Are exotics Amynthas alexandri (Beddard, 1900) and Metaphire peguana (Rosa, 1890) (Clitellata: Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) a threat to native earthworms in Kerala, India?

Are exotics Amynthas alexandri (Beddard, 1900) and Metaphire peguana (Rosa, 1890) (Clitellata: Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) a threat to native earthworms in Kerala, India?

<p>Two exotic species of earthworms, <em>Amynthas alexandri </em>(Beddard, 1900) and <em>Metaphire peguana</em> (Rosa, 1890) are recorded for the first time from the state of Kerala, southern India.  Both the species were collected along with other exotic species at mos...

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Main Authors: S. Prasanth Narayanan, S. Sathrumithra, Dinu Kuriakose, G. Christopher, A. P. Thomas, J. M. Julka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2016-06-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Subjects:
Amynthas alexandri
exotic earthworms
Kerala
India
Metaphire peguana.
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2872

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