Freshwater oligochaetes (Annelida) from Western Ghats andthe west coast of Karnataka (India)

Authors

PRASHANTHA RAMACHANDRA HEGDE
KANALE SREENIVASAPPA SREEPADA

Abstract

A survey on freshwater oligochaetes was conducted between October 2011 and June 2013 in selected wetlands of the Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, and Shimoga districts of Karnataka, India. In this study, 260 wetlands were sampled and examined for the presence of microdriles. Sixteen species of aquatic oligochaetes were recorded. Of these, 10 species belonged to the family Naididae (monophyletic) and 6 species to the family Pristinidae. The species' distribution patterns in different water bodies and habitat specificity (if any) in the study area are presented.

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1311-46

Keywords

Clitellata, macroalgae, Naididae, wetland ecosystem

First Page

523

Last Page

526

Recommended Citation

HEGDE, P. R, & SREEPADA, K. S (2015). Freshwater oligochaetes (Annelida) from Western Ghats andthe west coast of Karnataka (India). Turkish Journal of Zoology 39 (3): 523-526. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1311-46