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Issue: Vol. 5633 No. 1: 9 May 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-05-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5633.1.2
Page range: 36-50
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Enchytraeidae (Annelida: Oligochaeta) from Uzbekistan, with the description of a new species

A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution; Russian Academy of Sciences; 33 Leninskij prosp.; Moscow; 119071 Russia
A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution; Russian Academy of Sciences; 33 Leninskij prosp.; Moscow; 119071 Russia
A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution; Russian Academy of Sciences; 33 Leninskij prosp.; Moscow; 119071 Russia
A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution; Russian Academy of Sciences; 33 Leninskij prosp.; Moscow; 119071 Russia
Annelida Soil fauna potworms taxonomy soil biodiversity soil mesofauna Central Asia Karakalpakstan

Abstract

The first list of terrestrial enchytraeids of Uzbekistan is provided, which includes 8 species belonging to 4 genera. A new enchytraeid species in the genus Fridericia Michaelsen, 1889, Fridericia korobushkini sp. nov., is described. It clearly differs from other species of the genus by max. 5 chaetae per bundle, presence of a subneural gland in XIV, 5 pairs of preclitellar nephridia, preclitellar chylus cells, and spermathecae with 2–4 diverticula of irregular shape, and without ectal glands.

 

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Degtyarev, M.I., Zvychaynaya, E.Y., Tarasyan, K.K. & Gongalsky, K.B. (2025) Enchytraeidae (Annelida: Oligochaeta) from Uzbekistan, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa, 5633 (1), 36–50. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5633.1.2