The troglomorphic adaptations of Namanereidinae (Annelida, Nereididae) revisited, including a redescription of Namanereis cavernicola (Solís-Weiss & Espinasa, 1991), and a new Caribbean species of Namanereis Chamberlin, 1919

Most species belonging to Namanereis Chamberlin, 1919 live in freshwater and subterranean waters, even in water bodies several meters above sea level. A new species belonging to the stygobiont Namanereis group is described here; it shares the common morphological characters of absence of eyes and pi...

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Main Author: Víctor Manuel Conde-Vela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-09-01
Series:Subterranean Biology
Online Access:https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=13701