The First Record of Alien Species Limnodrilus maumeensis Brinkhurst et Cook, 1966 (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) from Russia

A. A. Prokin^a^, * and O. M. Potyutko^b^, **

^aPapanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, Yaroslavl Region, 152742 Russia

^bIzrael Institute of Global Climate and Ecology, Moscow, 10725 Russia

Correspondence to: *e-mail: prokina@mail.ru
Correspondence to: **e-mail: oleg.potyutko@gmail.com

Received 18 February, 2020

Abstract—Nearctic species Limnodrilus maumeensis Brinkhurst et Cook, 1966 (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) recorded in the Russia for the first time from the Don River near Rostov-on-Don City. Variations of penis sheath of sexually mature specimens are measured and illustrated by photographs. Data on macrozoobenthos community in the sampling site are provided, including species composition, number and biomass of species.

Keywords: Oligochaeta, alien species, Limnodrilus, Don River, penis sheath, variations

DOI: 10.1134/S207511172104010X