First Record of Some Earthworm Species (Oligochaeta: Megadrile) from Kerala Part of Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot, Southwest India

Narayanan, S. Prasanth; Sathrumithra, S.; Christopher, G.; Thomas, A. P.; Julka, J. M.

doi:10.1007/s40009-019-00797-y

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“…A running key is provided for their identification. In the present study for earthworm species distribution mainly the works of Julka (1988); Paliwal and Julka (2005); Joshi et al (2010); Narayanan et al (2016aNarayanan et al ( , 2016bNarayanan et al ( , 2019b; Kumari et al (2017); Ahmed and Julka (2017); Goswami (2018); Ahmed and Gupta (2019) for India, and ; Julka (1988); Csuzdi and Pavliček (2009); Blakemore (2007bBlakemore ( , 2013Blakemore ( , 2014Blakemore ( , 2016; Valchovski (2014); Mısırlıoğlu et al (2019) for the distribution outside the country are followed. Further, the habitat of the species reported in the present study is based on the present collection and published literature.…”

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Earthworms (Annelida: Clitellata: Megadrili) of Solan, a constituent of Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot, India

Ahmed¹,

Julka²,

Kumar³

2020

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The present work is an update on the earthworm fauna of Solan District, Himachal Pradesh State, a constituent of Himalayan biodiversity hotspot. It is based on the field collection and published litera- ture data. Hereby, it is provided an updated list of 32 species belonging to 18 genera and seven families, namely Moniligastridae, Lumbricidae, Ocnerodrilidae, Acanthodrilidae, Benhamiidae, Octochaetidae and Megascolecidae. These mainly include exotic and native peregrine species, including exotic per- egrine Amynthas hupeiensis (Michaelsen, 1895), which was recently recorded for the first time from India. A systematic account of earthworm species with their distribution and a dichotomous key is provided for their identification.

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Earthworms (Annelida: Clitellata: Megadrili) of Solan, a constituent of Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot, India

Ahmed¹,

Julka²,

Kumar³

2020

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“…The distribution of earthworms is complicated, encompassing a wide range of biological differences [4]. Endemism is extremely common, both at the generic and species levels; 71 percent of genera and 89 percent of earthworm species are endemic [5].…”

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DNA Barcoding of Earthworms of Coorg Region of Karnataka, India and Study of Their Physio-Chemical Habitat

Soumya¹,

Poovathingal²,

Williams³

et al. 2022

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Earthworms are considered as biological indicators of soil fertility and are the major macro fauna of soil. DNA tags are done to identify individuals belonging to the same species, as well as to distinguish between individuals from different species. In the present work, the earthworm fauna was investigated from three Taluks namely, Somvarpet, Virajpet and Madikeri of Coorg, a district situated in the south western part of Karnataka, India. This is the first scientific report on the earthworm species of Coorg and the physio-chemical properties of their soil. The physio-chemical characteristics of the soil were examined and DNA barcoding technology was used to identify the taxonomic status of earthworms. A total of 38 earthworm samples were collected, 30 of which were amplified using mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase subunit1 (CO1) gene specific primers. The sequencing data were deposited into Genbank and assigned to accession numbers (30 Accessions). The maximum likelihood technique was used to create the phylogenetic tree. Kimura's two-parameter model was used to calculate pairwise genetic distance. DNA barcoding results showed that Pontoscolex corethrurus was the most common earthworm species in Coorg. Progizzardus varadiamensis, Glyphidrilus annandalei, Amythas sp., Metaphire megascolidioides, Dichogaster bolaui and Acanthodrilidae sp were also observed. From the findings, it is observed that the mean pH of Coorg soil was found to be 6.2 with an electrical conductivity of 0.28 dS/m. Coorg soil contains a moderate level of Organic Carbon (O.C) content with an average of 1.74%. Thus, the study included extensive descriptions of earthworm species, as well as their DNA barcodes and the physio-chemical characteristics of their habitat, which help with future species identification.

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Diversity of Earthworms in Different Land Use Systems of Kottayam District, Kerala, India

Anuja

Narayanan

Sathrumithra

et al. 2022

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci.

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First Record of Some Earthworm Species (Oligochaeta: Megadrile) from Kerala Part of Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot, Southwest India

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Earthworms (Annelida: Clitellata: Megadrili) of Solan, a constituent of Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot, India

Earthworms (Annelida: Clitellata: Megadrili) of Solan, a constituent of Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot, India

DNA Barcoding of Earthworms of Coorg Region of Karnataka, India and Study of Their Physio-Chemical Habitat

Diversity of Earthworms in Different Land Use Systems of Kottayam District, Kerala, India

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