Littoral Oligochaeta (Annelida) from Eyjafjörôur, North Coast of Iceland

• Published in: Zoologica Scripta
• Main Author: Erséus, Christer
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1976
• Subjects: Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1976.tb00677.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1463-6409.1976.tb00677.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1976.tb00677.x

Abstract Erséus, C. (Department of Zoology, University of Göteborg, S‐400 33 Göteborg, Sweden). Littoral Oligochaeta (Annelida) from Eyjafjörôur, north coast of Iceland . Zool. Scr. 5 (1):5–11, 1976.—A total of 15 species of marine, littoral, oligochaetes are reported from northern Iceland, two of which are new to science ( Tubifex litoralis sp.n. (Tubificidae), and Lumbricillus macrothecatus sp.n. (Enchytraeidae)), while Paranais litoralis (Naididae), T. costatus, Peloscolex benedeni (both Tubificidae), and L. pumillio (Enchytraeidae) are new to the Icelandic fauna. Taxo‐nomic and biological notes are given for some of the species.