Piguet, 1928
Type species Stylaria lomondi Martin, 1907
Number of species 1. In NWE , one species:
Arcteonais lomondi (Martin, 1907)
Description
Naidids with proboscis and eyes. Dorsal chaetae beginning from VI, with numerous hair chaetae and simple needle chaetae; no giant hair chaetae. In mature individuals, male pores in VI.
Distribution
Holarctic; also recorded from China and Japan
Ecology
In freshwater.
Reproduction
Mostly asexual, by paratomy (budding). Mature individuals and sexual reproduction rare or seasonal.
Literature
Piguet, 1928: 88-89; Sperber, 1948: 141; Brinkhurst and Jamieson, 1971: 350; Chekanovskaya, 1981: 200; Hrabe, 1981: 51; Kasprzak, 1981: 107.