Multigene phylogeny reveals a new Iranian earthworm genus (Lumbricidae: Philomontanus) with three new species.

Lumbricidae taxonomy is vastly restricted by the morphological simplicity of earthworms and their lack of complex appendices. This has led to confusing results in the Lumbricidae classifications, which in turn, has hindered our ability to identify and assign new and cryptic species to the family. He...

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Main Authors: Farnaz Bozorgi, Marjan Seiedy, Masoumeh Malek, Manuel Aira, Marcos Pérez-Losada, Jorge Domínguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208904