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Enchytraeidae (Annelida: Oligochaeta) from Uzbekistan, with the description of a new species

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The first list of terrestrial enchytraeids of Uzbekistan is provided, which includes 8 species belonging to 4 genera. A new enchytraeid species in the genus Fridericia Michaelsen, 1889, Fridericia korobushkini sp.nov., is described. It clearly differs from other species of the genus by max. 5 chaetae per bundle, presence of a subneural gland in XIV, 5 pairs of preclitellar nephridia, preclitellar chylus cells, and spermathecae with 24 diverticula of irregular shape, and without ectal glands.

Source: Zootaxa

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5633.1.2

Authors: MAXIM I. DEGTYAREV, ELENA Y. ZVYCHAYNAYA, KARINA K. TARASYAN, KONSTANTIN B. GONGALSKY

Institutions: Russian Academy of Sciences, Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution

Language: English

Topic: Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4410198043

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