Glyphidrilus mekongensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lumbricina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Annelida Classis: Clitellata Subclassis: Oligochaeta Ordo: Haplotaxida Subordo: Lumbricina

Familia: Almidae
Genus: Glyphidrilus
Species: Glyphidrilus mekongensis

Name

Glyphidrilus mekongensis Chanabun, Bantaowong, Sutcharit, Tongkerd, James & Panha, 2012: 266, figs. 1, 2, 3A,D, 4

Holotype: CUMZ 3215; , coll. S. Panha, R. Chanabun, P. Tongkerd, C. Sutcharit & U. Bantaowong, 6 Nov.2010.

Type locality: bank of Mekong River at Khong Chiam District, Ubon Ratchathani Province (15°18'57.1"N, 105°30'43.9"E), 101 m in elevation.

Etymology: This species is named after the Mekong River, an international river. The locality is a part of this famous river and for this is the first time of this worm genus ever recorded from this river.

References

• Chanabun, R., U. Bantaowong, C. Sutcharit, P. Tongkerd, S.W. James and S. Panha. 2012: A new species of semi-aquatic freshwater earthworm of the genus Glyphidrilus Horst, 1889 from the Mekong River (Oligochaeta: Almidae). Raffles bulletin of zoology, 60(2): 265–277.