Taxonomic diversity and abundance of enchytraeids (Annelida, Clitellata, Enchytraeida) in the Northern Palaearctic. 2. European Russia

By

Saifutdinov, Ruslan
Degtyarev, Maksim I.
Korobushkin, Daniil
Artemieva, Svetlana
Byzov, Philipp
Danilova, Margarita
Ditts, Alla
Ermokhina, Ksenia
Garibian, Petr
Gorbunova, Anastasia
Guseva, Polina
Karlik, Evgeniy
Kondratieva, Tatiana
Kupriyanov, Dmitri
Lebedev, Iurii
Lebedeva, Natalia
Nazarov, Pavel
Neplyukhina, Alisa
Noskova, Elizaveta
Obolensky, Roman
Panchenkov, Alexey
Popova, Anna
Pronina, Nina
Rüthi, Joel
Schaepman-Strub, Gabriela
Shakhab, Svetlana
Zaitsev, Andrey
Zemlianskii, Vitalii
Zvychaynaya, Elena
Gongalsky, Konstantin B.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-2-24

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

13

Pages

1--31

Subjects

boreal forest , Caucasus Mountains , deciduous forest , desert , Enchytraeidae , Franz Josef Land , mesofauna , Novaya Zemlya Archipelago , oligochaete , potworm , Russia , sampling event , Soil fauna , steppe , terrestrial ecosystem , tundra

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e144992

 

Abstract

Enchytraeids, commonly known as potworms, are small oligochaetes found worldwide in various terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems. Despite their crucial role in ecosystem functioning, the diversity and abundance of Enchytraeidae are seldom studied due to the labour-intensive process of species identification. This study aims to address this gap and expand knowledge on the distribution and abundance of enchytraeids within the Northern Palaearctic Region. The provided dataset represents the latest and most comprehensive field sampling of enchytraeid communities within the European part of Russia within the Northern Palaearctic. It consists exclusively of an original set of soil samples systematically collected across the region from 2019 to 2023, without any previously published data included.<br> The dataset includes occurrences from 204 georeferenced sites, encompassing 73 species from 17 genera, totalling 61,254 records, with 1,419 records having the 'present'’ occurrence status. This comprehensive, species-specific dataset (Darwin Core Archive – DwC-A) provides insights into the distribution and abundance of terrestrial enchytraeids across a wide geographic area, covering the eastern sector of the East European Plain and the North Caucasus Region within the Northern Palaearctic. Compiled from field sampling campaigns, this dataset is essential for exploring and understanding local and regional enchytraeid diversity over time and space. It also serves as a valuable resource for monitoring and conserving soil biodiversity in the studied region.