Species Digaster anomala Jamieson, 1970

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• Digaster anomala Jamieson, B.G.M. 1970. Two new sympatric species of the earthworm genus Digaster (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) from Queensland. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 82: 35-46 [40-43].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM G5440 (latitude and longitude from Jamieson (2000), apparently combined for holotype and paratypes), Kholo Creek, Brisbane, Queensland [27°29'–27°32'S 152°51'–152°56'E].
  Paratype(s) QM G5441, 211857-211858, Gap Creek Road, Brisbane [27°29'–27°32'S 152°51'–152°56'E]; QM G5442, 211856, Willunga Street, Brookfield [27°29'–27°32'S 152°51'–152°56'E].

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Queensland: NE coastal

General References

Blakemore, R.J. 1997. Two new genera and some new species of Australian earthworms (Acanthodrilidae, Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta). Journal of Natural History 31(12): 1785-1848 [1816]

Jamieson, B.G.M. 1975. The genus Digaster (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) in Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 17: 267-292 [271-273]

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] [333]

 

History of changes

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