Terrestrial Earthworms (Oligochaeta: Opisthopora) of China

Bok av Nengwen Xiao
Terrestrial Earthworms (Oligochaeta: Opisthopora) of China summarizes the results of the classification of terrestrial earthworms in China and provides detailed and authoritative information. The content is classified according to the classification system of Sims and Easton. Each earthworm is described in detail from existing data sources and includes descriptions of external morphological characteristics, internal morphological characteristics, body color and distribution. This book is a useful resource for researchers and practitioners in the field of systematics, phylogeny, biodiversity, soil invertebrate zoology and ecology. Covers over 370 species of earthwormsDescribes the source of each kind of earthworm, their main classification features, and distributionDiscusses the differences between similar earthwormsIncludes accompanying figures on the typical characteristics of each earthworm