Species Diporochaeta (Vesiculodrilus) bassana (Spencer, 1895)
- Megascolides bassanus Spencer, W.B. 1895. Preliminary notes on Tasmanian earthworms. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 7: 33-54 [46-47].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (types missing from the Museum Victoria (Jensz & Smith 1969: 99)), King Island in Bass Strait.
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
King Island.
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: King (KIN)
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller.
General References
Blakemore, R.J. 2000. Tasmanian earthworms. Published electronically. 575 pp. [57] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement tentatively placed this species in Graliophilus)
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] (as Diprorochaeta (Vesiculodrilus) (?) bassana)
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 [99] (as Megascolides bassanus)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2023 | OLIGOCHAETA | 07-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 15-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |