Lumbricus castaneus (Savigny, 1826 )

Kutuzović, Davorka Hackenberger & Kutuzović, Branimir Hackenberger, 2013, Checklist of the earthworm fauna of Croatia (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae), Zootaxa 3710 (1), pp. 1-30 : 15-16

Lumbricus castaneus (Savigny, 1826)

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1826 Enterion castaneum + E. pumilum Savigny, Mem. Acad. Sci. Inst. Fr., 5: 180.

1972 Lumbricus castaneus + Lumbricus castaneus var. disjonctus: Bouché, Inst. Nat. Rech. Agron. , 362, 367. 1991 Lumbricus castaneus: Mršić, Acad. Sci. Art. Slov. (Hist. Nat.) , 31: 466.

2003 Lumbricus castaneus: Csuzdi & Zicsi, Pedozool. Hung. , 1: 177.

Ecological category. Epigeic.

Habitat. In humid soils rich in organic matter, mostly in forests under the litter. Zoogeographical distribution type. Peregrine species of Atlantic origin.

Distribution in Croatia. In western part of the Continental and Alpine regions. Rucner ( 1971): Cesargradska gora, Vukovo selo; Šapkarev ( 1979); Kapela; Mršić (1984, 1987b): Mokrice, Snježnik; Szederjesi ( 2013): Drenovac (Papuk), Vilić selo.

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FIGURE 3. Distribution of earthworm species in Croatia, continued.