Author/Authors :
Jaweir, Haifa J. University of Baghdad - College of Science for Women - Department of Biology, Iraq , Radhi, Mahran M. University of Baghdad - College of Science for Women - Department of Biology, Iraq
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.
