Stygobitic oligochaetes (Annelida, Clitellata) in Poland with remarks on their distribution in Central Europe

By

Dumnicka, Elzbieta

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2014-8-1

Original Publication

Subterranean Biology

Volume

14

Pages

15--24

Subjects

invertebrate fauna , Subterranean waters

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.14.7700

 

Abstract

In Poland eleven stygobitic species have been found, whereas in Central Europe their number reached 23 species. Lumbriculidae are represented by 10 species, Enchytraeidae by seven, Naididae by three, whereas Dorydrilidae and Lumbricidae by two and singular species, respectively. Some species are known from Central Europe exclusively, but majority of them have wider distribution.