="5" pageNumber="106" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="losbanosensis" status="n. sp.">
<emphasis box="[820,1005,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="106">P. losbanosensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis bold="true" box="[1012,1075,259,285]" pageId="5" pageNumber="106">
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[1012,1075,259,285]" pageId="5" pageNumber="106" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
vs. xvixviii in
<taxonomicName box="[1262,1436,259,284]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="5" pageNumber="106" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="vungtauensis">
<emphasis box="[1262,1436,259,284]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="106">P. vungtauensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hong &amp; James" authorityYear="2010" box="[199,304,295,321]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="5" pageNumber="106" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="banaoi">
<emphasis box="[199,304,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="106">P. banaoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and xxvii-xxviii in
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hong &amp; James" authorityYear="2011" box="[526,618,295,321]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="5" pageNumber="106" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="julkai">
<emphasis box="[526,618,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="106">P. julkai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hong &amp; James" authorityYear="2010" box="[632,737,295,321]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="5" pageNumber="106" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="banaoi">
<emphasis box="[632,737,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="106">P. banaoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName box="[751,904,295,321]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="5" pageNumber="106" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="lamagensis">
<emphasis box="[751,904,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="106">P. lamagensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hong &amp; James" authorityYear="2010" box="[918,1102,295,321]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="5" pageNumber="106" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="balbalanensis">
<emphasis box="[918,1102,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="106">P. balbalanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hong &amp; James" authorityYear="2011" box="[1156,1272,295,321]" class="Clitellata" family="Megascolecidae" genus="Pheretima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="5" pageNumber="106" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="globosa">
<emphasis box="[1156,1272,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="106">P. globosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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