First time in Italy. Is the elusive aquatic megadrile Sparganophilus Benham, 1892 (Annelida, Clitellata) accelerating its dispersal in Europe?

First time in Italy. Is the elusive aquatic megadrile Sparganophilus Benham, 1892 (Annelida, Clitellata) accelerating its dispersal in Europe?

<p>During field studies in River Mincio, northern Italy, populations of the aquatic megadrile <em>Sparganophilus</em> <em>tamesis</em> Benham, 1892 were discovered, the worms being particularly abundant among the roots of <em>Vallisneria spiralis</em> L. Thi...

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Main Authors: Emilia Rota, Marco Bartoli, Alex Laini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2014-05-01
Series:Journal of Limnology
Subjects:
Sparganophilidae
taxonomy
Nearctic freshwater oligochaetes
Italian inland waters
mode of introduction
association with Vallisneria.
Online Access:http://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/939

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