TABLE 1 in Morphological variability, distribution and taxonomic relationships of Dendrobaena illyrica (Cognetti, 1906) (Lumbricidae)

TABLE 1. Comparison of some morphological characters of the species Dendrobaena illyrica with its congeners.
M. charactersD. illyricaD. montenegrinaD. serbicaD. sasensisD. virgataBody size (segments)21–9131–3711–3065–7674-144Body colordark violetunpigmenteddark violetdark violetdark violetProstomiumepi/tanilobousepilobousProlobousepilobousepilobous1st dorsal pore5/68/95/6, 8/7no visible5/6Calciferous glands11–1210–1211–1211–1211–12S. vesicles9–129–129–129–129–12Spermathecae9/10, 10/119/10, 10/119/10, 10/119/10, 10/119/10, 10/11Clitellum27, ½ 28, 28, 29–33, 3429–34½ 29, 29–33, ½ 34, 3429–34½ 27, 28–34Tubercle(30)31–32(33, ½ 34)31–32, ½ 33Absent31–321/n 29–½ 34