Aulodrilus limnobius Bretscher
Recognition
The dorsal bundles with bifid or simple chaetae but no hairs.
The dorsal chaetae before 7 are bifid with a reduced upper tooth
and up to 10 per bundle.
The dorsal chaetae behind 7 are spatulate in facial view and
compressed with small teeth in lateral view.
Summary
A small worm (12 - 15 mm) living in reinforced tubes of silty, mesotrophic,
weedy areas.
Asexual reproduction by budding and fragmentation is common.
Reported in the drift.
It often occurs with A. pigueti.
Distribution
A world-wide species that is widespread in North America.
13 APR 1996 D.L. Gustafson
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