Megadrile earthworm taxa introduced to South African soils (Oligochaeta: Acanthodrilidae, Eudrilidae, Glossoscolecidae, Lumbricidae, Megascolecidae, Ocnerodrilidae)

African Invertebrates

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 289-312

  Plisko, Jadwiga Danuta ^a,b  

^a NATAL MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acanthodrilidae; Acanthodrilinae; Benhamiinae; Eudrilidae; Eudrilinae; Exotic; Glossoscolecidae; Introduced species; Lumbricidae; Megascolecidae; Ocnerodrilidae; Pareudrilinae; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ACANTHODRILIDAE; ANNELIDA; EUDRILIDAE; GLOSSOSCOLECIDAE; LUMBRICIDAE; MEGASCOLECIDAE; OCNERODRILIDAE; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA);

EID: 78650596890     PISSN: 16815556     EISSN: 16815556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5733/afin.051.0204     Document Type: Article

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