DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15154743
title: TABEL 2 in On three new species of the earthworm genus Drawida Michaelsen, 1900 (Clitellata: Moniligastridae) from south-western India

description: TABEL 2. Comparison of characters of Drawida paliwali Narayanan sp. nov. and D. proboscidea Narayanan, sp. nov. along with related species of the D. robusta robusta group (adapted and modified table based on Narayanan et al. 2017)
CharacterD. robustaD. robustaD. ghatensisD. somavarpatanaD. robustaD. thomasiD. paliwaliD. proboscidearobustaophidioides (Bourne,Michaelsen,Rao, 19213,4,8cochinensisNarayanan &Narayanan, sp. nov.Narayanan, sp. nov.(Bourne, 1886)1894) 2,3,419103,4,5,6,7Stephenson,Julka, 201741,2,3,419259Length (mm)136–20031060–19581–133125–13055–6654–8343–84Diameter672–74–65–74.53.5–4.53–6(mm)Segments150–16020075–196104–15418766–105122–141168–205SecondaryBetween B andBetween B and C,About midwayBetween B and C,Between B and BBetween B and C,Mid BC setal lines;Between BC setalmale apertureC, nearer to Cnearer to C setal linesbetween BC setalnearer to B setal linessetal lines, slightlynearer to B setalmale genital region islines, nearer to B;setal lineslinesnearer to B; withlinesdemarcated by a pairmale porophore onrather prominentof small asymmetricaltips of short tubularlipspale whitish patchpenes, eversible fromflower-like baseSpermathecalDistinctlyDistinctly bilobed;Slightly bilobedDistinctly bilobed;Slightly bilobed,Distinctly bilobed;Distinctly bilobed;Lightly bilobed,atriumbilobed; lobeslobes teat like, oneor oval shapedlobes cylindrical, oneconfined to segmentlobes tubular, onelarge, sac-like,heart-like, slighterect, tubular;lobe in segment 7 and(variablelobe in segment 7 and7, posterior lobelobe in segmentwrinkled, one lobeanterior andone lobe inthe other in segmentin shape);the other in segmentextending further7 and the otherin segment 7 and theposterior lobe-likesegment 78, anterior lobelobes slight8; both lobes ofupwards than thein segment 8;other in segment 8,protuberancesand the othersmallerprotuberances,almost equal lengthanterioreach lobe veryanterior lobe slightlyin segment 8,confined tolong, coiled intoshorteranterior lobesegment 7ora compact mass,largerslightly projectingoccupying theinto segment 8entire body cavityof segmentTestis sacsConfined toConfined to segmentsExtend toExtend to segment 14Extend backwards;Extend toLarge, asymmetrical,Confined tosegments 9 &109 &10segments 13–16within segmentssegments 15–17dislocated to posteriorsegments 9, 10–1110–12 or 13–14segments, extends insegments 9, 10–14, 15robustaophidioides (Bourne,Michaelsen,Rao, 19213,4,8cochinensisNarayanan &Narayanan, sp. nov.Narayanan, sp. nov.(Bourne, 1886) 1,2,3,41894) 2,3,419103,4,5,6,7Stephenson, 19259Julka, 20174ProstatesHemispherical,Hemispherical, sessileMushroom-Bifid; lobes erect,Subspherical, withTubular, erect,Somewhat sphericalClub-shaped, erectsessileshapedfinger likeshort stalk, almostslightly bentor pear-shaped,or bend on itself;as wide as the glandentally; capsuleprostate erect or bendcapsule elongatelytubular, curvedon itself; capsuleclub-shapedclub-shapedOpening ofEntal end of?Opening directlyEctal end of prostateAnterior face theAbout middle ofAt sub-ental portionAbout middle ofvas deferensprostateat the dorso-prostateprostateof the prostate, atprostate, at medianinto prostateanterior face ofmedian sidesideprostateNo. of4 (in 12,13–16)3 (in 14–16)4–6 (in 14–22)3–5 (in 14-21)5–6 (in 15–21)3 (in 15–17)3–4 (in 13–16)2 (in 12–14)gizzards(withinsegments)
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Data from: 1 Bourne (1886); 2 Bourne (1894); 3 Stephenson (1923); 4 Narayanan et al. (2017); 5 Michaelsen (1910); 6 Anuja et al. (2023); 7 Julka & Chandra (1986); 8 Rao (1921); 9 Stephenson (1925).
description: Published as part of Narayanan, S. Prasanth, Jose, Divya, Kurien, Vijo Thomas & Thomas, A. P., 2024, On three new species of the earthworm genus Drawida Michaelsen, 1900 (Clitellata: Moniligastridae) from south-western India, pp. 576-577 in Zootaxa 5541 (4) on page 576, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5541.4.8, http://zenodo.org/record/14241310