Glyphidrilus sp. 1
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13244835 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0D51326D-B670-FFEB-9F02-FDFD445D94ED |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Glyphidrilus sp. 1 |
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Material examined. – 2 immature (aclitellate) specimens (1 dissected)( ZRC), Upper Seletar Reservoir Park outside Nee Soon Rifle Range, coll. K. K. P. Lim, D. C. J. Yeo & K. L. Yeo, 5 Mar.2003 .
Description. – Length 60.7-78 mm. Segments numbering 183-204. Widest diameter 2.09-2.23 mm. Prostomium zygolobous. Dorsal pores absent. Small worm with faint traces of a left wing from posterior XX to anterior XXIV and a right wing in segment XXI. No wing for the other specimen. Genital papillae, male pores, female pores, and spermathecal pores not visible. Preserved specimens pale fleshy.
Gizzard in VIII. Intestine enlarged from XVI. Slender, paired lateral longitudinal blood vessels extending over segments anterior to the first heart, visible from outside. Large blood vessels begin from segment IX. Hearts IX-XI. Nephridia holoic. Seminal vesicles vestigial in IX and XII, yellowish white, not visible in X and XI. Spermathecae, prostate and accessory glands absent.
Remarks. – The specimens were too small and immature for species identification. They might be conspecific to G. singaporensis according to the wing position. However, their anterior lateral longitudinal blood vessels were not observed for G. singaporensis .
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Zoological Reference Collection, National University of Singapore |
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