Psammoryctides albicola ( Michaelsen, 1901 )

Lee, Jeounghee & Jung, Jongwoo, 2016, Faunistic survey on freshwater annelids from Korea, Journal of Species Research 5 (3), pp. 279-288 : 284

16. Psammoryctides albicola ( Michaelsen, 1901)

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Lophochaeta albicola Michaelsen, 1901: 4 . Psammoryctides illustris Ditlevsen, 1904: 416 .

Tubifex albicola Hrabě, 1931: 309 .

Material examined. One individual was collected from Gongneung­dong, Nowon­gu , Seoul, E: 127°6′1.93″ N: 37°38′28.63″, 12 Jun 2014 (collector: Lee J). This specimen was mounted on a slide and deposited at NIBR ( KOSPIV0000216896 ) .

Remarks. Morphological features of our specimen agree with original description and re­description of this species ( van Haaren and Soors, 2011). This species has easily recognized feature that it has unique long serrated hairs in posterior segments and dorsal chaetae have short intermediate teeth ( Fig. 1J ).

World distribution. Palaearctic.

Genus Varichaetadrilus Brinkhurst and Kathman, 1983 ( Fig. 1K )

Figures

Fig. 1. A. Ventral chaetae of Paranais orientalis. B. A dorsal chaetal bundle of Prisitna breviseta. C. Ventral chaetae of P. forelii. D. A dorsal chaetal bundle of P. synclites. E. Ventral chaetae of Aulodrilus pluriseta. F. Dorsal chaetae of A. pluriseta. G. A penial sheath of Limnodrilus maumeensis. H. Chaetae of L. amblysetus. I. A dorsal chaetal bundle of Tubifex ignota. J. Dorsal chaetae of Psammoryctides albicola. K. Spermathecal chaetae of Varichaetadrilus vestibulatus. L. Ventral chaetae of Tasserkidrilus cf. acapillatus. Scale bars=A­D, G, K, L=10μm, E, F=20μm, H-J=1 μm.