Mesenchytraeus armatus (Levinsen, 1884)

Baturina, Maria A., Kaygorodova, Irina A. & Loskutova, Olga A., 2020, New data on species diversity of Annelida (Oligochaeta, Hirudinea) in the Kharbey lakes system, Bolshezemelskaya tundra (Russia), ZooKeys 910, pp. 43-78 : 43

47. Mesenchytraeus armatus (Levinsen, 1884)

Analycus armatus Levinsen, 1884

Geographic distribution.

Holarctic species. In tundra zone of Russia: Murmansk Region ( Timm and Popchenko 1978), lakes in the Kara River basin ( Baturina and Loskutova 2010).

Location.

Lake Bolshoy Kharbey (67°34'55.7"N, 62°57'44"E; 67°34'3.5"N, 62°52'17.9"E; 67°32'50"N, 62°52'26.3"E; 67°32'49.9"N, 62°53'40.1"E); Lake K1 (67°36'17.6"N, 62°52'35"E) temporary pond (67°58'00"N, 62°34'60"E).

Ecology.

The species was encountered mainly on sandy and sandy-gravel substrate with moss cover in the shore zone. Single specimens were found on the boggy parts of the small lake.