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Scientific Name: Dero dorsalis Ferronnière, 1899
Photo: Lee et al.(2014)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Order: Tubificida
Family: Naididae
Description:
Dero dorsalis are medium-sized worms. They are brownish in color and have a blunt prostomium. Segmentation is clear. The dorsal bundle starts from segment IV, with one hair and one needle per bundle, although some specimens may have two hairs and two needles in segment VII. Ventral setae range from 2 to 4 per bundle. They possess five pairs of ciliated gills. The pharynx is located in segments II-III, while the esophagus is in segments IV-VII, continuing into a straight intestine in segment IX. They lack a stomach, and their blood is red. The first nephridium is found in segment VII.
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: 984-07-4051-4
Other References:
Das BC, Reynolds JW (2003) A checklist and distribution of the freshwater and terrestrial Annelida (Oligochaeta, Hirudinea and Polychaeta) of Bangladesh. Megadrilogica. 2003;9(10):61-70.
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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