01558naa a2200289 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400550006010000170011524501260013226000090025852007170026765000170098465000200100165000150102165000090103665000420104565000130108770000200110070000170112070000150113770000200115270000160117270000140118870000170120277300490121921677412024-12-11       2024    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 ahttps://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2024.24027612DOI1 aBROWN, G. G.  aAn appeal to soil invertebrate collectorsbdon’t discard your [earthworm] samples, forward them!h[electronic resource]  c2024  aKnowledge on soil biodiversity is being lost due to inadequate infrastructure or capacity present in many academic and research institutions. There are few museums worldwide equipped to receive soil animal specimens and further support from governments is needed to adequately maintain and preserve soil biodiversity. Few taxonomists are available worldwide to identify earthworms, and additional capacity- building efforts are needed to describe the many new species being found globally. National and international legislation should aim to simplify bureaucratic procedures for ship- ment of specimens abroad for taxonomic identification to promote collaboration and improve our knowledge on soil biodiversity.  aBiodiversity  aData collection  aEarthworms  aSoil  aTaxonomic Classification of Organisms  aTaxonomy1 aBARTZ, M. L. C.1 aJAMES, S. W.1 aCSUZDI, C.1 aMARCHÁN, D. F.1 aFRAGOSO, C.1 aNXELE, T.1 aCHANG, C.-H.  tBiodiversitygv. 25, n. 4, p. 317-323, 2024.