Murchieona minuscula (rosa, 1906), a newly recorded earthworm from israel, and distribution of the genera dendrobaena and bimastos in israel (oligochaeta, lumbricidae)

Csaba Csuzdi, Tomáš Pavlíček

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Abstract

The distribution of Murchieona minuscula, Bimastos syriacus, B. jordanis, Dendrobaena byblica, D. kervillei, D. orientalis, D. semitica, D. veneta, and D. negevis in Israel is described and discussed in relation with the annual precipitation. The occurrence in Israel of Murchieona minuscula, previously known only from the Balkans and the Italian peninsula, is reported. To avoid a possible confusion between M. minuscula and M. muldali (Omodeo, 1956), their taxonomic relationship is discussed as well as their distribution. Taxonomic problems are also discussed in Dendrobaena veneta kervillei (Michaelsen, 1910), which is upgraded to D. kervillei (Michaelsen, 1910).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)105-114
Number of pages10
JournalZoology in the Middle East
Volume25
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2002

Keywords

  • Distribution
  • Earthworms
  • Middle East
  • Systematics
  • Taxonomy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Animal Science and Zoology

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