Christensenia , a new terrestrial enchytraeid genus from Antarctica

Dózsa-Farkas, K.; Convey, P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8497-9903. 1997 Christensenia , a new terrestrial enchytraeid genus from Antarctica. Polar Biology, 17 (6). 482-486. https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000050146

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Abstract/Summary

Christensenia gen. nov., C. blocki sp. nov., is described from Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, maritime Antarctic. The new species is identical with specimens that Stephenson (1932) determined as Marionina georgiana (Michaelsen, 1888), but differs from the type material of M. georgiana. The species M. georgiana (Michaelsen, 1888) is also placed in the new genus Christensenia, the main characteristics of which are: possession of sigmoid setae, and the presence of large numbers of small, hyaline, stick-like, anucleate lymphocytes. No other types of lymphocyte are observed. Oesophageal appendages and intestinal diverticulae are absent. Dorsal vessel originates in the clitellar region; blood is colourless. The anteseptal part of the nephridium consists of the funnel and a few canals, with the efferent duct arising postero-ventrally. Spermathecae are without diverticulae, entally connecting with the oesophagus. The known distribution of the genus is currently limited to terrestrial habitats in the sub- and maritime Antarctic.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000050146
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Pre 2000 programme
ISSN:	0722-4060
Date made live:	13 Sep 2016 09:32 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/514458

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000050146

Programmes:

BAS Programmes > Pre 2000 programme

ISSN:

0722-4060

Date made live:

13 Sep 2016 09:32 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/514458