Genus Allolobophora Eisen, 1873
Green Worm (reference: http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/worms/profile1.htm (University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program))
- Allolobophora Eisen, G. 1873. Om Skandinaviens lumbricider. Öfversigt af Kongelige Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 30(8): 43-56 [Date published 1874] [46].
Type species:
Lumbricus riparius Hoffmeister, 1843 (valid as Allolobophora chlorotica chlorotica (Savigny, 1826). Eisen (1873) made no mention of a type species, instead L. riparius was just first in the list of included species in his paper) by indication.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Blakemore, R. 2007. An updated list of valid, invalid and synonymous names of Criodriloidea (Criodrilidae) and Lumbricoidea (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Sparganophilidae, Ailoscolecidae, Hormogastridae, Lumbricidae, and Lutodrilidae). pp. 1-77
- Christoffersen, M.L. 2011. Catalogue of the Lumbricidae (Annelida, Clitellata, Lumbricoidea) from South America, with remarks on the systematics of the Lumbricina. Zoosystema 33(2): 141-173 [144] (http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/front/medias/publication/36292_z2011n2a2.pdf {29 Jan. 2011})
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Ecological Descriptors
Found in a wide range of soil types; mainly on wet, highly organic or polluted sites.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2023 | OLIGOCHAETA | 04-Apr-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 17-Oct-2023 | OLIGOCHAETA | 04-Apr-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| OLIGOCHAETA | 29-Apr-2011 | ADDED | Dr Robin Wilson |