Chapter 12 - Phylum Annelida

• Main Authors: Marchese, Mercedes R., Alves, Roberto G., Oceguera-Figueroa, Alejandro, Glasby, C. J., Gil, João, Martin, Daniel, Timm, T., Gelder, Stuart R., Damborenea, Cristina
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Press 2020
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/238787

An updated taxonomic review of freshwater Annelida found in the Neotropical and Antarctic Regions is presented in this chapter. This chapter provides dichotomous identification keys to Polychaeta, Clitellata, and Aphanoneura. Also included are current limits to identification of various annelids, a description of terms needed to identify taxa, and methods for preparing and identifying species. Additional information on annelids can be found in Volume I (“Ecology and General Biology”) of this book series (Thorp & Rogers, 2015, Elsevier). Peer reviewed