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Earthworm fauna of Israel
Thirty-four earthworm species, representing the families Lumbricidae, Acanthodrilidae, Criodrilidae and Ocnerodrilidae were reported from Israel so far. The earthworm fauna is composed of 22 (65%) autochthonous species and 12 (35%) peregrine ones (Table 4).
Table 4. Earthworms of Israel. (Abbreviations: A-species regarded as autochthonous ones, P-species regarded as peregrine ones).
| Species | Recorded in | Expected origin |
| Family Lumbricidae | ||
| Allolobophora chlorotica (Savigny, 1826) | Rosa, 1893; Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 2005 | P |
| Allolobophora georgii Michaelsen, 1890 | Rosa, 1893 | P |
| Aporrectodea caliginosa (Savigny, 1826) | Rosa, 1893; Zicsi, 1985; Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 2005; Szederjesi et al., 2013 | P |
| Aporrectodea jassyensis (Michaelsen, 1891) | Rosa, 1893; Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 2005; Szederjesi et al., 2013 | A |
| Aporrectodea rosea (Savigny, 1826) | Rosa, 1893; Zicsi, 1985; Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 2005; Szederjesi et al., 2013 | P |
| Bimastos parvus (Eisen, 1874) | Szederjesi et al., 2013 | P |
| Dendrobaena byblica byblica (Rosa, 1893) | Rosa, 1893; Zicsi, 1985; Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 2005; Szederjesi et al., 2013 | A |
| Dendrobaena hauseri Zicsi, 1973 | Zicsi, 1985; Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 1999; Szederjesi et al., 2013 | A |
| Dendrobaena hortensis (Michaelsen, 1890) | Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 1999 | P |
| Dendrobaena kervillei (Michaelsen, 1910) | Rosa, 1893; Michaelsen, 1910; Zicsi, 1985; Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 1999, 2002; Szederjesi et al., 2013 | A |
| Dendrobaena negevis Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 1999 | Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 1999, 2002; Szederjesi et al., 2013 | A |
| Dendrobaena nevoi Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 1999 | Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 1999; Szederjesi et al., 2013 | A |
| Dendrobaena orientalis Cernosvitov, 1940 | Cernosvitov, 1940; Zicsi, 1985; Pavlíček et. al., 1996; Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 1999; Szederjesi et al., 2013 | A |
| Dendrobaena rothschildae Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 1999 | Csuzdi et al., 1999 | A |
| Dendrobaena samarigera (Rosa, 1893) | Rosa, 1893; Stephenson, 1922; Pavlíček et. al., 1996; Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 1999; Szederjesi et al., 2013 | A |
| Dendrobaena semitica (Rosa, 1893) | Michaelsen, 1910; Zicsi, 1985; Pavlíček et. al., 1996; Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 1999, 2002; Szederjesi et al., 2013 | A |
| Dendrobaena succinta (Rosa, 1905) | Szederjesi et al., 2019 | A |
| Dendrobaena veneta veneta (Rosa, 1886) | Rosa, 1893; Zicsi, 1985; Pavlíček et. al., 1996; Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 1999, 2002; Szederjesi et al., 2013 | A |
| Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1826) | Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 2005 | P |
| Eiseniella neapolitana Örley, 1885 | Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 2005; Szederjesi et al., 2013 | A |
| Eiseniella tetraedra (Savigny, 1826) | Rosa, 1893; Cernosvitov, 1938; Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 2005; Szederjesi et al., 2013 | P |
| Healyella jordanis (Csuzdi and Pavlíček 1999) | Csuzdi and Pavlíček 1999, 2002; Szederjesi et al., 2013 | A |
| Healyella syriaca (Rosa, 1893) | Zicsi, 1985; Pavlíček et al., 1996; Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 1999, 2002; Szederjesi et al., 2013 | A |
| Helodrilus patriarchalis (Rosa, 1893) | Pavlíček et al. 2005; Szederjesi et al., 2013 | A |
| Murchieona minuscula (Rosa, 1905) | Csuzdi and Pavlíček 2002; Szederjesi et al., 2013 | A |
| Octrodrilus complanatus (Antoine Dug`s, 1828) | Rosa, 1893; Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 2005 | A |
| Perelia aharonii (Stephenson, 1922) | Stephenson, 1922; Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 2005 | A |
| Perelia galileana Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 2005 | Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 2005; Szederjesi et al., 2013 | A |
| Perelia shamsi Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 2005 | Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 2005; Szederjesi et al., 2013 | A |
| Family Acanthodrilidae | ||
| Dichogaster bolaui (Michaelsen, 1891) | Csuzdi et al., 2008 | P |
| Microscolex dubius (Fletcher, 1887) | Pavlíček et al., 1996 | P |
| Microscolex phosphoreus (Antoine Dugès, 1837) | Cernosvitov, 1940 | P |
| Family Criodrilidae | ||
| Criodrilus lacuum Hoffmeister, 1845 | Cernosvitov, 1938; Csuzdi and Pavlíček, 2005 | A |
| Family Ocnerodrilidae | ||
| Ocnerodrilus occidentalis Eisen, 1878 | Cernosvitov, 1940 | P |
| Total: 34 species | 22 A + 12 P | |
References
Cernosvitov, L. 1938. Report of the Percy Sladen expedition to Lake Hulech, A contribution to the study of the fresh waters of Palestine. Oligochaeta. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 2: 535-550.
Cernosvitov, L. 1940. On some Oligochaeta from Palestine. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 11: 438–447.
Csuzdi, Cs. and Pavlíček, T., 1999. Earthworms from Israel. I. Genera Dendrobaena Eisen, 1874 and Bimastos Moore, 1891 (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae). Isr. J. Zool. 45: 467-486. Abstract
Csuzdi, Cs. and Pavlíček, T., 2005. Earthworms from Israel. II. Remarks on the genus Perelia Easton, 1983 with description of a new genus and two new species. Acta Zool. Acad. Sci. Hungaricae 51: 75–96. Abstract
Csuzdi, Cs. and Pavlíček, T., 2002. Murchieona minuscula (Rosa, 1906), a new recorded earthworm from Israel, and distribution of genera Dendrobaena and Bimastos in Israel (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae). Zool. Middle East 25: 105–114. Abstract
Csuzdi, Cs., Pavlíček, T. and Nevo, E., 1999. A new earthworm species, Dendrobaena rothschildae sp. n. from Israel, and comments on the distribution of Dendrobaena species in the Levant (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae). Opusc. Zool. Budapest 31: 25–32. Abstract
Csuzdi, Cs., Pavlíček, T. & Nevo, E., 2008. Is Dichogaster bolaui (Michaelsen, 1891) the first domicole earthworm species? Eur. J. Soil Biol. 44: 198–201. Abstract
Pavlíček, T., Csuzdi, Cs., Smooha, G., Beiles, A. and Nevo, E., 1996. Biodiversity and microhabitat distribution of earthworms at" Evolution Canyon," a Mediterranean microsite, Mount Carmel, Israel. Isr. J. Zool. 42: 449–454. Abstract
Rosa, D., 1893. Viaggi del Dr. E. Festa in Palestina nel Libano e regioni vicine. II. Lumbricidi. Boll. del Mus. Reg. di Sci. Nat. Torino 8: 1–14.
Stephenson, J. 1922. VIII.— On some earthworms from India and Palestine belonging to the British Museum. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 9: 129–136.
Szederjesi, T., Pavlíček, T. and Csuzdi, Cs., 2013. New data to the earthworm fauna of Israel (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae). Opusc. Zool. Budapest 44: 201–209. Abstract
Szederjesi, T., Pavlíček, T., Márton, O., Krízsik, V. & Csuzdi, C. 2019. Integrative taxonomic revision of Dendrobaena veneta (Rosa, 1886) sensu lato with description of a new species and resurrection of Dendrobaena succinta (Rosa, 1905) (Megadrili: Lumbricidae). J. Nat. Hist. 53: 301–314. Abstract
Zicsi, A. 1985. Regenwürmer (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) aus Israel und den benachbarten Ländern. Rev. Suisse Zool. 92: 323–331.
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