TABLE 2. — List of earthworm species known from Corsica. Species sampled and studied in this work are shown in bold. Symbol: * indicate species found in Corsica and closely related areas (Sardinia or Tuscany), with at least one lineage/putative species being endemic to Corsica.
Species Source Distribution COI-based genetic lineages
Acanthodrilidae Claus, 1880
Microscolex dubius (Fletcher, 1887) Bouché 1972; this work Cosmopolitan
Microscolex phosphoreus (Dugès, 1837) Bouché 1972 Cosmopolitan
Hormogastridae Michaelsen, 1900
Hormogaster insularis Bouché, 1970 Bouché 1972; this work Endemic
Hormogaster samnitica Cognetti, 1914 Bouché 1972; this work Endemic* Three genetic lineages
Lumbricidae Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1815
Allolobophora chlorotica (Savigny, 1826) Bouché 1972; this work Cosmopolitan Two genetic lineages
Aporrectodea cupulifera (Tétry, 1937) This work, new citation European
Aporrectodea caliginosa (Savigny, 1826) Cernosvitov 1942; Bouché 1972; this work Cosmopolitan Two genetic lineages
Aporrectodea rosea (Savigny, 1826) Pop 1947; Bouché 1972; this work Cosmopolitan Three genetic lineages
Aporrectodea trapezoides (Dugés, 1828) This work, new citation Cosmopolitan
Bimastos eiseni (Levinsen, 1884) This work, new citation Cosmopolitan
Bimastos parvus (Eisen, 1874) Pop 1947 Cosmopolitan
Bimastos rubidus (Savigny, 1826) Cernosvitov 1942, this work Cosmopolitan
Dendrobaena byblica (Rosa, 1898) Pop 1947; Bouché 1972 Circum-Mediterranean
Dendrobaena octaedra (Savigny, 1826) Cernosvitov 1942; Pop 1947 Cosmopolitan
Dendrobaena pantaleonensis (Chinaglia, 1913) Bouché 1972; this work European Two genetic lineages
Dendrobaena pygmaea (Savigny, 1826) Bouché 1972; this work Cosmopolitan
Diporodrilus omodeoi Bouché, 1970 Bouché 1972; this work Endemic Two putative species
Diporodrilus pilosus Bouché, 1970 Bouché 1972; this work Endemic* Three putative species
Eisenia andrei (Bouché, 1972) This work, new citation Cosmopolitan
Eiseniella tetraedra (Savigny, 1826) Cernosvitov 1942; Bouché 1972; this work Cosmopolitan
Eumenescolex emiliae Qiu & Bouché, 1998 Qiu & Bouché 1998b; this work Endemic Two genetic lineages
Eumenescolex heideti Qiu & Bouché, 1998 Qiu & Bouché 1998b Endemic
Eumenescolex zoltani Szederjesi, 2021 Szederjesi et al. 2021 Endemic
Lumbricus castaneus (Savigny, 1826) Cernosvitov 1942; Bouché 1972; this work Cosmopolitan
Lumbricus rubellus Hoffmeister, 1843 Pop 1947 Cosmopolitan
Lumbricus terrestris Linnaeus, 1758 Pop 1947; Bouché 1972; this work Cosmopolitan
Octodriloides sp. This work, new citation ?
Octodrilus complanatus (Dugés, 1828) Pop 1947; Bouché 1972; this work Circum-Mediterranean
Octodrilus hemiandrus (Cognetti, 1901) This work, new citation Italo-Balkanic
Octodrilus transpadanoides Zicsi, 1981 This work, new citation Italo-Austrian
Octodrilus transpadanus (Rosa, 1884) Pop 1947 Trans-Aegean
Octolasion cyaneum (Savigny, 1826) Bouché 1972; this work Cosmopolitan
Octolasion lacteum (Örley, 1881) Cernosvitov 1942; Bouché 1972; this work Cosmopolitan
Octolasion tyrtaeum (Savigny, 1826) This work, new citation Cosmopolitan
Proctodrilus antipai (Michaelsen, 1891) Bouché 1972; this work European
Prosellodrilus amplisetosus Bouché, 1972 Bouché 1972 European
Scherotheca albomaculata Qiu & Bouché, 1998 Qiu & Bouché 1998a; this work Endemic
Scherotheca brevisella Bouché, 1972 Bouché 1972; this work Endemic
Scherotheca corsicana (Pop, 1947) Pop 1947; Bouché 1972; this work Endemic Six putative species
Scherotheca cyrnea (Michaelsen, 1926) Michaelsen 1926; Cernosvitov 1942 Endemic
Scherotheca dugesi (Rosa, 1895) Cernosvitov 1942; Pop 1947 Italo-French
Scherotheca hexatheca (Michaelsen, 1926) Michaelsen 1926 Endemic
Scherotheca portonana Qiu & Bouché, 1998 Qiu & Bouché 1998a; this work Endemic Three putative species + one genetic lineage
Megascolecidae Rosa, 1891
Amynthas corticis (Kinberg, 1866) Bouché 1972 Cosmopolitan