Pontoscolex corethrurus ( Müller, 1857 )

Tiwari, Nalini, Paliwal, R., Rashid, Azhar & Yadav, Shweta, 2020, Checklist of earthworm species (Oligochaeta) of the North Eastern Region of India, Zootaxa 4772 (2), pp. 277-305 : 283

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scientific name

Pontoscolex corethrurus ( Müller, 1857 )
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30. Pontoscolex corethrurus ( Müller, 1857)

Lumbricus corethrurus Müller, 1857: 113 .

Further synonyms in Blakemore (2010: 518).

T. Itajahy (Itajaí), now Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil. D. Assam: Unspecified localities ( Rajkhowa et al. 2015). Manipur: Koirengei Forest ( Haokip & Singh 2012, 2017), Langol Hills ( Haokip & Singh 2012), Mantripukhri ( Haokip & Singh 2012, 2017). Meghalaya: Umsing (Julka 1977; Halder 1999b), Mawphlang (Julka 1977; Hal- der 1999b), Botanical Garden Shillong ( Halder 1999b), Barapani ( Halder 1999b). Sikkim: 32 Mile ( Subedi et al. 2018a), Ralap ( Subedi et al. 2018a), Temi Tarku ( Subedi et al. 2018a), Bagey Khola ( Subedi et al. 2018a). Tripura: Aglapur ( Halder 2000), Panisagar ( Halder 2000), Nayapara ( Halder 2000), Jamaibari ( Halder 2000), Dakshin Pulinpur ( Halder 2000), unspecified localities ( Chaudhuri & Bhattacharjee 1999, 2005; Chaudhuri et al. 2008, 2009, 2012; Dey & Chaudhuri 2014, 2016; Jamatia & Chaudhuri 2017). West Bengal: Siliguri ( Halder 1999a).

Blakemore, R. J. (2010) Cosmopolitan Earthworms-an Eco-Taxonomic Guide to the Peregrine Species of the World. 4 th Edition. VermEcology So (i) lutions, Yokohama, 850 pp., 350 figs., Internet links. [December 2010]

Chaudhuri, P. S. & Bhattacharjee, G. (1999) Earthworm resources of Tripura. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India, 69 (B), 159 - 170.

Chaudhuri, P. S., Nath, S. & Paliwal, R. (2008) Earthworm population of rubber plantations (Hevea brasiliensis) in Tripura, India. Tropical Ecology, 49, 225 - 234.

Chaudhuri, P. S., Nath, S., Bhattacharjee, S. & Paliwal, R. (2009) Biomass, density and diversity of earthworms under rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) plantations in Tripura, India. The Bioscan, 4 (3), 475 - 479.

Chaudhuri, P. S., Dey, A., Bhattacharjee, G. & Nath, S. (2012) Earthworm diversity in Tripura - present status. Science & Culture, 78 (7 - 8), 343 - 346.

Dey, A. & Chaudhuri, P. S. (2014) Earthworm community structure of pineapple (Ananas comosus) plantations under monoculture and mixed culture in West Tripura, India. Tropical Ecology, 55, 1 - 17.

Dey, A. & Chaudhuri, P. S. (2016) Species richness, community organization, and spatiotemporal distribution of earthworms in the pineapple agroecosystems of Tripura, India. International Journal of Ecology, 2016, 1 - 19. https: // doi. org / 10.1155 / 2016 / 3190182

Halder, K. R. (1999 b) Oligochaeta: Earthworm. In: State Fauna. Series 4. Fauna of Meghalaya. Part 9. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, pp. 393 - 439.

Halder, K. R. (1999 a) Annelida: Oligochaeta: Earthworms. In: State Fauna. Series 3. Fauna of West Bengal. Part 10. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, pp. 17 - 93.

Halder, K. R. (2000) Oligochaeta: Earthworm. In: State Fauna. Series 7. Fauna of Tripura. Part 4. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, pp. 239 - 236.

Haokip, S. L. & Singh, T. B. (2012) Diversity and distribution of earthworms in a natural reserved and disturbed tropical forest ecosystem of Imphal-West, Manipur, India. International Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 2 (2), 28 - 34.

Haokip, S. L. & Singh, T. B. (2017) Comparative studies on the earthworm community structure in the natural mixed and oak plantation sub-tropical forests ecosystem of Imphal, Manipur, India. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 43, 319 - 329.

Jamatia, S. K. S. & Chaudhuri, P. S. (2017) Earthworm community structure under tea plantations (Camellia sinensis) of Tripura (India). Tropical Ecology, 58, 105 - 113.

Muller, W. (1857) Lumbricus corethrurus, Burstenschwanz. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte, 23 (1), 113 - 116.

Rajkhowa, D. J., Bhattacharyya, P. N., Sarma, A. K., and Mahanta, K. (2015) Diversity and distribution of earthworms in different soil habitats of Assam, North-East India, an Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences, 85 (2), 389 - 396. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 40011 - 014 - 0380 - 1

Subedi, H. P., Saxena, R. M. & Reynolds, J. W. (2018 a) New record of an earthworm in the family Glossoscolecidae (Annelida: Oligochaeta) from Sikkim, India. Megadrilogica, 23, 51 - 56.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Annelida

Class

Clitellata

SubClass

Oligochaeta

Order

Haplotaxida

Family

Glossoscolecidae

Genus

Pontoscolex