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  Family Haplotaxidae

Genus Metataxis

    Species M. eliae

Taxon Information

The Genus Metataxis has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from North America.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

  • Metataxis, [Nearctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical; 5 species in 1 genus worldwide, 1 Nearctic species] (Martin et al., 2008).

Bibliography

  • Martin, P., E. Martinez-Ansemil, A. Pinder, T. Timm & M.J. Wetzel. 2008. Global diversity of oligochaetous clitellates (”Oligochaeta”; Clitellata) in freshwater. Hydrobiologia 595: 117-127. [Available online]

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