Earthworm (Clitellata; Megadrili) Records from Adana Province

Authors :: Hristo Valchovski
İbrahim Mete Misirlioğlu
Source :: Volume: 23, Issue: 6 1106-1109, Sakarya University Journal of Science
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: Sakarya University Journal of Science, 2019.
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).