New record of earthworm Eukerria kuekenthali (Oligochaeta: Ocnerodrilidae) from Sikkim, India
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Abstract
The earthworm genus Eukerria kuekenthali (Michaelsen 1908) is recorded for the first time from the Sikkimese soil. Inter/ intra specific variations have not been observed. Altitude plays a vital role in the distribution pattern of this species. The photographic descriptions with illustrations are provided.
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Keywords
Eukerria kuekenthali, New record, North Sikkim, Altitude specific
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Soota, T.D. and Halder, K.R. (1981). On some earthworms from Eastern Himalayas. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, 79: 231-234
Halder, K.R. (2003). Oligochaeta: Earthworm. State Fauna Series: Fauna of Sikkim, Part., 5: 91-116.
Julka, J.M. (1988). Fauna of India. Megadrile: Oligochaeta (Earthworms): Haplotaxida: Lumbricina: Megascolecoidea: Octochaetidae, Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta.
Julka, J.M. and Halder, K.R. (1977). New records of earthworms (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) from Sikkim. Newsl.Zool.Surv. India, 3: 296-297.
Kathireswari, P. and Julka, J.M. (2008). First record of earthworms Perionyx ceylanensis and Eukerria kuekenthali (Annelida: Oligochaeta) from mainland India. Megadrilogica., 12(8): 117-120.
Michaelsen, W. (1908). Die Oligochäten Westindiens. Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematic, Jena, Suppl., 11: 13-32, 1Taf.
Soota, T.D. and Halder, K.R. (1977). Two species of the genus Amyanthas (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from Sikkim. Newsl. Zool. Surv. India, 3(4): 150-151.
Soota, T.D. and Halder, K.R. (1981). On some earthworms from Eastern Himalayas. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, 79: 231-234
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New record of earthworm Eukerria kuekenthali (Oligochaeta: Ocnerodrilidae) from Sikkim, India. (2009). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 1(2), 250-252. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v1i2.65
