FIRST RECORD OF APORRECTODEA JASSYENSIS (MICHAELSEN, 1891) (CLITELLATA, LUMBRICIDAE) FROM RILA MOUNTAIN
HRISTO VALCHOVSKI1*, METE MISIRLIOĞLU2, RALITSA TSEKOVA3
1-Institute of Soil Science, Agrotechnologies and Plant Protection “N. Poushkarov”,7 Shosse Bankya Str., 1080 Sofia, Bulgaria.
2-Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Science and Letters, Department of Biology, 26480 Eskişehir, Turkey.
3-Sofia University, Faculty of Biology, Department of Ecology
* Corresponding author: h_valchovski@abv.bg
Keywords: Aporrectodea jassyensis, Clitellata, Lumbricidae, earthworms, Rila Mountain
Abstract: The paper presents the first record of Aporrectodea jassyensis (Michaelsen, 1891) from Rila Mountain. In the current study, we summarized the knowledge about the distribution of Aporrectodea jassyensis from the Trans-Aegean region – Balkan and Anatolian Peninsula. The species belongs to the Trans-Aegean species group, and probably is semiperegrine, because it is highly adaptive. Aporrectodea jassyensis is native to Southeastern Europe and Asia Minor, beside it is registered, and probably introduced in many countries from the central parts of Europe and Asia. The paper also provided information on the ecology, habitats and zoogeography of Aporrectodea jassyensis.