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1 October 2006 A Taxonomic Study of Oconnorella (Enchytraeidae, Oligochaeta) from Changbaishan Mountain, China
Jing Chen, Zhicai Xie, Sunping He
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Abstract

We describe three enchytraeid species, including two new species, from Mt. Changbaishan, Jilin Province, northeastern China. Oconnorella cheni sp. nov. is characterized by a simple spermatheca; absence of the oesophageal appendages and seminal vesicle; and nephridia from 6/7, with a distinct funnel and the efferent duct arising from the anterior part of the postseptale. Oconnorella globula sp. nov. is distinguished by a spermatheca with two diverticula; lack of oesophageal appendages and seminal vesicle; and nephridia from 6/7, with distinct funnel and the efferent duct arising from the mid-ventral or posteroventral part of the postseptale. We redescribe Oconnorella changbaishanensis (Xie et al., 2000) from type and live specimens, and amend some characters that cannot be investigated clearly from mounted specimens. We revise the generic diagnosis of Oconnorella.

Jing Chen, Zhicai Xie, and Sunping He "A Taxonomic Study of Oconnorella (Enchytraeidae, Oligochaeta) from Changbaishan Mountain, China," Zoological Science 23(10), 917-922, (1 October 2006). https://doi.org/10.2108/zsj.23.917
Received: 21 February 2006; Accepted: 1 June 2006; Published: 1 October 2006
KEYWORDS
China
enchytraeidae
Mt. Changbaishan
Oconnorella
Oligochaeta
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