Checklist of earthworms (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) from Germany

Abstract

A checklist of the German earthworm fauna (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) is presented, including published data, data from reports, diploma- and PhD- theses as well as unpublished data from museum collections, research institutions and private persons. Overall, 16,000 datasets were analyzed to produce the first German checklist of Lumbricidae. The checklist comprises 46 earthworm species from 15 genera and provides ecological information, zoogeographical distribution type and information on the species distribution in Germany. Only one species, Lumbricus badensis Michaelsen, 1907, is endemic to Germany, whereas 41% are peregrine. As there are 14 species occurring exclusively in the southern or eastern part of Germany, the species numbers in German regions increase from north to south.

The complete mitochondrial DNA sequences of two sibling species of lumbricid earthworms, Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1826) and Eisenia andrei (Bouché, 1972) (Annelida, Crassiclitellata): comparison of mitogenomes and phylogenetic positioning

“…Reynolds (1977), Sims (1983), Easton (1983), Csuzdi and Zicsi (2003), and Blakemore (2008Blakemore ( , 2013 regarded it as a color morph and synonym of Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1826). Others, such as Sims and Gerard (1985), Qiu and Bouché (1998), Lehmitz et al (2014), and Martin et al (2016), considered E. fetida and E. andrei to be two distinct valid species.…”

Holistic evaluation of long‐term earthworm field studies with a fungicide

“…Additionally, A. chlorotica, Lumbricus castaneus, Lrubellus rubellus (only A2), Octolasion cyaneum (not included in Jänsch et al, 2013), and Octolasion tyrtaeum (only A1) were identified. While the occurrence of epigeic species suggests that these arable fields represented relatively good conditions for earthworms, the presence of A. chlorotica and O. cyaneum indicates slightly more moist conditions than usually found at crop sites (Bouché, 1977;Lehmitz et al, 2014;Sims & Gerard, 1999). In study programs B1 and B2, both numbers of species and total adult abundance were within the expected range and all three typical species as well as A. chlorotica and Aporrectodea longa were present.…”

Regenwürmer als Partner bei der Bodennutzung

“…Aktuell sind weltweit über 6000 Arten beschrieben , wovon ca. 400 in Europa, und immerhin 46 in Deutschland vorkommen , wie z. B. der Große Tauwurm Lumbricus terrestris (Abbildung ).…”