Species Diporochaeta (Vesiculodrilus) bithecatus (Jamieson, 1974)
- Perionychella (Vesiculodrilus) bithecata Jamieson, B.G.M. 1974. The indigenous earthworms (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) of Tasmania. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 26: 201-328 [233-234].
Type data:
Holotype TMH K264 single clitellate specimen (dissected), Hellyer Gorge, NW Tasmania [41°20'S 145°35'E].
Paratype(s) BMNH 1972.8.1 mature specimen, Hellyer Gorge, NW Tasmania [41°20'S 145°35'E]; AM W5186-7 2 mature specimens, Hellyer Gorge, NW Tasmania [41°20'S 145°35'E]; BJ T2, Hellyer Gorge, NW Tasmania [41°20'S 145°35'E].
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Hellyer Gorge, NW Tasmania.
Known only from type locality.
IBRA
Tas: Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Tasmania
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller.
General References
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] [536] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement transferred species to Diporochaeta; monograph published contemporaneously with Blakemore (2000))
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] [536] (as Diporochaeta (Vesiculodrilus) bithecata)
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 |