Aporrectodea handlirschi (Rosa, 1897)

Kutuzović, Davorka Hackenberger & Kutuzović, Branimir Hackenberger, 2013, Checklist of the earthworm fauna of Croatia (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae), Zootaxa 3710 (1), pp. 1-30 : 6

Aporrectodea handlirschi (Rosa, 1897)

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1897 Allolobophora handlirschi Rosa, Boll. Mus. Torino , 12: 3.

1991 Aporrectodea (Aporrectodea) handlirschi: Mršić, Acad. Sci. Art. Slov. (Hist. Nat.) , 31: 292. 2003 Aporrectodea handlirschi: Csuzdi & Zicsi, Pedozool. Hung. , 1: 84.

Ecological category. Endogeic (epiendogeic), hygrophilous.

Habitat. Higher altitudes, mountainous deciduous and mixed forests. Zoogeographical distribution type. Trans-Aegean.

Distribution in Croatia. Only one record in the Alpine region, Mršić (1984): Smiljan.

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FIGURE 2. Distribution of earthworm species in Croatia.