Abstract
A total of 72 individuals of genus Pristina were sorted from aquatic plant, Ceratophyllum demersum L., and filamentous algae collected from three sites on Tigris River at Baghdad including: Al-Sarafiya area (S1), Al- Jadiriyah area (S2), and Al- Za´afaraniya area (S3). Four species were identified including P. longiseta, P. aequiseta, P. proboscidea and P. foreli, with percentags of 51.7 , 36.4, 1.1, and 10.5 % respectively. The first two species found in all sites , while , P. proboscidea found only in S1 and P. foreli only in S2.
Keywords
Naididae, Pristina, Tigris River, aquatic oligochaetes.
Article Type
Article
How to Cite this Article
Jaweir, Haifa J and Radhi, Mahran M
(2014)
"Pristina species (oligochaeta: naididae) in tigris river within baghdad city / Iraq,"
Baghdad Science Journal: Vol. 11:
Iss.
2, Article 105.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21123/bsj.2014.11.2.1016-1021
