First record of terrestrial Enchytraeidae (Annelida: Clitellata) in Versailles palace’s park, France

A remarkable diversity of terrestrial enchytraeid worms, belonging to six genera and including 24 species, has been recorded for the first time in a meadow within the Palace and Park of Versailles, France. This discovery marks one of the highest enrichments of enchytraeid biodiversity documented in a European meadow, significantly contributing to the understanding of these understudied organisms in France, often considered a 'terra incognita' for such research. The study, conducted in spring and autumn 2016, involved soil sampling from loamy meadow soil, followed by species identification using established taxonomic methods.

Amossé, J., Boros, G., Bart, S., Péry, A. R. R., & Pelosi, C. (2017). First record of terrestrial Enchytraeidae (Annelida: Clitellata) in Versailles palace’s park, France. Opuscula Zoologica, 48(Supplementum 2), 53–58. https://doi.org/10.18348/opzool.2017.s2.53