Two species of Lumbricillus (Enchytraeidae, Annelida) new to Antarctica

The intertidal fauna of the Antarctic Peninsula has a relatively high species diversity, due to its warmer environment compared to other parts of Antarctica. Marine oligochaetes are, in general, one of the most diverse and ecologically important benthic organism groups, at least in the littoral zone...

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Published in:Polar Research
Main Authors: Jeounghee Lee, Mårten Klinth, Jongwoo Jung
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2019
Subjects:
King George Island
Clitellata
Lumbricillus sejongensis sp. nov
Lumbricillus antarcticus
intertidal fauna
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Oceanography
GC1-1581
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Barton
Barton Peninsula
Stephenson
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
antarcticus
Polar Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v38.3325
https://doaj.org/article/aaf92cda4e7a40d7880b8634cb5ce0a4
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Summary:The intertidal fauna of the Antarctic Peninsula has a relatively high species diversity, due to its warmer environment compared to other parts of Antarctica. Marine oligochaetes are, in general, one of the most diverse and ecologically important benthic organism groups, at least in the littoral zone. Antarctica has been one of the least studied areas with regard to oligochaete diversity. Here we report two Lumbricillus species (Lumbricillus antarcticus Stephenson, 1932 and Lumbricillus sejongensis sp. nov.) new to Antarctica, found in a tidal pool on the Barton Peninsula, King George Island. The diversity of this genus remains poorly known for Antarctica and the Subantarctic islands, and what we know is based on a few patchy studies.

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