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Earthworm fauna of the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt)
Three earthworm species were recorded fom the Sinai peninsula (Table 5). All three species are peregrine and belong to the family Lumbricidae. Peregrine means they are widely distributed with and without connection to human activities.
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Table 5. A summary table of the earthworm fauna of the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt). (Abbreviations: A-species regarded as autochthonous ones, P-species regarded as peregrine ones).
| Species | Recorded in | Expected origin |
| Family Lumbricidae | ||
| Aporrectodea caliginosa (Savigny, 1826) | Michaelsen, 1892; Pavlíček et al., 1997 | P |
| Aporrectodea rosea (Savigny, 1826), including the form trapezoides | Pavlíček et al., 1997 | P |
| Eiseniella tetraedra (Savigny, 1826) | Pavlíček et al., 1997 | P |
| Total: 3 species | 0 A + 3 P | |
References
Michaelsen, W., 1892. Terricolen der Berliner Zoologischen Sammlung, II. Arch. für Naturgeschiechte, Berlin 58: 209–261
Pavlíček, T., Csuzdi, Cs. and Nevo, E., 1997. The first recorded earthworms from the Negev and Sinai Deserts. Isr. J. Zool. 43: 1–3. Abstract
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