Benthic and subterranean aquatic oligochaete fauna (Annelida, Oligochaeta) from Coiba Island (Panamá) and Cuba

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  • P. Rodríguez Dpto. Zoología y Dinámica Celular Animal. Facultad de Ciencias. Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU. Apdo. 644. Bilbao, 48080

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/graellsia.2002.v58.i2.275

Keywords:

rivers, hyporheic, caves, oligochaetes, Central America, tropical region, Tubificidae, Naididae, Alluroididae

Abstract


A total of 15 taxa of aquatic oligochaetes have been identified in two collections, one of which was from Coiba island, at the National Museum of Natural Sciences (MNCN, Madrid), and the other from Cuba (leg. Dr. Ana Camacho). Morphological and systematic remarks are provided for Limnodrilus variesetosus, Pristina aequiseta forms evelinae and foreli, P. breviseta, P. osborni, and P. sima. Pristina cabacuensis Botea, 1983 and P. decui Botea, 1987 are proposed as junior synonyms of Pristina aequiseta Bourne. The taxonomy of Pristina osborni and P. sima is discussed and their independent specific status supported. The alluroidid Brinkhurstia americana is reported from Coiba island widening the known geographical distribution of the species to South and Central America.

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P. Rodríguez, Dpto. Zoología y Dinámica Celular Animal. Facultad de Ciencias. Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU. Apdo. 644. Bilbao, 48080

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2002-12-30

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Rodríguez P. Benthic and subterranean aquatic oligochaete fauna (Annelida, Oligochaeta) from Coiba Island (Panamá) and Cuba. Graellsia [Internet]. 2002Dec.30 [cited 2026Jul.30];58(2):3-19. Available from: https://graellsia.revistas.csic.es/index.php/graellsia/article/view/275

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