The Oligochaeta of some streams flowing into the Rio de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, were investigated. Twenty nine
taxa (twenty four naidids, five tubificids) were identified. Most species are cosmopolitan, but
Dero evelinae, Pristina leidyi, Slavina isochaeta and
Bothrioneurum sp. are neotropical.
Bratislavia unidentata, Haemonais waldvogeli and
Nais pardalis are reported for the first time in Argentina. Variants occurr in the shape of the distal end of the penial sheaths of
Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri. The dominant Naidid genera are Dero and Pristina. In the polluted El Gato stream only
L. hoffmeisteri and
L. claparedeianus were found.
Keywords aquatic Oligochaeta - neotropical species - Río de La Plata tributaries - pollution - atypical penis-sheaths - Argentina