Species Dendrobaena attemsi (Michaelsen, 1902)
- Haplotaxis attemsi Michaelsen, W. 1902. Neue Oligochäten und neue Fundorte alt-bekannter. Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten 19: 1-54, 1 pl. [47].
Type data:
Status unknown
Comment: type specimens missing (Reynolds & Cook 1976: 73).
Generic Combinations
- Dendrobaena attemsi (Michaelsen, 1902). —
Bouché, M.B. 1972. Lombriciens de France, écologie et systématique. Articles de Zoologie-Écologie animale (numéro hors-série). Institut national de la Recherche agronomique, Paris. pp. 621 [393]
Gates, G.E. 1974. Contributions to North American earthworms (Annelida), No. 10. Contributions to a revision of the Lumbricidae X. Dendrobaena octaedra (Savigny, 1826) with special reference to the importance of its parthenogenetic polymorphism for the classification of earthworms. Bulletin of the Tall Timbers Research Station 15: 15-57 [54]
Fender, W.M. 1982. Dendrobaena attemsi in an American greenhouse, with notes on its morphology and systematic position. Megadrilogica 4(1-2): 8-11 [8]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Also found in: the former USSR, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Yugoslavia, Germany, Belgium, France, USA and single record from England (Sims & Gerard, 1999). Australian records are unconfirmed according to Blakemore (1999)
Introduced.
Distribution References
- Baker, G.H., Thumlert, T.A., Meisel, L.S., Carter, P.J. & Kilpin, G.P. 1997. “Earthworms Downunder”: A survey of the earthworm fauna of urban and agricultural soils in Australia. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 29(3-4): 589-597
- Blakemore, R.J. 1999. Diversity of exotic earthworms in Australia - a status report. pp. 182-187 in Ponder, W.F. & Lunney, D. (eds). The Other 99%. The Conservation and Biodiversity of Invertebrates. Mosman (NSW) : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 454 pp.
- Sims, R.W. & Gerard, B.M. 1999. Earthworms. Notes for the identification of British species. In, Synopsis of the British Fauna (New Series) No. 31. Shrewsbury : The Linnean Society of London and the Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association, Field Studies Council. [68]
Ecological Descriptors
Habitat: In very acid environments (pH 3.5-5.6) in sandy and peaty soil, in woodland under moss and logs and in leaf litter. Also in greenhouse potting mix containing sphagnum peat (Sims & Gerard, 1999)
General References
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 | 23-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 17-Oct-2023 | OLIGOCHAETA | 23-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| OLIGOCHAETA | 14-Jun-2011 | ADDED | Dr Robin Wilson |