Aporrectodea trapezoides

Latest revision as of 00:34, 19 March 2017

General data	Thematic references	Distribution references
Aporrectodea trapezoides (Duges, 1828)

Taxonomy

Family: Lumbricidae Genus: Aporrectodea

Synonyms:	Lumbricus trapezoides Duges, 1828: 289. Allolobophora caliginosa trapezoides: Rosa 1893 Helodrilus (Allolobophora) caliginosus trapezoides: Michaelsen 1900 Dendrobaena samarigera var. graeca Cernosvitov, 1938: 191. Nicodrilus (Nicodrilus) nocturnus Bouche 1972: 337. ... more synonyms
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Short description
External characteristics: N/A
Internal characteristics: N/A

Distribution

Geographical origin:	N/A
Distribution status:	Peregrine
Present in:	Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Azores, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Canary Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Hawaii, India, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Korea, Libya, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Namibia, New Zealand, Paraguay, Russia, Saint Helena Island, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Taiwan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,
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Biology-Ecology

Ecological category:	Endogeic, Aquatic
Climatic zone:	Boreal, Temperate, Mediterranean, Sub-tropical
Habitat:	Forests, Croplands
Micro-habitat:	Soil, Freshwater, Caves

Remarks:

Infrequently limnic species. Sampled in a purely aquatic habitat by Jamieson, 1967b in South Africa but the occurrence of some specimens in water was maybe accidental.
Found in caves in the United States by Reeves and Reynolds (1999).

Pictures
Internal morphology of A. trapezoides, after Duges (1828). Probably the very first illustrated publication on earthworms in the history. Legend of the Duges' illustration (1828) (in French).

General data

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 |synonym_04=Dendrobaena samarigera var. graeca
 |synonym_reference_04=Cernosvitov, 1938: 191.
-|synonym_05=Allolobophora iowana
+|synonym_05=Nicodrilus (Nicodrilus) nocturnus
-|synonym_reference_05=Evans, 1948
+|synonym_reference_05=Bouche 1972: 337.
 |distribution_status=Peregrine
 |ecological_category_01=Endogeic
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 |microhabitat_01=Soil
 |microhabitat_02=Freshwater
-|biology=Infrequently limnic species. Sampled in a purely aquatic habitat by Jamieson, 1967b in South Africa but the occurrence of some specimens in water was maybe accidental.
+|microhabitat_03=Caves
+|biology=<u>Remarks:</u>
+* Infrequently limnic species. Sampled in a purely aquatic habitat by Jamieson, 1967b in South Africa but the occurrence of some specimens in water was maybe accidental.
+* Found in caves in the United States by Reeves and Reynolds (1999).
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 |file1=Aporrectodea trapezoides Duges, 1828.jpg
-|fileDescription2=Legend of the Duges' illustration (1828).
+|fileDescription2=Legend of the Duges' illustration (1828) (in French).
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