New paper's out ! We describe a new species from Jura, France: Avelona yvesi. Together with Avelona zicsii comb. nov., they belong to the same genus as the bioluminescent Avelona ligra... but are not bioluminescent. Northeast of France seems like an interesting center of endemism for earthworms !

🪱 Putting Earthworm conservation on the map! Check out the last publication of our #CESAB LANDWORM and IMPACT groups by @sylvaingrd.bsky.social et al. 👉 bit.ly/4ij7sTg 🔑 They are soil keystones & face global threats, demanding broad-scale, multifaceted diversity indicators for conservation. 🧪🌐🌍🦤

New paper out ! We call here for better integration of earthworms—a taxon extensively studied for its functions—into conservation biology, by highlighting gaps in earthworm ecology and proposing approaches to achieve this goal. in Open access ! doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...