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  Genus Paranais

Species P. litoralis

Taxon Information

The Species P. litoralis has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from midwestern states of North America.

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

Literature Records

• Paranais litoralis, "Lake Michigan (?); Elizabeth River, Virginia; Slack Reach (Cooper River), Berkeley County, South Carolina, and Flag Creek, South Carolina; Piscataway Creek (Potomac River tributary), Maryland; Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, British Columbia, Yukon and Northwest Territories" (Hiltunen & Klemm, 1980).
• Paranais litoralis, "from the New England coast, probably also occurs in adjacent fresh waters" (Goodnight, 1959).

Bibliography

• Hiltunen, J.K. & D.J. Klemm. 1980. A guide to the Naididae (Annelida: Clitellata: Oligochaeta) of North America. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 47 pp. [Available online]
• Goodnight, C.J. 1959. Oligochaeta. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 522-537.

Web Pages

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System