Parvidrilidae Erseus 1999

Abstract

OTHER PARVIDRILIDAE <p>Several other specimens from three localities (below) appear to be parvidrilids and have unique characters supporting their consideration as new species. Unfortunately, they cannot be identified or classified until additional material has been collected.</p> <p>Slovenia, phreatic zone of the Podlipščica valley, (PASCALIS KRI 187; 45°59′34″N, 14°15′01″E). One single specimen. Atria and spermatheca in XII, atria very large and globular, filling whole of segment.</p> <p>Slovenia, Pajsarjeva cave, 1997. One specimen characterized by very long atria reaching 13/14, with a thin wall and full of spermatozoids. Spermathecae not seen because of the poor preservation of the specimen.</p> <p>Italy, Tondello spring, Verona (PASCALIS LES 129: 45°27′52″N, 11°03′55″E). One broken specimen with very long atria.</p>Published as part of <i>Martínez-Ansemil, Enrique, Châtelliers, Michel Creuzé Des, Martin, Patrick & Sambugar, Beatrice, 2012, The Parvidrilidae - a diversified groundwater family: description of six new species from southern Europe, and clues for its phylogenetic position within Clitellata (Annelida), pp. 530-558 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 166 (3)</i> on page 548, DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00857.x, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5408987">http://zenodo.org/record/5408987</a&gt