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Description of a new species of the earthworm genus Moniligaster Perrier, 1872 (Clitellata, Moniligastridae) from the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve of Tamil Nadu State, India
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- 1. Advanced Centre of Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development, Mahatma Gandhi University, Priyadarsini Hills, Kottayam - 686560, Kerala, India
- 2. Zoological Survey of India (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India), FPS Building, Indian Museum Complex, Kolkata - 700016, West Bengal, India
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Narayanan, S. Prasanth, Ahmed, Shakoor, Thomas, A.P. (2025): Description of a new species of the earthworm genus Moniligaster Perrier, 1872 (Clitellata, Moniligastridae) from the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve of Tamil Nadu State, India. Zootaxa 5589 (1): 142-154, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5589.1.12, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5589.1.12
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