Species Digaster armifera Fletcher, 1886
- Digaster armifera Fletcher, J.J. 1886. Notes on Australian earthworms—Part II. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1(2): 943-973 [947-951] [in part].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Marrickville, Sydney [32°55'S 151°10'E]; whereabouts unknown, Auburn, near Parramatta [32°09'S 147°44'E]. - Digaster lumbricoides Fletcher, J.J. 1886. Notes on Australian earthworms—Part II. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1(2): 943-973 [947-951] [in part; junior homonym of Digaster lumbricoides Perrier, 1872].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Fletcher, J.J. 1886. Notes on Australian Earthworms—Part I. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1(2): 523-574 [560] (part of Digaster lumbricoides Fletcher, 1886 incorporated under D. armifera)
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Sydney region.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: Sydney Basin (SB)
General References
Bage, R. 1910. Contributions to our knowledge of Australian earthworms — The Nephridia. Pt II. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 22: 224-243 [230-231] (as Digaster armifera)
Beddard, F.E. 1895. A Monograph of the Order of Oligochaeta. Oxford : Clarendon Press. [486] (as Digaster armifera)
Jamieson, B.G.M. 1963. A revision of the earthworm genus Digaster (Megascolecidae, Oligochaeta). Records of the Australian Museum 26: 83-111 [91-96] (as Digaster armifera)
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] [336] (as Digaster armifera)
Michaelsen, W. 1900. Das Tierreich, Vermes, Lief. 10, Oligochaeta. Berlin : Friedländer und Sohn. [197] (as Digaster armifera)
Sweet, G. 1900. On the structure of the spermiducal glands and associated parts in Australian earthworms. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 28: 109-139 [121-122] (as Digaster armifera)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2023 | CLITELLATA | 10-May-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 17-Oct-2023 | OLIGOCHAETA | 06-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |