Enchytraeidae (Annelida: Oligochaeta) from Uzbekistan, with the description of a new species
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.
Authors
- Konstantin B. Gongalsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1600-8448)
- K. K. Tarasyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3372-2301)
- Elena Zvychaynaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5260-2068)
- Maxim I. Degtyarev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8903-7082)
Institutions
- Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution (RU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5633.1.2
- Primary Topic
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00