Dendrobaena byblica Rosa, 1894

Kutuzović, Davorka Hackenberger & Kutuzović, Branimir Hackenberger, 2013, Checklist of the earthworm fauna of Croatia (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae), Zootaxa 3710 (1), pp. 1-30 : 10

Dendrobaena byblica Rosa, 1894

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1894 Allolobophora (Dendrobaena) byblica Rosa, Boll. Mus. Torino , 9(170): 1. 1972 Dendrobaena byblica: Bouché, Nat. Inst. Rech. Agron. , 399.

1991 Dendrobaena byblica: Mršić, Acad. Sci. Art. Slov. (Hist. Nat.) , 31: 566.

Ecological category. Epigeic.

Habitat. Forest soils, meadows and river banks.

Zoogeographical distribution type. Holomediterranean.

Distribution in Croatia. Found in Alpine and Mediterranean region. Michaelsen (1908): Mljet; Šapkarev (1972, 1979): Rijeka, Split; Mršić (1984): Alan (Velebit), Smiljan, Mokrice.

Remark. The records of Šapkarev and Mršić require confirmation, since they are from a time when D. byblica and D. ganglbaueri were in synonymy, see D. ganglbaueri , remarks.

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FIGURE 2. Distribution of earthworm species in Croatia.