Earthworms (Clitellata: Acanthodrilidae, Almidae, Eudrilidae, Glossoscolecidae, Ocnerodrilidae) of the coastal region of Gamba, Ogooué-Maritime Province, southwestern Gabon
Author
James, Samuel W.
USA. E-mail: samuel-james @ uiowa. edu
Author
Divina, Gildas Brice
Center for Conservation Education and Sustainability, Gabon Biodiversity Program, Smithsonian Institution, S / C Shell Gabon, BP 48, Gamba, Gabon
text
Zootaxa
2012
2012-09-07
3458
133
148
journal article
1175-5326
FB69F987-9B8A-495A-890C-2132087E345B
Eudrilus eugeniae
Kinberg, 1867
Material
.
USNM 1180264
, clitellate head fragment,
Vembo
,
Gamba Complex
,
Gabon
gardens around lab buildings at
2.74746° S
,
9.99633° E
,
10 m
asl
.,
18 May 2008
;
S. James
,
G. Divina
,
G. Moussavou
and
L. Tchignoumba
, colls
.
An African species that has been widely distributed by humans, intentionally and otherwise, it is probably not native to the Gamba complex. Intentional distribution has to do with its use in composting, but in the present case we suspect that its occurrence at the Vembo laboratory buildings area is related to horticulture.