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<p>Only 14 species of aquatic oligochaetes occurring in inland waters of Iran have been recorded until now. Our investigations based on samples collected in 2003 and 2005 revealed the presence of six species, including five new to the fauna of Iran: Haplotaxis gordioides, Dero dorsalis, Pristina breviseta, Embolocephalus velutinus and Psammoryctides albicola. The provided checklist of Iranian aquatic oligochaetes is still very short (19 species). It is mostly represented by common, cosmopolitan species. However, taking into account the large area of the country, its mountainous terrain and peculiar hydrological network, more species may be discovered in the future.</p>
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Only 14 species of aquatic oligochaetes occurring in inland waters of Iran have been recorded until now. Our investigations based on samples collected in 2003 and 2005 revealed the presence of six species, including five new to the fauna of Iran: Haplotaxis gordioides, Dero dorsalis, Pristina breviseta, Embolocephalus velutinus and Psammoryctides albicola. The provided checklist of Iranian aquatic oligochaetes is still very short (19 species). It is mostly represented by common, cosmopolitan species. However, taking into account the large area of the country, its mountainous terrain and peculiar hydrological network, more species may be discovered in the future.

Five species of aquatic oligochaetes new to Iran with an updated checklist

Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology

Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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Only 14 species of aquatic oligochaetes occurring in inland waters of Iran have been recorded until now. Our investigations based on samples collected in 2003...

Five species of aquatic oligochaetes new to Iran with an updated checklist

Published Online: Mar 28, 2014

Page range: 100 - 105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-014-0121-3

Keywords
Clitellata, oligochaetes, fauna, freshwater

© 2014 Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Five species of aquatic oligochaetes new to Iran with an updated checklist

Published Online: Mar 28, 2014

Page range: 100 - 105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13545-014-0121-3

KeywordsClitellata, oligochaetes, fauna, freshwater

© 2014 Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Clitellata, oligochaetes, fauna, freshwater