Drawida thomasi is a species of earthworm found from Kakkadampoyil in Kerala.[1][2] It belongs to the primitive family, Moniligastridae.[3] D. thomasi is approximately 5 cm long and bluish in colour.[4]
| Drawida thomasi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Order: | Moniligastrida |
| Family: | Moniligastridae |
| Genus: | Drawida |
| Species: | D. thomasi
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| Binomial name | |
| Drawida thomasi Narayanan & Julka, 2017
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Drawida thomasi is named in honour of A.P. Thomas, director of M.G. University's Advanced Centre of Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development, “for initiating taxonomic studies on earthworms of Kerala.”[5]
References
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- ^ "Two new earthworm species found in Kerala". India Today. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Western Ghats gifts two new earthworm species". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 October 2017.