Octodrilus transpadanus (Rosa)

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

Octodrilus transpadanus (Rosa)

Diagnosis: Length 40–45 mm, diameter 4–5 mm. Clitellum on segments 30–37. Tubercula pubertatis on segments 30–36. Setae widely paired. Seminal vesicles, four pairs in segments 9–12. Colour dark brown. Male pore on segment 15, nephridial bladders ocarina-shape ( Figure 2B ).

Habitat: Moist soils.

Material examined: CCSM-E 000036.2 ex. Mazandaran Province, Behshahr - Abbas Abad Military Zone- Abbas Abad Forest , 11.11.2019. Leg . R. Latif, A. Esmaeilizad ; CCSM-E 000037.2 ex. Mazandaran Province, Sari - Kurdkhel village , 11.11.2019. 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).