Dendrobaena attemsi ( MICHAELSEN, 1902 )

Szederjesi, T., 2012, New Earthworm Species And Records From Albania (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 58 (3), pp. 259-274 : 264-265

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5735882
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5735803
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scientific name	Dendrobaena attemsi ( MICHAELSEN, 1902 )
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Dendrobaena attemsi ( MICHAELSEN, 1902) View in CoL

Helodrilus (Dendrobaena) attemsi MICHAELSEN, 1902: 74 View in CoL .

Dendrobaena attemsi: MŘSIĆ 1991: 604 View in CoL ., BLAKEMORE 2008: 545., CSUZDI, POP & POP 2011: 14. Dendrobaena apora QIU & BOUCHÉ, 1998: 156 ., DHORA 2010: 79. syn. nov.

Material examined. HNHM/15867 About HNHM 1 ex. , Albania, Dibrë district, Krej-Lurë , 500 m S of the road, damp field around a spring, 1000 m, 27.06.2003., leg. Z . ERŐSS, Z. FEHÉR, J. KONTSCHÁN, D. MURÁNYI; HNHM/15872 About HNHM 3 ex. , Albania, Mat district, Gropë Mts, Gurri i Bardhë , beech forest and forest brook along the Klos – Elbasan road, S of the village, N41°23.232’ E20°04.544’, 1365 m, 09.10.2004., leg. Z GoogleMaps . FEHÉR, J. KONTSCHÁN, D. MURÁNYI; HNHM/15883 About HNHM 1 ex. , Albania, Kukës district, Pezë Mts, Arrën , limestone rocks with secondary hornbeam forest at the village, N41°55.450’ E20°16.878’, 1150 m, 08.10.2005., leg GoogleMaps . T. DELI, Z. ERŐSS, Z. FEHÉR, D. MURÁNYI; HNHM/15887 About HNHM 1 ex. , Albania, Tiranë district, a spring 10 km E of Qafëmollë , 1200 m, 22.10.2002., leg. Z . ERŐSS, Z. FEHÉR, J. KONTSCHÁN, D. MURÁNYI; HNHM/15889 About HNHM 1 ex. , Albania, Tiranë district, a spring 4 km E of Qafëmollë , along the road from Tiranë to Klos, in/near the spring, 800 m, 22.10.2002., leg. Z . ERŐSS, Z. FEHÉR, J. KONTSCHÁN, D. MURÁNYI; HNHM/15901 About HNHM 1 ex. , Albania, Mirditë district , 1 km NE of Ndërshenë, beneath the Maja e Gurit te Çikut, in/near a brook, limestone rocks, 1350 m, 21.10.2002., leg. Z . ERŐSS, Z. FEHÉR, J. KONTSCHÁN, D. MURÁNYI; HNHM/16009 About HNHM 1 ex. , Albania, Dibër district, Lurë area, Fushë Lurë, inflowing brooks, beech forest and puddles at Vogël Lake , N41°47.552’ E20°11.675’, 1700 m, 20.05.2010., leg. Z GoogleMaps . FEHÉR, D. MURÁNYI, ZS. UJVÁRI.

Remarks. D. attemsi is a semiperegrine earthworm species found frequently also in disturbed habitats like green-houses etc. ( FENDER 1982, CSUZDI et. al. 2008). It shows high morphological variability in term of coloration and the position of the first dorsal pore ( FENDER 1982, ROTA & ERSÉUS 1997). The different specimens, even within a population, can be from slightly pigmented to possessing dark red-violet pigmentation and the dorsal pores are from different pre- or postclitellar positions to the complete loss of pores. The new species D. apora described by QIU & BOUCHÉ (1998) differs from D. attemsi only by its lighter pigmentation and lack of dorsal pores. However such variations occur even within a population, therefore D. apora is only a synonymous name of D. attemsi .