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A GUIDE TO THE NAIDIDAE (ANNELIDA: CLITELLATA: OLIGOCHAETA) OF NORTH AMERICA
Citation:
Hiltunen, J. AND Donald J. Klemm. A GUIDE TO THE NAIDIDAE (ANNELIDA: CLITELLATA: OLIGOCHAETA) OF NORTH AMERICA. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/4-80/031.
Description:
In North America the aquatic annelid worms (Clitellata:Oligochaeta), belonging in the family Naididae, are composed of 21 genera and 62 species. All taxa can be identified by external morphological features. This guide presents the following: an introduction to the general biology of the Naididae, collecting and processing methods, a species list, an illustrated key, a glossary, an annotated systematic list, and a selected bibliography which includes the references cited in the text and other publications which provide additional information on naidid taxonomy and ecology.