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Earthworms (Oligochaeta, Clitellata) of the Mitaraka range (French Guiana): commented checklist with description of one genus and eighteen species new to science

Zoosystema
Intensive sampling of earthworms in French Guiana has been carried out for several years. The first published results have highlighted a very high regional diversity, a considerable geographical turnover in the composition of communities, as well as a ...
T. Decaëns, Marie Luise Carolina Bartz, Alexander Feijoo-Martínez†, Arnaud Goulpeau, Emmanuel Lapied, Daniel F. Marchán, M. Maggia, Guillaume Papuga, Samuel W. James   +8 more
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Three new earthworms of the Amynthas corticis-group (Clitellata: Megascolecidae) from the Nam Et-Phouleoi, Laos.

Zootaxa
Three new earthworms of the Amynthas corticis-group (Clitellata: Megascolecidae) from Phouleoi Mountain, Lao PDR. Earthworm specimens were collected from Mt. Phouleoi, Viengthong District, Houaphanh Province, Lao PDR.
Yong Hong, K. Inkhavilay, S. James
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Clitellate (Annelida: Clitellata) Parasites and Predators of North American Herpetofauna: Checklist of Species, Identification Key, and a New Record for Mexico

Journal of Parasitology
An updated checklist of leeches and oligochaetes (Annelida: Clitellata) that parasitize or prey upon wild North American amphibians and reptiles is presented: A total of 25 species grouped in 6 genera, 5 families, and 2 orders, are registered; these ...
Manuel de Luna, Roberto García-Barrios, D. Barton, Leonardo García-Vázquez   +3 more
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Biodiversité des vers de terre (Annelida, Clitellata) des milieux cultivés des Antilles françaises

Zoosystema
RÉSUMÉ Les Antilles françaises font partie du « point chaud» de la biodiversité mondiale des îles de la Caraïbe. Le paysage de ces îles n'a cessé d'évoluer et de se modeler en fonction du contexte agricole.
Quentin Gabriac, Samuel James, L. Dupont, Csaba Csuzdi, Mathieu Coulis   +4 more
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A new species of Eutyphoeus earthworm (Clitellata: Acanthodrilidae) from Mizoram, North-East India.

Zootaxa
We describe here a new species of terrestrial earthworm Eutyphoeus rihnimensis sp. nov. (family Acanthodrilidae) from specimens collected at Khawrihnim, a village in Mizoram, Northeast India.
Christopher Rodingpuia, Lalthanzara Hmar, J. Julka, Zothansanga Chawngthu, Vabeiryureilai Mathipi, Ruth Lalfelpuii, N. S. Kumar, Guruswami Gurusubramaniun, K. Lalchhandama, Vanlalrovi, Lalbiakzuala Chhakchhuak   +10 more
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Conservative character of the germ-line cyst organization within enchytraeids (Annelida: Clitellata) ovary - New proofs based on two Achaeta species.

Micron
Ovaries in a minute and mainly aquatic clitellates, collectively termed microdriles, are usually tiny paired gonads localized, depending on the family/subfamily, in segments VI, XI, XII, or XIII. Sometimes, two pairs of ovaries are present in consecutive
A. Urbisz, R. Schmelz, K. Małota, Łukasz Chajec, Piotr Świątek   +4 more
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Description of Branchiobdella turkestanensis n. sp. (Annelida: Clitellata) following a reexamination of specimens in the Natural History Museum Vienna, Austria.

Zootaxa
A new species of branchiobdellidan annelid, Branchiobdella turkestanensis, is described having been removed from a specimen of Pontastacus kessleri (Schimkewitsch, 1886), reportedly from Turkestan but collected from the headwaters of the Syr Darya which ...
S. Gelder
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New records of earthworms (Clitellata: Oligochaeta) from Georgia, USA, including eight new state records.

Zootaxa
We present here new county records for 13 counties within Georgia, USA from the collections of the Georgia Museum of Natural History and the authors. These include four families, eight genera, and 23 species. Of these, eight species are new state records:
Joseph M. McGee, Roberto CARRERA-MARTÍNEZ, M. A. JR., Bruce A. Snyder   +3 more
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A reevaluation and redescription of the branchiobdellidan Sathodrilus tetrodonta (Pierantoni, 1906) new comb. (Annelida: Clitellata).

Zootaxa
The questionable status of Branchiobdella tetrodonta Pierantoni, 1906 is resolved and the species is transferred to the correct genus. The original description was made from specimens removed from signal crayfish collected in California, USA ...
S. Gelder
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An Annotated Checklist of Earthworms (Annelida: Clitellata: Oligochaeta) of Indo-Gangetic Plains of India.

Zootaxa
A checklist of earthworm species hitherto known from Indo-Gangetic Plains of India is presented. In total, 98 species and subspecies are recorded, belonging to 33 genera spread over 9 families.
N. Tiwari, P. Tiwari, Neelima Gupta, S. Yadav   +3 more
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