An Annotated Checklist of Earthworms (Annelida: Clitellata: Oligochaeta) of Indo-Gangetic Plains of India-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

An Annotated Checklist of Earthworms (Annelida: Clitellata: Oligochaeta) of Indo-Gangetic Plains of India

Published:2024-07-09 Issue:3 Volume:5477 Page:251-294
ISSN:1175-5334
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TIWARI NALINI^ORCID,TIWARI POOJA^ORCID,GUPTA NEELIMA^ORCID,YADAV SHWETA^ORCID

Abstract

A checklist of earthworm species hitherto known from Indo–Gangetic Plains of India is presented. In total, 98 species and subspecies are recorded, belonging to 33 genera spread over 9 families. Of these, 38 species are recognized as endemics and 34 as exotics. For every species and subspecies, the checklist comprises state-wise distributional information, all important synonyms, type locality and citations to the original description found in the literature.

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Magnolia Press

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