Species Diplotrema scheltingai Jamieson, 1997
- Diplotrema scheltingai Jamieson, B.G.M. 1997. Some new and previously known earthworm species from Cape York Peninsula (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42(1): 233-270 [241].
Type data:
Holotype QM QMG212001 specimen and slide of left genital setae ov VIII (25-27/09/1996, coll. McDonald, K.R. & Stewart, A.J.), Peach Creek, McIlwraith Range, 500–520 m [13°44'17"S 143°20 15"E].
Paratype(s) QM QMG212003-04, QMG211981, QMG213401, QMG213406 1-5 specimens (25-27/09/1996, coll. McDonald, K.R. & Stewart, A.J.), Peach Creek, McIlwraith Range, 500–520 m [13°44'17"S 143°20 15"E].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP)
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller.
Extra Ecological Information
In moist upper root horizon down to about 25 cm, notophyll vine forest with fan and feather palms, stream bank, sandy loam, on on Kintore Adamallite granite.
General References
Dyne, G.R. & Jamieson, B.G.M. 2004. Native Earthworms of Australia II (Megascolicidae, Acanthodrilinae). Canberra, Australia : Australian Biological Resources Study (CD-ROM). [89, figs 74-76] (description)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2023 | OLIGOCHAETA | 06-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 15-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |