Remarks on the earthworm genus Helodrilus Hoffmeister, 1845 with new epigean and subterranean records (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae)
The earthworm genus Helodrilus Hoffmeister, 1845 is shortly reviewed. Its special semi-aquatic and subterranean way of life and its consequences to the taxonomy of the genus is discussed. Several new occurrences of some little-known Helodrilus species are given including new country records of H....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Eötvös Loránd University
2014-11-01
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| Series: | Opuscula Zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis |
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| Online Access: | http://opuscula.elte.hu/PDF/Tomus45_2/5_Op_Szederjesi_Helodrilus.pdf |
| Summary: | The earthworm genus Helodrilus Hoffmeister, 1845 is shortly reviewed. Its special semi-aquatic and subterranean
way of life and its consequences to the taxonomy of the genus is discussed. Several new occurrences of some little-known
Helodrilus species are given including new country records of H. oculatus for Hungary and H. putricola putricola for
Portugal. Examining a topotype of H. hachiojii revealed presence of saccular nephridial bladders consequently, here we
propose its transposal to the genus Eisenia as E. hachiojii (Blakemore, 2007) comb. nov. |
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| ISSN: | 0237-5419 2063-1588 |