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Scientific Name: Dero indica Naidu, 1962
Photo: Ali S and Chakraborty T (1992)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Order: Tubificida
Family: Naididae
Description:
Dero indica is reddish in color, with a bluntly triangular prostomium bearing small sensory hairs and lacking eyes. The number of body segments ranges from 31 to 47. Dorsal setae begin in segment VI, with 2 hairs and 1 needle per bundle in posterior segments. The hairs are long, pointed, and slightly curved.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Commonly found in the fish pond, rivers, lakes, haors, and other fresh waterbodies of Bangladesh
Environment:
Freshwater
Main References:
Ali S, Chakraborty T (1992) BANGLADESHER MITHA PANIR AMERUDANDI PRANI (A book on Freshwater Invertebrates of Bangladesh). Bangla Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh, ISBN: 984-07-4051-5
Other References:
Kabir SMH, Ahmed M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (EDS.) 2009 Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 16. Annelida Echainodermata Acanthocephala and Minor Phyla.. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 232 pp.
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