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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Lumbriculus

Lumbriculus Grube, 1844 (ref. ID; 1257) or 1884 (ref. ID; 3692)

Family Lumbriculidae (ref. ID; 1257, 1928, 5876, 5939, 6422, 7854)

ref. ID; 1663

On pair of male gonopores on VII to XII. Prostomium present or absent. 8 to 100 mm long. Setae bifid but with upper tooth reduced. (ref. ID; 1663)

ref. ID; 1923

Ordinarily with not more than 2 well-developed setae per bundle; male pores ordinarily on some other segment than 11 or 12. Male pores on one or more segments anterior to segment 12; ovaries, 1 to 3 pairs in the region of segments 9 to 13; male pores on the segment that contains the most posterior pair of testes. Prostomium not elongated into a proboscis; all setae bifid, with distal tooth smaller than proximal. (ref. ID; 1923)
  1. Lumbriculus ambiguus Holmq., 1976 (ref. ID; 6651)
  2. Lumbriculus genitosetosus H., 1976 (ref. ID; 6651)
  3. Lumbriculus illex Timm & Rodr., 1994 (ref. ID; 6651, 7854)
  4. Lumbriculus inconstans (F. Smith, 1895) (ref. ID; 1923) or (Sm., 1905) (ref. ID; 6651)
  5. Lumbriculus japonicus Yamaguchi, 1936 (ref. ID; 6651, 7854)
  6. Lumbriculus kolymensis Morev., 1982 (ref. ID; 6651)
  7. Lumbriculus mukoensis Yamaguchi, 1953 (ref. ID; 6651, 7854)
  8. Lumbriculus multiatriatus Yamaguchi, 1937 (ref. ID; 6651, 7854) reproted year? (ref. ID; 7098)
  9. Lumbriculus olgae Sokol'skaja, 1976 (ref. ID; 6651) reported year? (ref. ID; 7893)
  10. Lumbriculus sachalinicus Sokolsk., 1967 (ref. ID; 6651, 7854)
  11. Lumbriculus variegatus (O.F. Muller, 1773) (ref. ID; 3692) or 1774 (ref. ID; 1257, 1923, 1990, 2378, 6618, 6651, 6653, 7854) reported year? (ref. ID; 1928, 3446) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 5939)
  12. Lumbriculus variegatus inconstans (Smith) (ref. ID; 6913)

Lumbriculus inconstans (F. Smith, 1895) (ref. ID; 1923) or (Sm., 1905) (ref. ID; 6651)

Descriptions

Male pores on segment 10 (occasionally on 11). (ref. ID; 1923)

Lumbriculus variegatus (O.F. Muller, 1773) (ref. ID; 3692) or 1774 (ref. ID; 1257, 1923, 1990, 2378, 6618, 6651, 6653, 7854) reported year? (ref. ID; 1928, 3446) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 5939)

Descriptions

Male pores on segment 8 (occasionally on 7). (ref. ID; 1923)

It is almost invariably found amongst the weeds in pools, streams, ponds, etc. (ref. ID; 1928)