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View article: Current Status of Earthworm Fauna (Clitellata: Megadrili) of Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, within the western Ghats ff Kerala, India
Current Status of Earthworm Fauna (Clitellata: Megadrili) of Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, within the western Ghats ff Kerala, India Open
A study of the earthworms in the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, the first in nearly a hundred years, has been completed. Out of the 16 earthworm species recorded, 10 are new to the reserve. With these findings, the total number of earthworm s…
View article: Status revision of two endemic Megascolex Templeton, 1844 subspecies from the Western Ghats of Kerala State, India (Clitellata, Megascolecidae)
Status revision of two endemic Megascolex Templeton, 1844 subspecies from the Western Ghats of Kerala State, India (Clitellata, Megascolecidae) Open
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. cochinensis phase…
View article: Comment on Lone et al. Phylogenetic Relationships in Earthworm Megascolex Species (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) with Addition of Two New Species. Diversity 2022, 14, 1006
Comment on Lone et al. Phylogenetic Relationships in Earthworm Megascolex Species (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) with Addition of Two New Species. Diversity 2022, 14, 1006 Open
Currently, on a global scale, integrated taxonomical works, by incorporating the molecular approach and traditional taxonomic methods have gained acceptance. Recently, Lone et al. (Diversity 2022, Phylogenetic Relationships in Earthworm Me…
View article: Identification of earthworms (Clitellata, Oligochaeta) from Kottayam district in Southwestern India: an integrated traditional and barcoding approach
Identification of earthworms (Clitellata, Oligochaeta) from Kottayam district in Southwestern India: an integrated traditional and barcoding approach Open
Earthworms from various land uses in the Kottayam district of Kerala, part of the Western Ghats hotspot in India, were studied using an integrative approach that involved morphoanatomical methods and cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) barcoding …
View article: Drawida karatala, a new species of earthworm (Clitellata, Moniligastridae) from the Western Ghats of India
Drawida karatala, a new species of earthworm (Clitellata, Moniligastridae) from the Western Ghats of India Open
In 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 …
View article: Amynthas aspergillum (Perrier, 1872) (Clitellata, Megascolecidae) : A new addition to the South Asian earthworm fauna
Amynthas aspergillum (Perrier, 1872) (Clitellata, Megascolecidae) : A new addition to the South Asian earthworm fauna Open
The presence of the exotic and potentially invasive pheretimoid earthworm Amynthas aspergillum (Perrier, 1872) of the family Megascolecidae is reported for the first time from South Asia. Specimens were collected from Dehradun of the Uttar…
View article: Megascolex Templeton, 1844 (Clitellata, Megascolecidae): description of a new species from the northern Eastern Ghats, India with taxonomic key to the Indian species
Megascolex Templeton, 1844 (Clitellata, Megascolecidae): description of a new species from the northern Eastern Ghats, India with taxonomic key to the Indian species Open
The earthworm fauna of the Eastern Ghats Hills in Peninsular India is still under explored. Here a new species, namely, Megascolex jamiesoni Narayanan & Paliwal, sp. nov. is described based on the specimens collected from the Eastern Ghats…
View article: Earthworm (Clitellata, Megadrili) fauna of Kuttanad wetland, southern part of Vembanad-Kol Ramsar site, India
Earthworm (Clitellata, Megadrili) fauna of Kuttanad wetland, southern part of Vembanad-Kol Ramsar site, India Open
The earthworm fauna of the wetlands of India is highly undocumented. We have carried out a survey of earthworms in the Kuttanad wetland, an integral part of the Vembanad-Kol Ramsar Site, India’s largest wetland of international importance.…
View article: Redescription of the earthworm Moniligaster gravelyi Stephenson, 1915 (Clitellata Moniligastridae) based on recent collections from Kerala state, India
Redescription of the earthworm Moniligaster gravelyi Stephenson, 1915 (Clitellata Moniligastridae) based on recent collections from Kerala state, India Open
This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Narayanan, S. Prasanth, Paliwal, R., Ahmed, Shakoor, Thomas, A. P., Julka, J. M. (2023): Redescription of the earthworm Moniligaster gravelyi Ste…
View article: A contribution to the earthworm (Annelida, Clitellata, Megadrili) fauna of the central Indian state Chhattisgarh, India
A contribution to the earthworm (Annelida, Clitellata, Megadrili) fauna of the central Indian state Chhattisgarh, India Open
Drawida willsi was the first species of earthworm reported from Chhattisgarh state by Michaelsen in 1907. After that, only one survey of earthworm has been carried out there in 2021. Here we present a first-hand information on the survey o…
View article: Rediscovery of the earthworm Megascolex hendersoni Michaelsen, 1907 (Clitellata: Megascolecidae) from the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot of India
Rediscovery of the earthworm Megascolex hendersoni Michaelsen, 1907 (Clitellata: Megascolecidae) from the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot of India Open
Megascolex hendersoni Michaelsen, 1907, is a poorly understood species that has only been known from the type collection. Present report concerns its rediscovery from the Palani Hills of Kerala state, near its type locality in 2013. The pa…
View article: A new species of Moniligaster Perrier, 1872 (Annelida, Moniligastridae) from India, with status revision of M. deshayesi minor Michaelsen, 1913
A new species of Moniligaster Perrier, 1872 (Annelida, Moniligastridae) from India, with status revision of M. deshayesi minor Michaelsen, 1913 Open
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. nov., is described and illustrated using samples found i…
View article: A comprehensive checklist of the earthworms (Annelida: Clitellata: Megadrili) of Sri Lanka, a component of the Western Ghats – Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot
A comprehensive checklist of the earthworms (Annelida: Clitellata: Megadrili) of Sri Lanka, a component of the Western Ghats – Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot Open
A comprehensive checklist of the earthworm species known from Sri Lanka, an island country in the Indian subcontinent, is presented. In total, 81 species and subspecies belonging to 20 genera and 8 families are recorded. Of these, 58 are S…
View article: Three new species and four new species records of earthworms of the genus Moniligaster Perrier, 1872 (Clitellata: Moniligastridae) from Kerala region of the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot, India
Three new species and four new species records of earthworms of the genus Moniligaster Perrier, 1872 (Clitellata: Moniligastridae) from Kerala region of the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot, India Open
This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Narayanan, S. Prasanth, Sathrumithra, S., Anuja, R., Christopher, G., Thomas, A. P., Julka, J. M. (2021): Three new species and four new species …
View article: First Record of Exotic <I>Dichogaster saliens</I> (Beddard, 1893) and <I>Metaphire posthuma</I> (Vaillant, 1868) (Annelida: Clitellata) from Kerala State, Southern India
First Record of Exotic <i>Dichogaster saliens</i> (Beddard, 1893) and <i>Metaphire posthuma</i> (Vaillant, 1868) (Annelida: Clitellata) from Kerala State, Southern India Open
Among the 102 species of earthworms known from Kerala, Dichogaster saliens (Beddard, 1893) of the Family Benhamiidae and Metaphire posthuma (Vaillant, 1868) of the Family Megascolecidae were not recorded till date. The presence of exotic e…
View article: First record of the exotic earthworm Metaphire bahli (Gates, 1945) (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from India
First record of the exotic earthworm Metaphire bahli (Gates, 1945) (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from India Open
The occurrence of the exotic earthworm species Metaphire bahli (Gates, 1945) of the family Megascolecidae is recorded for the first time from India. Specimens were collected from the Alappuzha District of Kerala State. Its detailed descrip…
View article: FIGURE 1 in Checklist of the earthworms (Oligochaeta) of Kerala, a constituent of Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, India
FIGURE 1 in Checklist of the earthworms (Oligochaeta) of Kerala, a constituent of Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, India Open
FIGURE 1. Kerala state, India: location and districts.
View article: Checklist of the earthworms (Oligochaeta) of Kerala, a constituent of Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, India
Checklist of the earthworms (Oligochaeta) of Kerala, a constituent of Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, India Open
A checklist of earthworm species hitherto known from Kerala, a constituent of the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot in India, is presented. In total, 88 species and subspecies are recorded, of which 55 are Kerala endemics, 9 near endemics…
View article: 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? Open
Two exotic species of earthworms, Amynthas alexandri (Beddard, 1900) and Metaphire peguana (Rosa, 1890) are recorded for the first time from the state of Kerala, southern India. Both the species were collected along with other exotic speci…
View article: Current distribution of the invasive earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus (Müller, 1857) after a century of its first report from Kerala state, India
Current distribution of the invasive earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus (Müller, 1857) after a century of its first report from Kerala state, India Open
Pontoscolex corethrurus (Müller, 1857) is an important peregrine earthworm species in the humid tropics and is found in land disturbed by human activities. Its presence in Kerala state was first reported by Michaelsen in 1910. So far the o…