Species Diporochaeta (Diporochaeta) yarraensis (Spencer, 1892)
- Perichaeta tanjilensis Spencer, W.B. 1892. Preliminary notice of Victorian earthworms. Part II. The genus Perichaeta. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 5: 1-26 [23-24].
Type data:
Lectotype NMV F40232 (re-examined by Jamieson (2000)), Tanjil Track, near Woods Point, Victoria [37°34'S 146°15'E].
Paralectotype(s) NMV F401426, Warragul [38°10'S 145°56'E]; whereabouts unknown (three different type localities given by Jamieson (2000)), Warburton, Victoria [37°45'S 145°42'E]. - Diporochaeta faucium Michaelsen, W. 1907. Oligochaeten von Australien. Abhandlungen und Verhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg 19(1): 1-25.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Spencer, W.B. 1892. Preliminary notice of Victorian earthworms. Part II. The genus Perichaeta. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 5: 1-26 [24-26] (Perichaeta tanjilensis)
- Michaelsen, W. 1907. Oligochaeten von Australien. Abhandlungen und Verhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg 19(1): 1-25 [7-9] (Diporochaeta faucium)
Distribution
States
Victoria
IBRA
Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Victoria: SE coastal
General References
Beddard, F.E. 1895. A Monograph of the Order of Oligochaeta. Oxford : Clarendon Press. [442] (as Diporochaeta tanjilensis)
Buchanan, G. 1909. Contributions to our knowledge of Australian earthworms. The blood vessels — Part I. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 22: 59-84 [76-77] (as Diporochaeta yarraensis, pp. 76–77, and as Diporochaeta tanjilensis, pp. 77–78)
Jamieson, B.G.M. 1971. A review of the megascolecoid earthworm genera (Oligochaeta) of Australia. Part III — The subfamily Megascolecinae. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 16: 69-102 [83] (as Perichaeta yarraensis and as Diporochaeta tanjilensis)
Jamieson, B.G.M. 1976. The genus Diporochaeta (Oligochaeta Megascolecidae) in Queensland. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 149: 1-57 [4] (as Perichaeta yarraensis and as Diporochaeta tanjilensis)
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] [522] (as Diporochaeta (Diporochaeta) yarraensis)
Jensz, R.L. & Smith, B.J. 1969. Catalogue of Baldwin Spencer earthworm types in the National Museum of Victoria, Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 29: 85-110 [109] (as Perichaeta yarraensis, p. 109, and as Perichaeta tanjilensis)
Raff, J.W. 1910. Contributions to our knowledge of Australian earthworms. The Alimentary Canal. Part I. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 22: 244-254 [252-253] (as Diporochaeta tanjilensis)
History of changes
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