New earthworm records from the Ukrainian part of the north-eastern Carpathians (Megadrili: Lumbricidae) [PDF]
Elaboration of the earthworm material collected from the Ukrainian part of the north-eastern Carpathians resulted in recording 8 species. Revision of the former E.
Szederjesi, Tímea
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This paper aims to identify the benthic macroinvertebrate fauna and some physicochemical characteristics of Kanak Dam Lake located in Şarkışla, Sivas. For this, water and sediment samples were taken from 4 stations of the lake between August 2016 to July
Menekşe Taş Divrik +3 more
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A new species of Moniligaster Perrier, 1872 (Annelida, Moniligastridae) from India, with status revision of M. deshayesi minor Michaelsen, 1913 [PDF]
The genus Moniligaster Perrier, 1872 is restricted to the Western Ghats mountain regions of the southern Peninsular India. A new species, Moniligaster julkai Narayanan & Paliwal, sp.
Prasanth Narayanan, Sasankan +3 more
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The response of perennial and temporary headwater stream invertebrate communities to hydrological extremes [PDF]
The headwaters of karst rivers experience considerable hydrological variability, including spates and streambed drying. Extreme summer flooding on the River Lathkill (Derbyshire, UK) provided the opportunity to examine the invertebrate community response
A Chakona +59 more
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Helodrilus bavaricus, a remarkable new earthworm species from Bavaria, Germany (Crassiclitellata, Lumbricidae) [PDF]
Here we report on a new Helodrilus species found in Rotthalmünster, Southern Germany. This unique new species has four pairs of spermathecae and long protruding tubercles.
Tímea Szederjesi +3 more
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A probable oligochaete from an Early Triassic Lagerstätte of the southern Cis-Urals and its evolutionary implications [PDF]
Oligochaetes, despite their important role in terrestrial ecosystems and a tremendous biomass, are extremely rare fossils. The palaeontological record of these worms is restricted to some cocoons, presumable trace fossils and a few body fossils the most ...
Dmitry E. Shcherbakov +4 more
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Evidence on Night Movements of Macroinvertebrates to Macrophytes in a Pampean Stream [PDF]
Nocturnal invertebrate abundance peaks in lotic systems are usually associated to drift, however, diel migrations other than drift may be important in slow-flowing systems.
Ferreiro, Nicolas Andres
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Status revision of two endemic Megascolex Templeton, 1844 subspecies from the Western Ghats of Kerala State, India (Clitellata, Megascolecidae) [PDF]
The earthworm genus Megascolex Templeton, 1844, is restricted to Peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Herein this work the status of the two endemic Megascolex subspecies, namely, M. konkanensis longus Stephenson, 1915, and M.
Narayanan, Sasankan Prasanth +3 more
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Subterranean aquatic Oligochaeta [PDF]
Summary1. Aquatic oligochaetes appear to be pre‐adapted to live in the subterranean environment. However, in the absence of genuine troglomorphic characters, the stygobiotic status of groundwater oligochaetes can currently be inferred only from their exclusive presence in the subterranean environment.2.
Creuzé Des Châtelliers, Michel +3 more
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Three new additions to the earthworm (Clitellata: Megadrili) fauna of Kerala state from the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, south-western India [PDF]
n India, studies on above-ground biodiversity have received more attention than those on below-ground biodiversity. With this view, systematic surveys for earthworms were carried out in the Western Ghats mountain range of Kerala state in southwestern ...
Narayanan, Sasankan Prasanth +4 more
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