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  Subfamily Tubificinae

Genus Varichaetadrilus (+ Varichaeta)

    Species V. harmani -- Wisconsin!
    Species V. angustipenis -- midwestern North America.
    Species V. fulleri -- North America.
    Species V. minutus -- North America.
    Species V. nevadana -- North America.
    Species V. pacificus -- North America.
    Species V. psammophilus -- North America.
    Species V. bizkaiensis

Taxon Information

The Genus Varichaetadrilus has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from Wisconsin.

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

Literature Records

• Varichaetadrilus, [North America] (Govedich et al., 2010).
• Varichaetadrilus, 3 species scattered about the U.S....2 species restricted to few localites in western states (Smith, 2001).
• Varichaeta, (Stimpson & Klemm, 1982).

Bibliography

• Govedich, F.R., B.A. Bain, W.E. Moser, S.R. Gelder, R.W. Davies & R.O. Brinkhurst. 2010. Annelida (Clitellata): Oligochaeta, Branchiobdellida, Hirudinida, and Acanthobdellida. [in] J.H. Thorp & A.P. Covich (eds.). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, 3rd edition: 385-436.
• Smith, D.G. 2001. Annelida (Polychaetes, Aeolosomatidae, aquatic oligochaetes, Branchiobdellida, leeches). Pennak's Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States, 4th edition: 269-325.
• Stimpson, K.S. & D.J. Klemm. 1982. A guide to the freshwater Tubificidae (Annelida: Clitellata: Oligochaeta) of North America. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 61 pp. [Available online]

Web Pages

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System