Octodrilus transpadanoides Zicsi, 1981

Csuzdi, Csaba, Szederjesi, Tímea, Marchán, Daniel Fernández, Sosa, Irene De, Gavinelli, Federico, Dorigo, Luca, Pamio, Alberto, Dreon, Angelo Leandro, Fusaro, Silvia, Moretto, Enzo & Paoletti, Maurizio Guido, 2018, DNA barcoding of the Italian anecic Octodrilus species in rural (vineyard) and forested areas with description of Octodrilus zicsiniello sp. nov. (Clitellata, Megadrili), Zootaxa 4496 (1), pp. 43-64 : 50-51

Octodrilus transpadanoides Zicsi, 1981

Octodrilus transpadanoides ZIcsI, 1981 OpUsc. ZooL. (BUdApEsT), 27–28: 161.

Octodrilus transpadanoides : ZIcsI 1986 OpUsc. ZooL. (BUdApEsT), 22: 108.

Octodrilus transpadanoides: MršIć 1991 Monogr. EArThw. BALkAns: 376.

Material examined. Villa Jacur 4 (EWITA303-15): Villa Jacur, Susegana, Treviso , Italy, 03/05/2014, leg. Maurizio G. Paoletti. (One specimen).

Diagnosis. Small worms, 40–80 mm by 4–5 mm. Colour red-violet, paler on ventrum. Male pores on 15 small. Clitellum on ½29, 30–37 tubercles on 30–37. Nephridiopores aligned just above b. Two pairs of testes enclosed in 10 perioesophageal, and in 11 suboesophageal testis sacs. Vesicles in 9–12, those in 11 small, sometimes completely missing. Spermathecae five pairs, in 6/7–10/11.

Remarks. This small Octodrilus species shows same clitellar positions as Oc. transpadanus , however differs from it first of all in the presence of red-violet pigmentation and the aligned nephridial pores.