Aporrectodea borellii (Cogneti, 1904)

Aporrectodea borellii (Cogneti, 1904) View in CoL

Synonymy

Allolobophora borellii Cogneti 1904 .

Aporrectodea subterrestris Laínez and Jordana 1983 . Aporrectodea trapezoides Eurosiberian lineage/lineage I— Fernández et al. 2012 (part): 376.

Diagnosis

Aporrectodea borellii can be distinguished from the closely related Aporrectodea trapezoides by its longer clitellum [segments (26)27–35 vs. (26)27–34], and from Aporrectodea balisa by the smaller size (average weight 0.75 vs. 5.4 g, average length 6.7 vs. 21.3 cm) and shorter clitellum and tubercula pubertatis [segments (26)27–35 and 31–33(1/ n 34) vs. (1/ n 26)27–35(1/ n 36) and (1/ n 29)1/2 30–1/2 34(34)].

Remarks

Aporrectodea borellii (Cogneti, 1904) View in CoL was described from a single individual from the French–Spanish border. Representatives of the Eurosiberian lineage/lineage I of Aporrectodea trapezoides View in CoL s.l. ( Fernández et al. 2012) sampled 48 km away from the type locality possess compatible morphology. Given that phylogenetic trees and species delimitation have shown that Aporrectodea trapezoides View in CoL must be restricted to specimens from Jardin des Plantes (and closest relatives, included in the Mediterranean lineage/lineage II sensu Fernández et al. (2012)), Aporrectodea borellii View in CoL should be used for specimens belonging to the Eurosiberian lineage.