Earthworms from Sălaj county, Romania (oligochaeta, lumbricidae)


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Article Title: Earthworms from Sălaj county, Romania (oligochaeta, lumbricidae)
Authors: Szederjesi T.
Affiliation: Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.
Abstract: Results of the recent earthworm collecting in Sălaj, Romania are presented, including 9 new records for the region. With the new data the number of earthworm species and subspecies present in Sălaj is now 13. Short remarks on the taxonmically problematic species and biogeographical evaluation are also given.
Keywords: earthworms, Lumbricidae, faunistics, Sălaj county, Romania
*Correspondence: Tímea Szederjesi, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Centre for Agricultural Research, Plant Protection Institute, Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, P.O. Box 102, H-1525 Budapest, Hungary, email: t.szederjesi@gmail.com