Mitochondrial genome of the freshwater annelid Manayunkia occidentalis (Sabellida: Fabriciidae)
Here, we report the 15,103 bp mitochondrial genome of the freshwater fabriciid tubeworm Manayunkia occidentalis. We recovered 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA, and 22 tRNA. The gene order is consistent with the conserved pattern observed in most annelids.
Ekin Tilic +2 more
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Helodrilus bavaricus, a remarkable new earthworm species from Bavaria, Germany (Crassiclitellata, Lumbricidae) [PDF]
Here we report on a new Helodrilus species found in Rotthalmünster, Southern Germany. This unique new species has four pairs of spermathecae and long protruding tubercles.
Tímea Szederjesi +3 more
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Spirobranchus tetraceros (Schmarda, 1861) originally briefly described from New South Wales, Australia was later reported as a widely distributed species of Indo-Pacific origin.
Elena Kupriyanova +2 more
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A new thalassematid echiuran worm from the Middle Ordovician Castle Bank Biota of Wales, UK [PDF]
chiurans (spoonworms) are a very distinctive group of polychaete annelids that had long been considered to constitute a separate phylum. Their fossil record is extremely limited, although trace fossils that have been suggested to be attributable to ...
JOSEPH P. BOTTING, LUCY A. MUIR
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Distribution and composition of macrobenthic communities along a Victoria-Land Transect (Ross Sea, Antarctica) [PDF]
The Victoria-Land Transect project onboard the Italian research vessel ‘‘Italica’’ in February 2004, was a large-scale attempt to obtain benthic samples of smaller macrozoobenthic specimens systematically along a latitudinal and a depth transect along ...
Arntz, W.E. +4 more
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Occurrence, distribution and bibliography of the medicinal leech Hirudo verbana Carena, 1820 (Hirudinea, Hirudinidae) in Sicily (Italy) [PDF]
The occurrence of the medicinal leech Hirudo verbana in the inland waters of Sicily has been lately overlooked. In the present note, the occurrence and distribution of this species is reviewed based both on the review of the available literature data and
Canale D. E., Marrone F.
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Status revision of two endemic Megascolex Templeton, 1844 subspecies from the Western Ghats of Kerala State, India (Clitellata, Megascolecidae) [PDF]
The earthworm genus Megascolex Templeton, 1844, is restricted to Peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Herein this work the status of the two endemic Megascolex subspecies, namely, M. konkanensis longus Stephenson, 1915, and M.
Narayanan, Sasankan Prasanth +3 more
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Re-description of Dysponetus joeli Olivier et al., 2012 (Polychaeta, Chrysopetalidae), with a new key to species of the genus [PDF]
Dysponetus is a genus of the family Chrysopetalidae with twelve currently described species. Specimens are fragile and easily damaged or broken during sampling making identification difficult. The most recently described species, Dysponetus joeli Olivier
Darbyshire, Teresa
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Seven new species of Cirratulidae are described from deep waters off the east coast of Australia. Samples were collected as part of the RV Investigator voyage IN2017_V03 in May/June 2017 using a Brenke sledge and 0.25 m2 box core.
James A. Blake
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Spatial oxygen heterogeneity in a Hediste diversicolor irrigated burrow [PDF]
The heterogeneity of oxygen distribution in a Hediste diversicolor burrow environment was investigated in a laboratory experiment using a 6-mm thick tank equipped with oxygen planar optodes. The twodimensional oxygen distribution in a complete burrow was
Cuny, Philippe +4 more
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