Earthworm (Annelida: Lumbricidae) records from Pernik region

Hristo Valchovski, Venera Tsolova, Plamen Tomov

Abstract: The paper provides the first exploration of earthworm populations from region of Pernik (Bulgaria). During the investigation were registered ten earthworm species from the studied area: Allolobophora chlorotica (Savigny, 1826), Aporrectodea caliginosa (Savigny, 1826), Aporrectodea rosea (Savigny, 1826), Aporrectodea trapezoides (Dugès, 1828), Aporrectodea jassyensis (Michaelsen, 1891), Cernosvitovia rebeli (Rosa, 1897), Lumbricus terrestris Linnaeus, 1758, Lumbricus rubellus Hoffmeister, 1843, Octodrilus transpadanus (Rosa, 1884) and Octolasion lacteum (Örley, 1881).

Keywords: coal mining; earthworms; soil reclamation

Date published: 2023-06-28