New records of earthworms (Clitellata: Oligochaeta) from Georgia, USA, including eight new state records

Joseph M. McGee; Roberto Carrera-Martinez; Mac A. Callaham; Bruce A. Snyder

doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5437.4.4

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New records of earthworms (Clitellata: Oligochaeta) from Georgia, USA, including eight new state records

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Authors:

Joseph M. McGee, Roberto Carrera-Martinez, Mac A. Callaham, Bruce A. Snyder

Year:

2024

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5437.4.4

Source:

Zootaxa

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Abstract

We present here new county records for 13 counties within Georgia, USA from the collections of the Georgia Museum of Natural History and the authors. These include four families, eight genera, and 23 species. Of these, eight species are new state records: Amynthas carnosus (Goto & Hatai, 1899); Aporrectodea longa (Ude, 1885); Bimastos parvus (Eisen, 1874); Diplocardia deborahae Damoff & Reynolds, 2017; Diplocardia gatesi Murchie, 1965; Diplocardia michaelseni Eisen, 1899; Metaphire hilgendorfi (Michaelsen, 1892); and Murchieona minuscula (Rosa, 1906). These findings are presented alongside an updated checklist for Middle Georgia building on data compiled by Reynolds (2015) to create a practical record for the region.

Keywords

pheretimoid, non-native species, biodiversity, Megascolecidae, Acanthodrilidae, Lumbricidae, Ocnerodrilidae

Citation

McGee, Joseph M.; Carrera-Martinez, Roberto; Callaham, Mac A. Jr.; Snyder, Bruce A. 2024. New records of earthworms (Clitellata: Oligochaeta) from Georgia, USA, including eight new state records. Zootaxa. 5437(4): 510-522. https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5437.4.4.