We conducted to collect earthworms in order to clarify the earthworm fauna of Yamagata Prefecture. We could collect 16 species belonging to two families including two undescribed species from six localities. To our knowledge, it is first time to record Pheretima aokii, P. megascolidioides, P. micronaria and Aporrectodea caliginosa from Yamagata Prefecture. Therefore, except for two species which could not identified as known species, 18 valid species of earthworms exist in Yamagata Prefecture including our result. Keywords : earthworm fauna, Megascolecidae, Lumbricidae, Oligochaeta, Yamagata Prefecture
雑誌名
山形大学紀要. 自然科学 = Bulletin of Yamagata University. Natural Science
巻
17
号
3
ページ
1 - 10
発行年
2012-02-15
書誌レコードID
AN0024300X
タイトル（ヨミ）
On the Terrestrial Earthworm Fauna of Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan
On the Terrestrial Earthworm Fauna of Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan
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