In this study, the earthworms of Tehran Province were investigated. Specimens were collected from wet soil in 48 stations during 2011 and 2012. During the course of the study, eight earthworm species were identified, including: Aporrectodea caliginosa (Savigny, 1826), Ap. rosea (Savigny, 1826), Dendrobaena veneta (Rosa, 1886), Dendrodrilus rubidus (Savigny, 1826), Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1826), Eiseniella tetraedra (Savigny, 1826), Octolasion lacteum (Örley, 1881), Perelia kaznakovi (Michaelsen, 1910). All of them were common in this area except Perelia kaznakovi and Dendrobaena veneta.
Mirmonsef, H., Malek, M., & Latif, R. (2011). The Earthworm Fauna of Tehran Province, Iran: an Ecological Characterization. Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 7(2), 89-97. doi: 10.22067/ijab.v7i2.25510
MLA
H Mirmonsef; M. Malek; R. Latif. "The Earthworm Fauna of Tehran Province, Iran: an Ecological Characterization", Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 7, 2, 2011, 89-97. doi: 10.22067/ijab.v7i2.25510
HARVARD
Mirmonsef, H., Malek, M., Latif, R. (2011). 'The Earthworm Fauna of Tehran Province, Iran: an Ecological Characterization', Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 7(2), pp. 89-97. doi: 10.22067/ijab.v7i2.25510
VANCOUVER
Mirmonsef, H., Malek, M., Latif, R. The Earthworm Fauna of Tehran Province, Iran: an Ecological Characterization. Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2011; 7(2): 89-97. doi: 10.22067/ijab.v7i2.25510
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