Abstract
Following many decades of work on the taxonomy, biology and ecology of the globally-distributed tropical earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus (Müller, 1857), morphological and molecular data have shown that the stability and effectiveness of nomenclature depends on the designation of a neotype from the type locality. We do that, with all the required justifications, and provide sufficient information to permit the correct identification of this species.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 124, 132 |
Journal | Zootaxa |
Volume | 4545 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Jan 2019 |
Keywords
- Annelida
- Earthworm
- Clitellata
- Rhinodrilidae
- barcoding
- taxonomy