Dendrobaena cognettii (Michaelsen, 1903)

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

Dendrobaena cognettii (Michaelsen, 1903)

( Fig. 2 E)

1903 Helodrilus cognettii (nom. nov. pro H. (H.) ribaucourti) Michaelsen, Geogr. Verbr. Olig., 130. 1972 Dendrobaena pygmaea cognettii: Bouché, Inst. Nat. Rech. Agron. , 391.

1991 Dendrobaena pygmaea: Mršić, Acad. Sci. Art. Slov. (Hist. Nat.) , 31: 643.

2003 Dendrobaena cognettii: Csuzdi & Zicsi, Pedozool. Hung. , 1: 114.

Ecological category. Epigeic.

Habitat. Humid locations, rich in organic matter.

Zoogeographical distribution type. Atlanto-Mediterranean. Distribution in Croatia. One record from the Krk Island, the Mediterranean region (Szederjesi 2013).

Dendrobaena ganglbaueri (Rosa, 1894) ( Fig. 2 F)

1894 Allolobophora (Dendrobaena) ganglbaueri Rosa, Boll. Mus. Torino , 9(170): 1. 1991 Dendrobaena ganglbaueri: Zicsi, Opusc. Zool. Budapest, 24: 176.

2003 Dendrobaena ganglbaueri: Csuzdi & Zicsi, Pedozool. Hung. , 1: 116.

Ecological category. Epigeic.

Habitat. Humid forests, meadows, river banks.

Zoogeographical distribution type. Illyric.

Distribution in Croatia. Szederjesi (2013): Ivanščica, Drenovac, Novo Zvečevo; Hackenberger: Turkovići. All records in the Continental region.

Remark. D. ganglbaueri belongs to the widely distributed polytypic D. byblica species complex. D. ganglbaueri , in synonymy with D. byblica since Pop (1949), was re-established as a species by Zicsi (1991). D. ganglbaueri has an Illyric distribution while D. byblica is a Circum-Mediterranean species.

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FIGURE 2. Distribution of earthworm species in Croatia.