Five aquatic Oligochaeta species new for the fauna of Montenegro

Authors: ALEKSANDRA JABLONSKA, VLADIMIR PESIC

Abstract: Five species of aquatic Oligochaeta new for Montenegro were recorded from various types of fresh waters. Marionina argentea (Michaelsen, 1889) was reported from a subterranean stream. Propappus volki Michaelsen, 1916, Rhyacodrilus coccineus (Vejdovsky, 1876), and Cognettia sphagnetorum (Vejdovsky, 1877) were found in epigean streams. Haplotaxis gordioides (Hartmann, 1821) appeared in both subterranean and epigean streams. The list of aquatic oligochaetes from Montenegro now encompasses 39 species.

Keywords: Aquatic oligochaetes, Montenegro, new records, faunistics

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