Image of giant worms

Description:

Figure 1.Aporodrilus aotea sp. n. ventral view with dorsal view of epilobous prostomium, spermathecae, prostate and gizzard in 5 in situ; and lumbricine setal ratios on 12–14; plus lateral view of tail end. [Boxed spermatheca is for comparison of Aporodrilus esculentus (Benham, 1904) from Benham’s fig. 67 and from Lee (1959: fig. 309)].