Earthworm (Clitellata; Megadrili) Records from Adana Province

Abstract

The current study deals with earthworm biodiversity of Adana Province. Identification was made by examining the earthworm specimens collected in 6 different localities. At the end of the study, 5 species belonging to 3 genus were found: Aporrectodea caliginosa (Savigny, 1826), Aporrectodea trapezoides (Dugès, 1828), Allolobophora chlorotica (Savigny, 1826), Aporrectodea rosea (Savigny, 1826) and Octodrilus transpadanus (Rosa, 1884).

Keywords

• Clitellata,Earthworms,Lumbricidae,Megadrili

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