Cantabrodrilus Martinez-Ansemil 2025, gen. nov.
Cantabrodrilus Martínez-Ansemil gen. nov. Type species. Cantabrodrilus pilarae Martínez-Ansemil sp. nov. Diagnosis. Freshwater subterranean phallodrilines. Somatic setae bifid. Penial setae present, single pointed hook-shaped. Coelomocytes absent. Spermathecal pores in segment X. Vasa deferentia narrow, entering apical ends of atria. Atria tripartite, elongate; ental part strongly muscular, middle part tubular U-shaped, ectal part thin-walled. Two large prostate glands per atrium; the anterior one attached near entrance of vas deferens and the posterior one at ectal end of atrium. Etymology. The name Cantabrodrilus means that the type species is a “worm” (Greek drilos) from Cantabria.
Institutions
- Universidade da Coruña (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2025-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17321777
- Primary Topic
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00