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Andiorrhinus

Description

Key to Andiorrhinus (Amazonidrilus) species

1a. Two pairs of spermathecae pores in 6/7–7/8....................................... aberratus Zicsi & Csuzdi, 1999

1b. Two pairs of spermathecae pores in 7/8–8/9................................................................ 2

2a. Spermathecal pores aligned with setae cd................................................. bolivianus Zicsi, 1995

2b. Spermathecal pores aligned with setae ab.................................................................. 3

3a. Spermatheca with ovoid ampulla, 1.5 times larger than duct............................. amazonius Michaelsen, 1918

3b. Spermatheca with sac-shaped ampulla, short duct with seminal chambers......................................... 4 4a. Male pores in 21/22 side to the line of mushrooms b.................................... motto Righi & Araujo, 1999 4b. Male pores in 21...................................................................................... 9 4c. Male pores in 21..................................................................................... 13 5a. Spermathecal pores aligned with setae a............................................... duidanus Michaelsen, 1936 5b. Spermathecal pores aligned with setae c.................................................................... 6 6a. Male pores in 17/18....................................................................... karinae sp. nov. 6b. Male pores in 18...................................................................................... 7 7a. Spermatheca with piriform ampulla, duplicate seminal chambers at sides....................... duseni Michaelsen, 1918 7b. Spermatheca with atrophied or absent ampulla, duct subdivided in numerous, intercommunicated seminal chambers....... 8 8a. Calciferous gland with long duct and cylindrical body ending in small appendage............. holmgreni Michaelsen, 1918 8b. U- or J-shaped calciferous glands with absence of proximal third................................................ 9 9a. Septa in 6/7– 9/10 a bit thicker, the rest fragile.................................... mandauaca Righi & Nemeth, 1983 9b. Septa in 6/7–19/20 very strong, conic-shaped and intertwined................................................. 10 10a. Clitellum in 17– 29...................................................................... tukuko Righi, 1995 10b. Clitellum in 17–25, 26................................................................................. 11 11a. Esophagus-intestine transition in segment 27............................................. torquemadai Righi, 1984 11b. Esophagus-intestine transition in segment 25............................................................... 12 12a. Tubercula pubertatis between ½19– ½23............................................. tarumanis Righi et al., 1976 12b. Tubercula pubertatis between ½ 20– ½23.................................................................. 13 13a. Septa in 6/7–13/14 fine and thin, while those in 12/13–15/16 thick and muscular........... rondoniensis Righi et al., 1986 13b. Very fine and slightly thickened septa..................................................................... 14 14a. Setae with U-shaped ornamentation.................................................. planaria Michaelsen, 1934 14b. Ventral setae of 20–23 or 19–23 transformed as genital setae.................................................. 15 15a. Tubercula pubertatis with rectangular area in ½19–22, ½23...................................... pauate Righi, 1986 15b. Tubercula pubertatis in 21–22........................................................................... 16 16a. Male pores in 17/18..................................................................... rodriguezi sp. nov. 16b. Male pores in 19/20................................................................................... 17 17a. Calciferous glands with 25 to 32 parallel lamellae........................................ gavi Righi &Araujo, 2000 17b. Calciferous glands with 18 to 22 parallel lamellae........................................................... 18 18a. Nephropores aligned with setae d............................................................ bucki Righi, 1986 18b. Nephropores aligned with dorsal setae.................................................................... 19 19a. Clitellum in 17–26................................................................ paraguayensis (Rosa,1895) 19b. Clitellum in 17½26................................................................................... 20 20a. Spermathecae with duct long cylindrical as the ampule....................................... evelineae Righi, 1986 20b. Spermathecae with duct long triangular something oblate..................................................... 18

Notes

Published as part of Feijoo, Alexander, Brown, George G. & James, Samuel W., 2017, New species of Andiorrhinus Cognetti, 1908 (Oligochaeta: Rhinodrilidae) from Venezuela and Brazil, pp. 55-78 in Zootaxa 4363 (1) on page 75, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4363.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/1096127

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Glossoscolecidae
Genus
Andiorrhinus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Haplotaxida
Phylum
Annelida
Scientific name authorship
Amazonidrilus
Taxon rank
genus

References

  • Zicsi, A. & Csuzdi, C. (1999) Neue und bekannte Regenwurmer aus verschiedenen Teilen Sudamerikas. Senckenbergiana Biologica, 78 (1 / 2), 123 - 134.
  • Zicsi, A. (1995) Regenwurmer aus Bolivien (Oligochaeta). Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 102 (3), 585 - 608.
  • Michaelsen, W. (1918) Die Lumbriciden, mit besonderer Berucksichtigung der bishes als Famile Glossoscolecidae zusanmmengefassten Unterfamilien. Zoologische Jahrbucher Abteilung fur Systematik, Okologie und Geographie der Tiere, 41, 1 - 398.
  • Righi, G. (1995) Colombian earthworms. In: van der Hammen, T. & dos Santos, A. G. (Eds.), Studies on Tropical Andean Ecosystems / Estudios de Ecosistemas Tropandinos. Vol. 4. Cramer, Berlin, pp. 485 - 607.
  • Righi, G. (1984) On a colection of neotropical megadrili Oligochaeta II. Glossoscolecidae, Lumbricidae. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 19, 2, 73 - 87. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 01650528409360646
  • Righi, G. (1986) Sobre o genero Andiorrhinus (Oligochaeta, Glossoscolecidae). Boletim de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo, 10, 123 - 151. https: // doi. org / 10.11606 / issn. 2526 - 3358. bolzoo. 1986.122346
  • Righi, G. & Araujo, Y. (2000) Three new species and new records of Oligochaeta, Glossoscolecidae, from the Venezuelan Andes. Miscellania Zoologica, 23, 107 - 120.