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Scientific Name: Dero zeylanica Stephenson, 1913
Photo: Ali S and Chakraborty T (1992)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Order: Tubificida
Family: Naididae
Description:
Dero zeylanica is a medium-sized worm with light brownish in color, with yellowish ends. The prostomium is triangular in shape and bears hairs, with the tip blunt and slightly directed upwards. Eyes are absent. The number of body segments varies from 50 to 68, followed by some undifferentiated posterior segments and a branchial organ. The mouth is positioned on the ventral side, transversely elongated. The dorsal setae bundle begins in segment VI, typically containing 1-3 hairs and 1-3 needles per bundle.
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: 984-07-4051-6
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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