A new earthworm genus Nouraguesia gen. nov. from French Guiana with description of two new species (Oligochaeta, Glossoscolecidae)

Csaba Csuzdi; Tomáš Pavlíček

doi:10.1080/00222933.2011.560727

A new earthworm genus Nouraguesia gen. nov. from French Guiana with description of two new species (Oligochaeta, Glossoscolecidae)

Csaba Csuzdi, Tomáš Pavlíček

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Abstract

Nouraguesia gen. nov., consisting of three species, is described from Eastern Amazonia. Species belonging to this genus are middle-sized earthworms inhabiting, based on our experience, decomposing tree logs and space filled with detritus between leaf-axils and trunk (e.g. in some palm species). The new genus is morphologically similar to the genus Andiorrhinus, but differs from it by the presence of numerous caeca encircling the intestine in segment 27. The three species belonging to the newly established genus are known from state Amapa in Brazil (N. amaparis (Righi, 1971)); and French Guiana (N. parare sp. nov., N. souadae sp. nov.).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1759-1767
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Natural History
Volume	45
Issue number	27-28
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2011.560727
State	Published - Jul 2011

Keywords

Amazonia
Earthworms
French guiana
Glossoscolecidae
New species
Nouragues reserve

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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