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Rediscovery of the earthworm Megascolex hendersoni Michaelsen, 1907 (Clitellata: Megascolecidae) from the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot of India

Prasanth Narayanan, S. and Paliwal, R. and Thomas, A.P. and Julka, J.M. (2023) Rediscovery of the earthworm Megascolex hendersoni Michaelsen, 1907 (Clitellata: Megascolecidae) from the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot of India. OPUSCULA ZOOLOGICA (BUDAPEST), 54. pp. 177-184. ISSN 0237-5419

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Abstract

Megascolex hendersoni Michaelsen, 1907, is a poorly understood species that has only been known from the type collection. Present report concerns its rediscovery from the Palani Hills of Kerala state, near its type locality in 2013. The paper provides the description of the collected specimens, highlighting their ecological and distribution aspects.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, Palani Hills, Pampadum Shola National Park, shola forest
Subjects: Q Science / természettudomány > QL Zoology / állattan
SWORD Depositor: MTMT SWORD
Depositing User: Zsolt Baráth
Date Deposited: 12 Aug 2026 14:15
Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026 14:15
URI: https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/244056

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