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Issue: Vol. 4496 No. 1: 5 Oct. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-10-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4496.1.29
Page range: 395–410
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Preliminary taxonomical investigation of soil enchytraeids (Clitellata, Enchytraeidae) from south region of Tibet, China

The Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
The Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
The Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
Annelida Enchytraeidae Clitellata new record Tibet China

Abstract

The biodiversity in the Tibetan region is still poorly known, particularly for its soil organisms. Here, we describe eleven enchytraeid species based on several taxonomical surveys in 2015–2016, from some soil localities in south region of the Tibet, China. All are firstly recorded in this region; seven species (Fridericia ratzeli sensu stricto, F. peregrinabunda, F. cusanica, F. bretscheri, Buchholzia sp., Enchytraeus buchholzi and Henlea sp.) are new records for China.

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