Recent Discovery of Octolasion Species in Leh-Ladakh, Union Territory, India Represents a Cosmopolitan European Species

Authors

  • John Warren Reynolds Oligochaetology Laboratory, 9-1250 Weber Street East, Kitchener, ON Canada N2A 4E1 and Research Associate, New Brunswick Museum, 277 Douglas Avenue, Saint John, NB, E2K 1E5, Canada. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8362-9071

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/ibs/v2/3592G

Keywords:

India, Octolasion cyaneum, O. lacteum, O. tyrtaeum, global distribution

Abstract

The collections of Octolasion cyaneum and O. tyrtaeum in Leh-Ladakh, India expand the global range of this genus.  This paper also discusses the range of all 5 species of Octolasion and the taxonomic issues regarding O. lacteum and O. tyrtaeum.

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Published

2024-04-15

How to Cite

John Warren Reynolds. (2024). Recent Discovery of Octolasion Species in Leh-Ladakh, Union Territory, India Represents a Cosmopolitan European Species. Innovations in Biological Science Vol. 2, 108–122. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/ibs/v2/3592G

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Innovations in Biological Science Vol. 2

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