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New earthworms of the genus Drawida Michaelsen, 1900 (Oligochaeta: Moniligastridae) from Korea

  • Yong Hong*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Three new species of the genus Drawida, Drawida songae sp. n., Drawida jirisanensis sp. n., Drawida guryeensis sp. n. are described from material collected in Mt. Palgong and Mt. Jiri in South Korea. Drawida songae sp. n. has no spermathecal atrium, no prostates, and genital markings in vii-xi. Drawida jirisanensis sp. n. has a spermathecal atrium and unpaired mid-ventral genital markings in viii-xi. Drawida guryeensis sp. n. has a spermathecal atrium and paired genital markings in viii-x between B and C. Descriptions of the new species are provided, including illustrations of the ventral view and spermathecae.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)475-482
Number of pages8
JournalRevue Suisse de Zoologie
Volume109
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002.09

Keywords

  • Drawida
  • Earthworms
  • Korea
  • Moniligastridae
  • Oligochaeta
  • Taxonomy

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Agriculture & Forestry

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