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Scientific Name: Lumbriculus sp Grube, 1844
Synonym: Aquatic oligochaete worm (Currently unaccepted)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Order: Lumbriculida
Family: Lumbriculidae
Description:
The tip of the mouth is triangular in shape. The anterior margin of the seater is bifurcated. Dorsal tooth short. 1-4 pairs of anthers located on segments 7-13.There are no hair-like setae arranged in bunches. There are no pigment droplets on the skin. The male genital opening is located in the 5th-8th segment.
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: 984-07-4051-2
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.
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