2019/02/09 by Tímea Szederjesi, Tomáš Pavlíček, Tomáš Pavlı́ček +3
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology #Mollusks and Parasites Studies #Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
paper · doi:10.1080/00222933.2019.1593537
Dendrobaena veneta is one of the most widely used compost worms now distributed all over Europe and has been described under several synonymous names. Besides the typical stripy red specimens, another form bearing pinkish pigmentation also exists, mostly found in natural habitats in the East Mediterranean. Here we provide the first integrative taxonomic analysis of D. veneta, including some closely related species. Both the morphological and molecular results highly support the resurrection of D. succinta, a former synonym of D. veneta. In addition, we describe a peculiar new species, D. karacadagi sp. n. from Anatolia, and prove the highly homoplasious character of the cross section of the longitudinal musculature.urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:336D3F7A-AEA1-465B-9096-03070C761A6A