Illustrations of earthworms occurring in and around Chennai, India

Autor:	V.I. Ramzan Begum, Sultan Ahmed Ismail
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Eudrilus eugeniae Dichogaster bolaui Perionyx excavatus biology Common species Environmental protection Earthworm Perionyx sansibaricus Zoology Lampito mauritii biology.organism_classification
Zdroj:	Zoos' Print Journal. 19:1394-1400
ISSN:	0973-2551 0973-2535
DOI:	10.11609/jott.zpj.19.3.1394-400
Popis:	1394 Received 6 June 2002; Revised received 20 October 2003; Finally accepted 19 December 2003 Abstract Earthworms were collected from Chennai and its environs for taxonomic listing and to prepare a brief guide for identification by budding vermiculturists. Earthworm species were identified using existing taxonomic keys. Drawida scandens, Lampito mauritii, Perionyx excavatus, Perionyx sansibaricus, Octochaetona barnesi, Octochaetona pattoni, Octochaetona serrata, Octochaetona thurstoni, Dichogaster bolaui and Eudrilus eugeniae have been recorded. D. bolaui was the smallest while O. thurstoni was the largest species in size observed. Fully mature adults of the common species collected over a period of time from sites in and around Chennai are illustrated. Among the species, Eudrilus eugeniae does not occur naturally and are procured from external sources for vermicomposting units.
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