台灣新紀錄種發光蚯蚓燐微蠕蚓

Occurrence of the Luminous Earthworm Microscolex phosphoreus (Dugès, 1837) in Taiwan

本文描述一新紀錄種發光蚯蚓燐微蠕蚓Microscolex phosphoreus （Dugès, 1837）。其為小 型蚯蚓，屬於棘蚓科 （Acanthodrilidae） 微蠕蚓屬 （Microscolex），原產地可能為南美溫帶地 區。所發出之光微弱，僅於暗處可見。

This paper describes the luminous earthworm Microscolex phosphoreus (Dugès, 1837) as a new record from Taiwan. Its bioluminescence is only visible in the dark. Now distributed globally, the species is a small earthworm probably originated from southern South America.