Haplotaxis cf. gordioides (Hartmann, 1821)

Lumbricus gordioides Hartmann, 1821: 45 .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Five immature specimens and one fragment from different stations (Appendix; in ethanol 96%, station 48: vial AB31536763; station 44: vial AB31536652; station 38: vial AB31536690; station 41: vial AB31525643; station 24: vial AB31525625). IRScNB, I.G. 32392.

REMARKS

Haplotaxis gordioides is considered to be a Holarctic species (although no fully mature specimen has ever been collected in North America; Wetzel 2006) in need of revision, which might prove to be a complex of cryptic species (Martin & Aït Boughrous 2012: 88). For this reason, we prefer to refer these immature specimens to as Haplotaxis cf. gordioides .