Entomological Research Bulletin 29(2): 180-188 (2013) Research paper Taxonomy of the Korean Freshwater Oligochaeta (Annelida) with Eight Species New to Korea Hyung Joon Park1, Tarmo Timm2 and Yeon Jae Bae1,* 1College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Korea 2College of Life Science, Estonian University, Tartumaa, Estonia *Correspondence Abstract Y.J. Bae, Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Aquatic Oligochaeta is one of the most common and abundant groups of benthic Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea macroinvertebrates that inhabit sediments of freshwaters. Korean aquatic Oligochaeta University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, fauna is, however, poorly known due to their difficulties in sampling, handling, and Seoul 136-713, Korea E-mail:
[email protected] examining the specimens. We report 36 species of freshwater Oligochaeta in Korea that belong to 26 genera, 7 families, and 5 orders including the following 8 species Received 15 June 2013 new to Korea: Limnodrilus claparedeianus Ratzel, Limnodrilus udekimianus Cleparéde, accepted 15 September 2013 Rhyacodrilus coccineus (Vejdovsky), Rhyacodrilus sulptensis Timm, Tubifex tubifex (Müller), Lumbriculus variegatus (Müller), Stylodrilus heringianus Cleparéde, and Haplotaxis gordioides (Hartman). In addition, 3 species of undetermined species are recorded: Opidonais sp. 1, Henlea sp. 1, Mesenchytreanus sp. 1. Specimens were collected from 72 localities of lotic and lentic freshwaters in South Korea during 2011-2012. Diagnoses,