Sylphella puccoon gen. n., sp. n. and two additional new species of aquatic oligochaetes (Lumbriculidae, Clitellata) from poorly-known lotic habitats in North Carolina (USA)
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Abstract
Three new species of Lumbriculidae were collected from floodplain seeps and small streams in southeastern North America. Some of these habitats are naturally acidic. Sylphella puccoon gen. n., sp. n. has prosoporous male ducts in X-XI, and spermathecae in XII-XIII. Muscular, spherical atrial ampullae and acuminate penial sheaths distinguish this monotypic new genus from other lumbriculid genera having similar arrangements of reproductive organs. Cookidrilus pocosinus sp. n. resembles its two subterranean, Palearctic congeners in the arrangement of reproductive organs, but is easily distinguished by the position of the spermathecal pores in front of the chaetae in X-XIII. Stylodrilus coreyi sp. n. differs from congeners having simple-pointed chaetae and elongate atria primarily by the structure of the male duct and the large clusters of prostate cells. Streams and wetlands of Southeastern USA have a remarkably high diversity of endemic lumbriculids, and these poorly-known invertebrates should be considered in conservation efforts.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Sylphella puccoon gen. n., sp. n. and two additional new species of aquatic oligochaetes (Lumbriculidae, Clitellata) from poorly-known lotic habitats in North Carolina (USA) |
| Series title | ZooKeys |
| DOI | 10.3897/zookeys.451.7304 |
| Volume | 451 |
| Year Published | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Pensoft Publishers |
| Publisher location | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Contributing office(s) | National Research Program - Western Branch |
| Description | 32 p. |
| First page | 1 |
| Last page | 32 |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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