Bretscher, 1900a
Type species Haemonais waldvogeli Bretscher, 1900a
Number of species 1. In NWE, one species:
Haemonais waldvogeli
Description
Naidids with dorsal bundles usually beginning much more rearward than from VI, consisting of single short hair chaeta and bifid crotchets. Vascular system complicated, including vessels at intestine and at the inner side of body wall. In mature individuals, male pores in VI.
Distribution
Almost cosmopolitan.
Ecology
In freshwater.
Reproduction
Paratomy (budding). Mature individuals and sexual reproduction rare or seasonal.
Literature
Bretscher, 1900a: 16-18; Sperber, 1948: 153; Brinkhurst and Jamieson, 1971: 355-356; Chekanovskaya, 1981: 242-243; Hrabe, 1981: 53; Kasprzak, 1981: 105.