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Psammoryctides

Family Tubificidae (ref. ID; 5876, 5939)

ref. ID; 1663

Dorsal and ventral setae different. Ventral setae bifurcate, dorsal setae bifurcate or mixture of two or three types. Four bundles of an indeterminate number each per segment. Worm usually reddish. Coelomocytes sparse or absent. Without gills. Single solid prostates attached to atria by narrow stalk. Vasa deferentia as long as or longer than atria. Atria much wider than vasa deferentia. Penis sheaths never thick-walled, without spiral muscles. Body not papillate. Atria at the opening of a long internal duct. (ref. ID; 1663)
  1. Psammoryctides albicola Michaelsen, 1901 (ref. ID; 6653) reported year? (ref. ID; 5883) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 5876)
  2. Psammoryctides barbatus (Grube, 1861) (ref. ID; 6653) reported year? (ref. ID; 1911, 3704, 5870, 7817)
  3. Psammoryctides californianus Brinkhurst, 1965 (ref. ID; 5939)
  4. Psammoryctides convolutus Lod., 1978 (ref. ID; 6651) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 5939)
  5. Psammoryctides curvisetosus (ref. ID; 5939)
  6. Psammoryctides deserticola (Grimm, 1877) (ref. ID; 6582) reported year? (ref. ID; 6609)
  7. Psammoryctides deserticola Hrabe, 1950 (ref. ID; 6620)
  8. Psammoryctides deserticola lastockini (Jar.) (ref. ID; 7879)
  9. Psammoryctides longicapillatus Mart.-An. & Giani (ref. ID; 6609)
  10. Psammoryctides minutus Brinkhurst, 1965 (ref. ID; 5939)
  11. Psammoryctides ochridanus (Hrabe, 1931) (ref. ID; 6582)

Psammoryctides barbatus (Grube, 1861) (ref. ID; 6653) reported year? (ref. ID; 1911, 3704, 5870, 7817)

Descriptions

This species is indicative of mesotrophic conditions. (ref. ID; 1911)

Psammoryctides deserticola (Grimm, 1877) (ref. ID; 6582) reported year? (ref. ID; 6609)

Descriptions

Typical form and a synonym P. lastoschkini Jar. (ref. ID; 6582)

Psammoryctides ochridanus (Hrabe, 1931) (ref. ID; 6582)

Descriptions

Typica and variabilis forms. (ref. ID; 6582)