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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Ref ID : 7824

Howard R. Baker; Vadicola aprostatus nov. gen., nov. sp., a marine oligochaete (Tubificidae: Rhyacodrilinae) from British Columbia. Can.J.Zool. 60:3232-3236, 1982

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Vadicola aprostatus gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine tubificid (Annelida; Oligochaeta) from intertidal habitats of British Columbia (usually coarse sand without obvious freshwater influence), is characterized by an internal projection in the ejaculatory duct and a lack of prostate cells on the atria. Vadicola aprostatus is placed in the subfamily Rhyacodrilinae.