World distribution of the aquatic Oligochaeta

Tarmo Timm

doi:10.15468/2ywn3u

World distribution of the aquatic Oligochaeta

Citation

Timm T, Abarenkov K (2017). World distribution of the aquatic Oligochaeta. Version 1.9. PlutoF. Occurrence Dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/2ywn3u accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-04-21.

Description

This is a database of published findings of aquatic Oligochaeta (Annelida, Clitellata) species, including the literature sources and distribution maps. Data on the Aphanoneura (Annelida, Polychaeta) and Branchiobdellida (Annelida, Clitellata) are included as well, since these worms have often been listed as oligochaetes. The database is still in progress. Registration of findings from territory of the former USSR will be completed in 2017. In the subsequent years, data from the remaining world will be treated in alphabetical order of the authors of publications. Coordinates of the species occurrences in water bodies are found by author from literature or by the aid of Internet.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

Aquatic Oligochaeta, Aphanoneura and Branchiobdellida.

Oligochaeta
rank: subclass
Aphanoneura
rank: order
Branchiobdellida
rank: order

Geographic Coverages

Waterbodies throughout the world, especially the territory of the former USSR.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Tarmo Timm
originator
position: Specialist in systematics
University of Tartu Natural History Museum
EE
email: tarmo.timm@ut.ee

Kessy Abarenkov
metadata author
position: Researcher
University of Tartu Natural History Museum
EE
email: kessy.abarenkov@ut.ee

Kessy Abarenkov
administrative point of contact
position: Researcher
University of Tartu Natural History Museum
EE
email: kessy.abarenkov@ut.ee