Metaphire mangophila ( Nguyen, 2011 )

Nguyen, Tung T., Trinh, Kim-Binh T., Nguyen, Hong-Lan T. & Nguyen, Anh D., 2017, Earthworms (Annelida: Oligochaeta) from islands of Kien Hai District, Kien Giang Province, Vietnam, with descriptions of two new species and one subspecies, Journal of Natural History 51 (15 - 16), pp. 883-915 : 897

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2017.1294213
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4EA4C2C0-BEC2-45BF-8B72-388302A53F51
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5190603
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Metaphire mangophila ( Nguyen, 2011 )
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Metaphire mangophila ( Nguyen, 2011)

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Pheretima mangophila Nguyen 2011: 24 , fig. 2.

Material examined

189 matures (CTU-EW 012.05) Hon Tre Island ( 09°58 ʹ 13.0 ʹʹ N, 104°50 ʹ 35.5 ʹʹ E), Kien Hai District , Kien Giang Province, 14 November 2013, coll GoogleMaps . Kim-Binh T . Trinh; 117 matures (CTU-EW 012.06) Lai Son Island ( 09°48 ʹ 18.5 ʹʹ N, 104°38 ʹ 32.4 ʹʹ E), Kien Hai District , Kien Giang Province, 15 November 2013, coll GoogleMaps . Kim-Binh T . Trinh.

Diagnosis

Body cylindrical, medium size, length 65–126 mm, diameter 4.3–5.5 mm, 56–90 segments. Prostomium 1/2 epilobous. First dorsal pore in 12/13. Setal number 69–83 in viii, 65–77 in xxx, 13–20 between male porophores in xviii; setal distance aa = ab, zz = zy. Two pairs of spermathecal pores in lateroventral intersegments 5/6/7. Male pores located inside copulatory pouches in xviii. No genital markings in spermathecal and male regions. Testis sacs separated. Holandric. Intestinal caeca manicate, within xxvii– xxv. Septa 8/9/10 absent.

Habitats

The species was found under and in rotting wood.

Remarks

The species is widely recorded from southern Vietnam ( Tay Ninh, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Can Tho, Kien Giang, An Giang, Tra Vinh) ( Nguyen et al. 2016) .