Species Diporochaeta (Vesiculodrilus) decatheca (Michaelsen, 1910)
- Plutellus decatheca Michaelsen, W. 1910. Oligochäten von verschiedenen Gebieten. Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen Museum in Hamburg 27: 47-169 [81].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (type specimen missing (from Hamburg Museum?) (Reynolds & Cook 1976); description of Michaelsen (1910) was based on a single mature specimen; no specimens known), vicinity of Hobart.
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Vicinity of Hobart.
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: Tasmanian South East (TSE)
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller.
General References
Blakemore, R.J. 2000. Tasmanian earthworms. Published electronically. 575 pp. [63] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement placed this species in Graliophilus)
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 [87]
Michaelsen, W. 1916. Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's Swedish Scientific Expedition to Australia 1910-1913. XIII. Oligochäten. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 52: 3-74 [44]
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 |