Taiwania

Occurrence of the freshwater heteronemertean Apatronemertes albimaculosa (Nemertea: Pilidiophora) in Taiwan We report the freshwater heteronemertean Apatronemertes albimaculosa Wilfert & Gibson, 1974 for the first time from Taiwan based on specimens collected under stones and rocks on gravelly bottom near the shore of a brook in Nantun District, Taichung City. Species identification was corroborated by mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene sequences. The species had been reported from aquaria with tropical freshwater plants in Germany, Austria, USA, Spain, and Japan, before it was discovered from wild environment in Panama. Our report represents the second instance of field-caught A. albimaculosa in the world.

我国台湾地区淡水异蛰虫纲阿帕特诺尼墨虫 Apatronemertes albimaculosa (Wilfert & Gibson, 1974) 的首次发现。本研究基于在台中县潭子区一溪流岸边砾石底部的石块和岩石下收集的标本，首次报告了该物种。物种鉴定通过线粒体细胞色素c氧化酶亚基I基因序列得到证实。该物种此前已从德国、奥地利、美国、西班牙和日本的淡水热带植物水族箱中报道，而此次发现则是在巴拿马的野外环境中。本报告标志着全球第二次记录到野外捕获的 A. albimaculosa 标本。