A new earthworm species within a controversial genus: Eiseniona gerardoi sp. n. (Annelida, Lumbricidae) - description based on morphological and molecular data

Diaz Cosin, Dario, Novo, Marta, Fernández, Rosa, Fernández Marchán, Daniel and Gutiérrez, Mónica 2014. A new earthworm species within a controversial genus: Eiseniona gerardoi sp. n. (Annelida, Lumbricidae) - description based on morphological and molecular data. ZooKeys 399 , pp. 71-87. 10.3897/zookeys.399.7273

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Abstract

The morphological and anatomical simplicity of soil dwelling animals, such as earthworms, has limited the establishment of a robust taxonomy making it sometimes subjective to authors’ criteria. Within this context, integrative approaches including molecular information are becoming more popular to solve the phylogenetic positioning of conflictive taxa. Here we present the description of a new lumbricid species from the region of Extremadura (Spain), Eiseniona gerardoi sp. n. The assignment to this genus is based on both a morphological and a phylogenetic study. The validity of the genus Eiseniona, one of the most controversial within Lumbricidae, is discussed. A synopsis of the differences between the type species and the west-European members of the genus is provided.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences
Subjects:	Q Science > QL Zoology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Earthworms, lumbricids, Eiseniona, species description
Publisher:	Pensoft
ISSN:	1313-2970
Date of Acceptance:	25 March 2014
Last Modified:	31 Jan 2020 03:51
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/72618

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