Size variation and geographical distribution of the luminous earthworm Pontodrilus litoralis (Grube, 1855) (Clitellata, Megascolecidae) in Southeast Asia and Japan

The luminous earthworm Pontodrilus litoralis (Grube, 1855) occurs in a very wide range of subtropical and tropical coastal areas. Morphometrics on size variation (number of segments, body length and diameter) and genetic analysis using the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (COI) gene sequ...

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Main Authors: Teerapong Seesamut, Parin Jirapatrasilp, Ratmanee Chanabun, Yuichi Oba, Somsak Panha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019-07-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/35727/download/pdf/