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Pontodrilus litoralis   (Grube, 1855)

Taxonomy
Family: Megascolecidae     Genus: Pontodrilus
Synonyms: Lumbricus Iitoralis Grube, 1855 Pontoscolex arenicola Schmarda, 1861 Pontodrilus marionis Perrier, 1874 Cryptodrilus insularis Rosa, 1891 Pontodrilus bermudensis Beddard, 1891b ... more synonyms ► See also NCBI database
Often misspelled Pontodrilus littoralis Grube, 1855.

Short description
External characteristics: N/A
Internal characteristics: N/A

Distribution

Geographical origin: N/A Distribution status: Peregrine General comment: Species also present in Antilles (Cantu-Martinez, 1987). See also: Michaelsen, 1910h. Present in: Angola, Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, Burma (Myanmar), Canary Islands, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Cook Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fidji, France, Galápagos Islands, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kiribati, Korea, Koweit, Lesser Antilles, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Tunisia, United States, Venezuela, Vietnam, ► See also distribution references

Biology-Ecology
Ecological category: Aquatic Climatic zone: Temperate, Sub-tropical Habitat: Wetlands Micro-habitat: Marine water The ciliate Anoplophrya aegitnensis has been found in the intestine of P. littoralis (Cepede, 1910)

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