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Aquatic Oligochaeta of the Netherlands and Belgium : Identification Key to the Oligochaetes.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boston : Koninklijke Nederlandse Natuurhistorische Vereniging, Stichting Uitgeverij, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (302 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789004278097
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Aquatic Oligochaeta of the Netherlands and BelgiumOnline resources:
Contents:
Aquatic oligochaetes of The Netherlands and Belgium -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Study area -- 2. Classification -- 3. Species occurring in our faunal region -- 3.1. Marine species -- 3.2. Expected species -- 3.3. Non-indigenous species -- 3.4. Terrestrial species -- 3.5. Species inquirendae -- 3.6. Omitted species -- 3.7. Checklist -- 3.7.1. Family: Lumbriculidae -- 3.7.2. Family: Dorydrilidae -- 3.7.3. Family: Haplotaxidae -- 3.7.4. Naidids (Family: Naididae, subfamilies Naidinae and Pristininae) -- 3.7.5. Tubificids (Family: Naididae, subfamilies Tubificinae, Rhyacodrilinae, Phallodrilinae, Telmatodrilinae, Limnodriloidinae) -- 3.7.6. Family: Propappidae -- 3.7.7. Family: Enchytraeidae -- 3.7.8. Family: Almidae -- 3.7.9. Family: Lumbricidae -- 3.7.10. Family: Sparganophilidae -- 4. Morphology -- 4.1. Peristomium or segment I -- 4.2. Body-wall -- 4.3. Chaetae -- 4.3.1. Definitions -- 4.3.2. Position -- 4.3.3. Shape -- 4.4. Coelom -- 4.5. Digestion -- 4.6. Respiration -- 4.7. Reproduction -- 4.7.1. Asexual reproduction and regeneration -- 5. Parasites and commensals -- 6. Collecting and preservation -- 6.1. Collecting -- 6.2. Fixation and preservation -- 6.3. Storage -- 7. Identification -- 7.1. Clearing and mounting -- 7.2. Permanent mounts -- 7.3. Staining -- 8. Key to families -- 9. Key to species -- Microdriles -- 9.1. Family: Lumbriculidae and Dorydrilidae -- 9.1.1. Description -- 9.1.2. Key to species -- 9.1.3. Morphology and ecology -- 9.2. Family: Haplotaxidae -- 9.2.1. Description -- 9.2.2. Morphology and ecology -- 9.3. Naidids (Family: Naididae, subfamilies Naidinae and Pristininae) -- 9.3.1. Description -- 9.3.2. Key to species -- 9.3.3. Morphology and ecology -- 9.4. Tubificids (Family: Naididae, subfamilies Tubificinae, Rhyacodrilinae, Phallodrilinae, Telmatodrilinae, Limnodriloidinae) -- 9.4.1. Description.
9.4.2. Key to species -- 9.4.3. Morphology and ecology -- 9.5. Family: Propappidae -- 9.5.1. Description -- 9.5.2. Morphology and ecology -- 9.6. Family: Enchytraeidae -- 9.6.1. Description -- 9.6.2. Key to species -- Megadriles ("earthworms") -- Key to species -- 9.7. Family: Almidae -- 9.7.1. Morphology and ecology -- 9.8. Family: Lumbricidae -- 9.8.1. Description -- 9.8.2. Morphology and ecology -- 9.9. Family: Sparganophilidae -- 9.9.1. Morphology and ecology -- 10. Ecology -- 11. Communities in aquatic habitats -- 11.1. Ephemeral water bodies -- 11.2. Ground water, springs -- 11.3. Ditches and ponds -- 11.4. Canals and lakes -- 11.5. Brooks -- 11.6. Acidic waters (fens, moorland pools) -- 11.7. Rivers -- 11.7.1. Deep river bottoms with sand (eupotamon -- thalweg) -- 11.7.2. Shallow riverparts with silt (plesio- and parapotamon) and lowland rivers -- 11.7.3. River-delta -- 11.7.4. Intertidal mud flats -- 11.7.5. Estuaries -- 11.8. Brackish inland water bodies -- 11.9. Coastal zone -- 11.10. Fully marine -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Glossary -- Wormen Nederlandse namen eindlijst -- Index.
Summary: The first reference work on the freshwater and brackish water polychaetes in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. It offers a wealth of ecological and taxonomic background information. Includes a new user determination key. The key is based on characteristics that are relatively easy to distinguish, without specialized equipment. A unique tool for aquatic ecologists and water quality management.
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Aquatic oligochaetes of The Netherlands and Belgium -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Study area -- 2. Classification -- 3. Species occurring in our faunal region -- 3.1. Marine species -- 3.2. Expected species -- 3.3. Non-indigenous species -- 3.4. Terrestrial species -- 3.5. Species inquirendae -- 3.6. Omitted species -- 3.7. Checklist -- 3.7.1. Family: Lumbriculidae -- 3.7.2. Family: Dorydrilidae -- 3.7.3. Family: Haplotaxidae -- 3.7.4. Naidids (Family: Naididae, subfamilies Naidinae and Pristininae) -- 3.7.5. Tubificids (Family: Naididae, subfamilies Tubificinae, Rhyacodrilinae, Phallodrilinae, Telmatodrilinae, Limnodriloidinae) -- 3.7.6. Family: Propappidae -- 3.7.7. Family: Enchytraeidae -- 3.7.8. Family: Almidae -- 3.7.9. Family: Lumbricidae -- 3.7.10. Family: Sparganophilidae -- 4. Morphology -- 4.1. Peristomium or segment I -- 4.2. Body-wall -- 4.3. Chaetae -- 4.3.1. Definitions -- 4.3.2. Position -- 4.3.3. Shape -- 4.4. Coelom -- 4.5. Digestion -- 4.6. Respiration -- 4.7. Reproduction -- 4.7.1. Asexual reproduction and regeneration -- 5. Parasites and commensals -- 6. Collecting and preservation -- 6.1. Collecting -- 6.2. Fixation and preservation -- 6.3. Storage -- 7. Identification -- 7.1. Clearing and mounting -- 7.2. Permanent mounts -- 7.3. Staining -- 8. Key to families -- 9. Key to species -- Microdriles -- 9.1. Family: Lumbriculidae and Dorydrilidae -- 9.1.1. Description -- 9.1.2. Key to species -- 9.1.3. Morphology and ecology -- 9.2. Family: Haplotaxidae -- 9.2.1. Description -- 9.2.2. Morphology and ecology -- 9.3. Naidids (Family: Naididae, subfamilies Naidinae and Pristininae) -- 9.3.1. Description -- 9.3.2. Key to species -- 9.3.3. Morphology and ecology -- 9.4. Tubificids (Family: Naididae, subfamilies Tubificinae, Rhyacodrilinae, Phallodrilinae, Telmatodrilinae, Limnodriloidinae) -- 9.4.1. Description.

9.4.2. Key to species -- 9.4.3. Morphology and ecology -- 9.5. Family: Propappidae -- 9.5.1. Description -- 9.5.2. Morphology and ecology -- 9.6. Family: Enchytraeidae -- 9.6.1. Description -- 9.6.2. Key to species -- Megadriles ("earthworms") -- Key to species -- 9.7. Family: Almidae -- 9.7.1. Morphology and ecology -- 9.8. Family: Lumbricidae -- 9.8.1. Description -- 9.8.2. Morphology and ecology -- 9.9. Family: Sparganophilidae -- 9.9.1. Morphology and ecology -- 10. Ecology -- 11. Communities in aquatic habitats -- 11.1. Ephemeral water bodies -- 11.2. Ground water, springs -- 11.3. Ditches and ponds -- 11.4. Canals and lakes -- 11.5. Brooks -- 11.6. Acidic waters (fens, moorland pools) -- 11.7. Rivers -- 11.7.1. Deep river bottoms with sand (eupotamon -- thalweg) -- 11.7.2. Shallow riverparts with silt (plesio- and parapotamon) and lowland rivers -- 11.7.3. River-delta -- 11.7.4. Intertidal mud flats -- 11.7.5. Estuaries -- 11.8. Brackish inland water bodies -- 11.9. Coastal zone -- 11.10. Fully marine -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Glossary -- Wormen Nederlandse namen eindlijst -- Index.

The first reference work on the freshwater and brackish water polychaetes in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. It offers a wealth of ecological and taxonomic background information. Includes a new user determination key. The key is based on characteristics that are relatively easy to distinguish, without specialized equipment. A unique tool for aquatic ecologists and water quality management.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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