Description of Enchytronia pygmaea sp. n. (Enchytraeidae, Clitellata), a very small enchytraeid in European soils

Description of Enchytronia pygmaea sp. n. (Enchytraeidae, Clitellata), a very small enchytraeid in European soils

A new and very small European species of terrestrial enchytraeids is described, Enchytronia pygmaea sp. nov. (Enchytraeidae, Oligochaeta). It differs from all enchytraeids known so far in the chaetal pattern: lateral bundles have 2 chaetae from segment II to V, 0 from segment VI to XII–XV, and only...

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Main Authors: Graefe, U., Schmelz, R.
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Eötvös Loránd University 2017-11-01
Series:Opuscula Zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis
Subjects:
New species
Oligochaeta
Annelida
soil biodiversity
taxonomy
Online Access:http://opuscula.elte.hu/PDF/Tomus48_S2/Op_Graefe_Schmelz_pygmaea.pdf
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spelling doaj-7d6ad19de57742d489887022f537e9532020-11-24T21:02:19ZdeuEötvös Loránd UniversityOpuscula Zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis0237-54192063-15882017-11-0148S231010.18348/opzool.2017.S2.3Description of Enchytronia pygmaea sp. n. (Enchytraeidae, Clitellata), a very small enchytraeid in European soilsGraefe, U.0Schmelz, R.1IFAB Institut für Angewandte Bodenbiologie GmbH, Tornberg 24a, 22337 Hamburg, GermanyUniversidad de A Coruña, Fac. Ciencias, GIBE, Grupo de Investigación en Biología Evolutiva, CICA, As Carballeiras s/n, Campus de Elviña, 15071 A Coruña, SpainA new and very small European species of terrestrial enchytraeids is described, Enchytronia pygmaea sp. nov. (Enchytraeidae, Oligochaeta). It differs from all enchytraeids known so far in the chaetal pattern: lateral bundles have 2 chaetae from segment II to V, 0 from segment VI to XII–XV, and only 1 chaeta in lateral postclitellar bundles; ventral bundles have 2 chaetae. A further peculiarity is the presence of only 1 pair of preclitellar nephridia. The species must be considered as widespread as it is recorded here from 17 different localities distributed over seven European countries ranging from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean zone.http://opuscula.elte.hu/PDF/Tomus48_S2/Op_Graefe_Schmelz_pygmaea.pdfNew speciesOligochaetaAnnelidasoil biodiversitytaxonomy
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author Graefe, U.
Schmelz, R.
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Schmelz, R.
Description of Enchytronia pygmaea sp. n. (Enchytraeidae, Clitellata), a very small enchytraeid in European soils
Opuscula Zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis
New species
Oligochaeta
Annelida
soil biodiversity
taxonomy
author_facet Graefe, U.
Schmelz, R.
author_sort Graefe, U.
title Description of Enchytronia pygmaea sp. n. (Enchytraeidae, Clitellata), a very small enchytraeid in European soils
title_short Description of Enchytronia pygmaea sp. n. (Enchytraeidae, Clitellata), a very small enchytraeid in European soils
title_full Description of Enchytronia pygmaea sp. n. (Enchytraeidae, Clitellata), a very small enchytraeid in European soils
title_fullStr Description of Enchytronia pygmaea sp. n. (Enchytraeidae, Clitellata), a very small enchytraeid in European soils
title_full_unstemmed Description of Enchytronia pygmaea sp. n. (Enchytraeidae, Clitellata), a very small enchytraeid in European soils
title_sort description of enchytronia pygmaea sp. n. (enchytraeidae, clitellata), a very small enchytraeid in european soils
publisher Eötvös Loránd University
series Opuscula Zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis
issn 0237-5419
2063-1588
publishDate 2017-11-01
description A new and very small European species of terrestrial enchytraeids is described, Enchytronia pygmaea sp. nov. (Enchytraeidae, Oligochaeta). It differs from all enchytraeids known so far in the chaetal pattern: lateral bundles have 2 chaetae from segment II to V, 0 from segment VI to XII–XV, and only 1 chaeta in lateral postclitellar bundles; ventral bundles have 2 chaetae. A further peculiarity is the presence of only 1 pair of preclitellar nephridia. The species must be considered as widespread as it is recorded here from 17 different localities distributed over seven European countries ranging from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean zone.
topic New species
Oligochaeta
Annelida
soil biodiversity
taxonomy
url http://opuscula.elte.hu/PDF/Tomus48_S2/Op_Graefe_Schmelz_pygmaea.pdf
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