Lumbricus rubellus Hoffmeister, 1843

Latif, Robabeh, Rejali, Farhad, Aminjan, Atabak Roohi & Esmaeilizad, Ashraf, 2021, New earthworm records from the Caspian Hyrcanian Forests of Iran (Oligochaeta: Megadrili), Zootaxa 5052 (3), pp. 433-440 : 437

Lumbricus rubellus Hoffmeister

Diagnosis: Length 95–100 mm, diameter 4–6 mm. Clitellum on segments 27–32. Tubercula pubertatis on segments 28–31. Setae closely paired. Seminal vesicles, three pairs in segments 9, 11, and 12. Colour red violet. Male pore on segment 15, nephridial bladders J shaped ( Figure 2A ).

Habitat: Recorded from habitat with high moisture and organic matter.

Material examined: CCSM-E 000035.2 ex. Mazandaran Province, Qaemshahr – Kotna, 11.11.2019. Leg . R. Latif, A. Esmaeilizad ; CCSM-E 000060.2 ex. Guilan Province, Somesara-Abrisham, 29.09.2019. Leg . R. Latif, A. Esmaeilizad ; CCSM-E 000072.2 ex. Golestan Province, Alangdareh Forest Park, 18.10.2019. Leg . R. Latif, A. Esmaeilizad .

Figures

FIGURE 2. A. Lumbricus rubellus, dorsolateral view; B. Octodrilus transpadanus, dorsolateral view; C. Metaphire californica, spermathecal and male pore regions; D. Criodrilus lacuum, ventrolatral view (Cl: Clitellum; Tb: Tubercula pubertatis; Sp: spermatecal pores; Mp: Male pore).