Rediscovery of the earthworm Megascolex hendersoni Michaelsen, 1907 (Clitellata: Megascolecidae) from the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot of India

Authors :: Narayanan, S.P.
Paliwal, R.
Thomas, A.P.
Julka, J.M.
Source :: Opuscula Zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis, Vol 54, Pp 177-184 (2023)
Publication Year :: 2023
Publisher :: Eötvös Loránd University, 2023.
Abstract: 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 paper provides the description of the collected specimens, highlighting their ecological and distribution aspects.

Subjects :: chinnar wildlife sanctuary
kerala
palani hills
pampadum shola national park
shola forest
Ecology
QH540-549.5
Zoology
QL1-991

Language :: German, English
ISSN :: 20631588
Volume :: 54
Database :: Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :: Opuscula Zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: edsdoj.48468f2d86ad4cb19b80fd74068bd5d3
Document Type :: article
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.18348/opzool.2023.7.177

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