Capilloventer atlanticus gen. et sp.n., a member of a new family of marine Oligochaeta from Brazil
Harman, W.J.; Loden, M.S. (1984). Capilloventer atlanticus gen. et sp.n., a member of a new family of marine Oligochaeta from Brazil, in: Bonomi, G. et al. Aquatic Oligochaeta: Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Aquatic Oligochaete Biology, held in Pallanza, Italy, September 21-24, 1982. Developments in Hydrobiology, 24: pp. 51-54. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6563-8_8 In: Bonomi, G.; Erséus, C. (Ed.) (1984). Aquatic Oligochaeta: Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Aquatic Oligochaete Biology, held in Pallanza, Italy, September 21-24, 1982. Reprinted from Hydrobiologia, vol. 115. Developments in Hydrobiology, 24. W. Junk Publishers: Dordrecht. ISBN 978-90-6193-775-3; e-ISBN 978-94-009-6563-8. 264 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6563-8, more In: Dumont, H.J. (Ed.) Developments in Hydrobiology. Kluwer Academic/Springer: The Hague; London; Boston; Dordrecht. ISSN 0167-8418, more |
| Keywords | Capilloventer atlanticus Harman & Loden, 1984 [WoRMS]; Oligochaeta [WoRMS]
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| Abstract | Specimens of a previously undescribed oligochaete from the Bay of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil were determined to belong to a new family of microdiles within the order Tubificida, suborder Enchytraeina. The specimens are characterized by dorsal and ventral hair setae, spermathecae in VII, testes in XI, ovaries in XII, and a clitellum. The number of primitive characters present in the new species indicate that it is a primitive member of the order that diverged early from the evolutionary line leading to the Enchytraeidae. |
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