Rhynchelmis aleutensis n. sp. (Clitellata: Lumbriculidae) from Adak Island, Alaska

A new lumbriculid worm, Rhynchelmis aleutensis, is described from streams on Adak Island, Alaska. The new species does not resemble other Alaskan or Siberian Rhynchelmis species. The paired spermathecal diverticula and the morphology of the male pores and atria suggest that it is more closely relate...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zootaxa
Main Author: FEND, STEVEN V.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2005
Subjects:
Annelida
Clitellata
Oligochaeta
Lumbriculidae
Rhynchelmis
taxonomy
Aleutian Islands
Adak
Canada
Alaska
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.1093.1.4
Description
Summary:A new lumbriculid worm, Rhynchelmis aleutensis, is described from streams on Adak Island, Alaska. The new species does not resemble other Alaskan or Siberian Rhynchelmis species. The paired spermathecal diverticula and the morphology of the male pores and atria suggest that it is more closely related to a species group known only from the western United States, south of Canada. The latter group has been associated with Sutroa Eisen, 1888.

Similar Items