Vejdovskyella macrochaeta ( Lastockin , 1921)

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

25. Vejdovskyella macrochaeta ( Lastockin, 1921)

Bohemilla macrochaeta Lastočkin, 1921

Vejdovskyella grandisetosa Finogenova, 1962

Geographic distribution.

Eastern Europe. In the Russian tundra: the Pechora River delta ( Baturina 2018), the Vashutkiny lakes system ( Finogenova 1966), lakes in the Bolshaya Usa River basin ( Baturina and Loskutova 2010), lakes in the Malaya Usa River basin ( Baturina et al. 2014b).

Location.

Lake Bolshoy Kharbey (67°33'45.9"N, 62°54'34.7"E; 67°34'55.7"N, 62°57'44"E); Lake L (67°35'44.5"N, 62°49'39.2"E); Lake K1 (67°36'27.6"N, 62°51'58.4"E); Lake Golovka (67°36'06"N, 62°55'28.6"E; 67°36'9.1"N, 62°55'50.6"E).

Ecology.

The species prefers sandy-clay or clay at the shore sites. Rarer, V. macrochaeta was observed on clay sediments at a depth of 8.0-9.5 m.