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Fridericia Michaelsen 1889

Description

Fridericia Michaelsen, 1889

Rem: There are records from the upper intertidal in North America (Coates & Healy 2008).

12. Fridericia agricola Moore, 1895

Distr: BRA: SP: São Paulo, state university campus (Christoffersen 1973, p. 340; Bittencourt 1974, p. 374); Engenheiro Marsilac (Christoffersen 1979b, p. 47).

Furth. Distr: North America (Schmelz 2003, p. 98).

Rem: Terrestrial species (Römbke 2007, p. 163).

13. Fridericia bisetosa (Levinsen, 1884)

Distr: VEN: Edo Aragua: Caripe river; Guarapiche river; Cuyagua river; Edo Sucre: near Cumanacoa: Jaguaracual brook (Botea 1987, p. 71). BRA: SP: São Paulo: Osasco (Bittencourt 1974, p. 374). Furth. Distr: North America and Europe (Schmelz 2003, p. 130).

Rem: Terrestrial species (Römbke 2007, p. 163).

14*. Fridericia loretensis Schmelz, 2003

Syn. for South America: Fridericia callosa, Č ernosvitov, 1937b (non Neoenchytraeus callosus Eisen, 1878).

Distr: ARG: Upper Paraná river: Misiones: Loreto, beyond Santa Ana (Č ernosvitov 1937b, p. 154). Rem: Terrestrial species (Cernosvitov 1937b, p. 154).

15. Fridericia peregrinabunda Michaelsen, 1913

Other name in South America: Fridericia bollonsi Benham, 1915. Distr: BRA: SP: Pirassununga: Birigui; São Paulo: State university campus (Christoffersen 1976, p. 244); Engenheiro Ferraz (Christoffersen 1979b, p. 50).

Furth. Distr: Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand (Schmelz 2003, p. 291). Rem: Terrestrial species (Römbke 2007, p. 163).

16. Fridericia pretoriana Stephenson, 1930

Other name in South America: Fridericia striata, Ude, 1896 (non Levinsen, 1884). Distr: ARG (Bell 1962, p. 159). URU: Montevideo: Prado and Cerro (Ude 1896, p. 29). Furth. Distr: Mediterranean and South Africa (Schmelz 2003, p. 306).

Rem: Terrestrial species, not found in wet or moist soils (Schmelz 2003, p. 306).

Notes

Published as part of Christoffersen, Martin L., 2009, Species diversity and distributions of microdrile earthworms (Annelida, Clitellata, Enchytraeidae) from South America, pp. 51-68 in Zootaxa 2065 on page 55, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.186930

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Enchytraeidae
Genus
Fridericia
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Enchytraeida
Phylum
Annelida
Scientific name authorship
Michaelsen
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Fridericia Michaelsen, 1889 sec. Christoffersen, 2009

References

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  • Christoffersen, M. L. (1973) Sistema excretor de Fridericia agricola Moore, 1895 (Oligochaeta, Enchytraeidae). Ciencia e Cultura Sao Paulo, 25, 340.
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