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Scientific Name: Pristina menoni Aiyer, 1929
Photo: Patrick J. Martin(2012)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Order: Tubificida
Family: Naididae
Description:
Pristina menoni exhibiting a white coloration that is moderately opaque. Its prostomium is smooth with a rounded anterior margin and adorned with sensory hairs, lacking a proboscis. Dorsal setae are composed of either one hair and one needle or two hairs and one needle per bundle. The needles are single-pointed, with the distal half often bayonet or sigmoid-shaped. Both needles and hairs of segments II and III are shorter compared to other segments. Ventral setae range from 2 to 5 per bundle, starting from the second segment, and are stout and crotchet-shaped.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Commonly found in the fish pond, rivers, lakes, haors, and other fresh waterbodies of Bangladesh
Environment:
Freshwater
Main 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.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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