Species Cryptodrilus polynephricus Spencer, 1895
- Cryptodrilus polynephricus Spencer, W.B. 1895. Preliminary notes on Tasmanian earthworms. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 7: 33-54 [35].
Type data:
Neotype QVM 14:3512 mature specimen (dissected) (description of a complex situation regarding type material of the species is presented by Blakemore (2000)), Mt Wellington, S Tasmania [42°55'S 147°15'E].Subsequent designation references:
Blakemore, R.J. 2000. Tasmanian earthworms. Published electronically. 575 pp. [382].
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
SE and Central Tasmania.
IBRA
Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Tasmania
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller.
General References
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] [286] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement retained the sub-specific structure he proposed earlier (Jamieson 1974); monograph published contemporaneously with Blakemore (2000))
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2023 | OLIGOCHAETA | 18-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 15-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |