The invasion of jum** worms, a small group of pheretimoid earthworm species from Asia,
has increasingly become an ecological, environmental and conservation issue in forest …

Cell dedifferentiation is the process by which cells grow reversely from a partially or
terminally differentiated stage to a less differentiated stage within their own lineage. This …

Bioaccumulation factors for heavy metals (Cd, Zn, Cu, and Pb) were examined for selected
earthworm species (Metaphire californica, Amynthas homochaetus, Amynthas pecteniferus …

Eisenia nordenskioldi is an earthworm widespread in Northern Asia and adjacent regions. It
is known for its high morphological, karyotypic, and genetic variation, and contains two …

Earthworms are an important ecological group, especially in agricultural regions in
Northeast China. However, fewer studies focus on this group of organisms compared with …

Megascolecid earthworms of the pheretimoid group are dominant detritivores of soil
ecosystems in the Japanese Archipelago and East Asia. However, their diversity and …

Terrestrial earthworms in the genera Amynthas Kinberg, 1867 and Metaphire Sims and
Easton, 1972 are the most dominant and abundant earthworm species in Southeast Asia …

 Abstract Composting earthworms of the genus Eisenia play an important role in soil
ecosystems. However, taxonomic classification of this genus, especially the sibling species …

Here we describe, for the first time, the mitochondrial genome of Spirobranchus giganteus
(Annelida: Serpulidae) and compare it with all available annelid mitogenomes. The entire …

Identification based on conventional morphological characteristics is typically difficult and
time-consuming. The development of molecular techniques provides a novel strategy that …