New species of Tubificoides Lastockin (Oligochaeta; Tubificidae) from the Pacific Northeast and the Arctic

Descriptions of six new species of marine or estuarine tubificid oligochaetes are given. Tubificoides kozloffi sp.nov., and Tubificoides brevicoleus sp.nov. are described from intertidal habitats of Washington and British Columbia. Tubificoides foliatus sp.nov., a species previously identified as be...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Author: Baker, H. R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1983
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Arctic
Pacific
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z83-171
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z83-171
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Summary:Descriptions of six new species of marine or estuarine tubificid oligochaetes are given. Tubificoides kozloffi sp.nov., and Tubificoides brevicoleus sp.nov. are described from intertidal habitats of Washington and British Columbia. Tubificoides foliatus sp.nov., a species previously identified as belonging to the Tubificoides gabriellae complex, is described from California and British Columbia. Tubificoides cuspisetosus sp.nov., Tubificoides palacoleus sp.nov., and Tubificoides crenacoleus sp.nov. are described from the Arctic. A key to the species-groups of Tubificoides is given.

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