Metaphire californica (Kinberg)

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 : 438

Metaphire californica (Kinberg)

Diagnosis: Length 60–65 mm, diameter 2–3 mm. Color pale. Setae numerous. Clitellum annular on segments 14–16. Female pore unpaired mid-ventral on segment 14. Combined male and prostatic pores on segment 18. Intestinal caeca simple, spermathecal pores in lateroventral intersegments 7/8/9. Genital markings absent in both spermathecal and male regions ( Figure 2C ).

Habitat: Common in grassy and woody area.

Material examined: CCSM-E 000081.2 ex. Guilan Province, Lahijan, 19.10.2019. Leg . R. Latif,A. Esmaeilizad ; CCSM-E 000082.2 ex. Guilan Province, Fuman, 29.09.2019. 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).