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New Earthworm Record from Division Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan Supported by Molecular Markers Mustafa, Rozina Ghulam Andleeb, Saiqa Domínguez, Jorge Abbasi, Wajid Arshad Ali, Shaukat Fernández Marchán, Daniel Earthworm diversity and ecology in Pakistan is poorly known, especially in the region of Azad Jammu & Kashmir. An earthworm community survey assisted by genetic barcoding detected an unidentified species which could constitute a new record for Pakistan. Morphological study revealed its identity as Perelia kaznakovi. Additionally, Bayesian phylogenetic inference based on five mitochondrial and nuclear molecular markers was performed. Results provided a phylogenetic placement of the genus Perelia within Lumbricidae for the first time, indicating a close relationship with Eophila. This approach should be implemented to Perelia arnoldiana and further representatives of the genus in order to understand their biogeography, diversity and evolutionary history. 2025-08-21T12:19:17Z 2025-08-21T12:19:17Z 2025-08-21T12:19:17Z 2023-03-15 journal article https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/123315 1175-5326 10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.13 1175-5334 eng Mustafa, R. G., Andleeb, S., Domínguez, J., & Abbasi, W. A. (2023). New Earthworm Record from Division Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan Supported by Molecular Markers. Zootaxa, 5255(1), 93–100. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.13 metadata only access Magnolia Press