Species Austrohoplochaetella imparicystis (Michaelsen, 1907)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Megascolex imparicystis Michaelsen, W. 1907. Oligochäten von Madagaska, den Comoren und anderen Inseln des westlichen Indischen Ozeans. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Reise in Ostafrika in der Jahren 1903–1905 2: 41-50 [209-211].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) ZMH V7082 (re-examined by Jamieson (2000)), SW Australia.
• Megascolex affinis Nicholls, G.E. & Jackson, A.A. 1926. Some new species of Megascolex from South-Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 12(16): 141-147 [145] [junior homonym of Megascolex affinis Beddard, 1883].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Jamieson, B.G.M. 2000. Native Earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae, Megascolecinae). Enfield, New Hampshire, USA : Science Publishers, Inc. [CD ROM] 2506 pp. [Date published 12 December 2000] [208] (Megascolex affinis as synonym of Megascolex imparicystis)

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Mt Lawley; Perth metropolitan area; near Lancelin; near Upper Swan.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: SW coastal

General References

Abbott, I. 1982. The distribution of earthworms in the Perth metropolitan area. Records of the Western Australian Museum 10(1): 11-34 [21-26] (as Megascolex)

Jackson, A. 1931. The Oligochaeta of South-Western Australia. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia 17: 71-136 [109-112] (as Megascolex)

Michaelsen, W. 1935. Earthworms from South-Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 21: 39-43 [39] (as Megascolex)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		15-Jul-2010	MODIFIED