New records of earthworms (Clitellata: Oligochaeta) from Georgia, USA, including eight new state records

Authors

• Joseph M. McGee, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences; Georgia College & State University; Milledgeville; GA; USA 31061. josephmcgee002@gmail.com.
• Roberto Carrera-Martínez, Department of Integrative Biology; University of Wisconsin - Madison; Madison; WI; USA 53706. rcarrmart@gmail.com.
• Mac A. Jr, Southern Research Station; USDA Forest Service; Athens; GA; USA 30602. mac.a.callaham@usda.gov.
• Bruce A. Snyder, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences; Georgia College & State University; Milledgeville; GA; USA 31061. bruce.snyder@gcsu.edu.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-16-2024

Publication Title

Zootaxa

Abstract

We present here new county records for 13 counties within Georgia, USA from the collections of the Georgia Museum of Natural History and the authors. These include four families, eight genera, and 23 species. Of these, eight species are new state records: Amynthas carnosus (Goto & Hatai, 1899); Aporrectodea longa (Ude, 1885); Bimastos parvus (Eisen, 1874); Diplocardia deborahae Damoff & Reynolds, 2017; Diplocardia gatesi Murchie, 1965; Diplocardia michaelseni Eisen, 1899; Metaphire hilgendorfi (Michaelsen, 1892); and Murchieona minuscula (Rosa, 1906). These findings are presented alongside an updated checklist for Middle Georgia building on data compiled by Reynolds (2015) to create a practical record for the region.

Volume Number

5437

Issue Number

4

First Page

510

Last Page

522

DOI

10.11646/zootaxa.5437.4.4

Recommended Citation

McGee, Joseph M.; Carrera-Martínez, Roberto; Jr, Mac A.; and Snyder, Bruce A., "New records of earthworms (Clitellata: Oligochaeta) from Georgia, USA, including eight new state records" (2024). Faculty and Staff Works. 1136.
https://kb.gcsu.edu/fac-staff/1136