Aulodrilus pluriseta (Piguet)
Recognition
The dorsal bundles with hair and bifid, but not pectinate chaetae.
The anterior dorsal bundles have up to 8 short bayonet-shaped hairs and
10 bifid chaetae.
There are up to 16 bifid chaetae in the anterior ventral bundles.
The ventral chaetae in 8 have the distal tooth shorter or thinner than the
proximal tooth.
Summary
A small tubificid (10 - 25 mm) living in reinforced tubes of silty,
enriched, weedy areas.
Reproduces sexually and asexually by budding.
Distribution
This is a world-wide species that is widespread in North America.
13 APR 1996 D.L. Gustafson
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