A new species of Dero (Allodero) (Naididae: Oligochaeta) inhabiting the Wolffian ducts of the green tree frog (Litoria caerulea) in Queensland

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Pinder, A. M., Hill, B. D. and Green, P. E. (1998) A new species of Dero (Allodero) (Naididae: Oligochaeta) inhabiting the Wolffian ducts of the green tree frog (Litoria caerulea) in Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 42 (2). pp. 559-564. ISSN 0079-8835

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Abstract

A new species of naidid oligochaete, Dero (Allodero) litoria inhabiting the ureters of the Green Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea), is described from Queensland. This is the first record of this subgenus from Australia. The new species is most similar to Allodero hylae (Goodchild, 1951) of SE USA, from which it is distinguished by having gills within a branchial fossa and mid-segmental dorsal ridges which extend around to the ventral setae.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Oligochaeta; Naididae; new species; amphibia; commensalism; Queensland; Australia
Subjects:	Science > Zoology > Chordates. Vertebrates > Reptiles and amphibians Veterinary medicine > Veterinary parasitology
Live Archive:	17 Mar 2024 23:17
Last Modified:	17 Mar 2024 23:17

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