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The first combined checklist of earthworms of the Northeastern Mediterranean region (Clitellata: Megadrili).

Author(s) -

Tímea Szederjesi

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

opuscula zoologica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 0473-1034

pISSN - 0237-5419

DOI - 10.18348/opzool.2017.2.77

Subject(s) - clitellata , checklist , lumbricus terrestris , earthworm , mediterranean climate , geography , biology , zoology , ecology , paleontology

The first combined checklist of earthworms of the Balkan Peninsula, Anatolia, the Levant and Cyprus is presented. Out of the 226 taxa, 216 belong to the Holarctic family Lumbricidae. Ten further species are from the families Criodrilidae, Acanthodrilidae, Ocnerodrilidae and Megascolecidae. The widely introduced peregrine species take part with 11.9% (27 taxa). The number of endemics within the studied areas is highest on the Balkan Peninsula (90 taxa). As a result of this study, four synonyms were found, and the subgenus Trapezonscolex Qiu & Bouché, 1998 was raised to genus level for the former Turkish Eophila species Eo. cavazzutii cavazzutii Omodeo, 1988 and Eo. cavazzutii pascuorum Omodeo, 1988.

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