Cantabrodrilus Martinez-Ansemil 2025, gen. nov.
Year: 2025
Type: other
Abstract: 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.
Institution: Universidade da Coruña
Language: English
Subfield: Paleontology
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7087928965
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