Abstract
Earthworm specimens were collected from Mt. Isarog, Camarines Sur Province, the Philippines. Two new species of the genus Pheretima are described from Mt. Isarog: Pheretima abiadai sp. nov. and Pheretima nagaensis sp. nov. The two new Pheretima species key to the urceolata group with a single pair of spermathecal pores in 5/6. Pheretima abiadai sp. nov. has spermathecal pores 0.25 circumference apart, copulatory bursae openings 0.19 circumference apart. Pheretima nagaensis sp. nov. has spermathecal pores 0.29 circumference apart; copulatory bursae openings 0.25 circumference apart. Descriptions of the new species are provided, including illustrations of the ventral view, male pore region, and spermathecae.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1565-1571 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Natural History |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 23-24 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- Earthworms
- Megascolecidae
- Mt. Isarog
- New species
- Oligochaeta
- Pheretima
- Philippines
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