Drawida thomasi
Drawida thomasi is a species of earthworm found from Kakkadampoyil in Kerala. It belongs to the primitive family, Moniligastridae. D. thomasi is approximately 5 cm long and bluish in colour.
| Drawida thomasi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Order: | Moniligastrida |
| Family: | Moniligastridae |
| Genus: | Drawida |
| Species: | D. thomasi |
| Binomial name | |
| Drawida thomasi Narayanan & Julka, 2017 | |
Drawida thomasi is named in honour of A.P. Thomas, director of M.G. University's Advanced Centre of Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development, “for initiating taxonomic studies on earthworms of Kerala.”
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