Species Diporochaeta (Vesiculodrilus) gippslandica (Spencer, 1892)

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Species Diporochaeta (Vesiculodrilus) gippslandica (Spencer, 1892)

Cryptodrilus gippslandicus Spencer, W.B. 1892. Preliminary description of Victorian earthworms. Part I. The genera Cryptodrilus and Megascolides. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 4: 130-156 [132-133].
Type data:
Lectotype NMV F4057 (re-examined by Jamieson (2000)), Croajingolong, Victoria [37°25'S 149°40'E].
Paralectotype(s) NMV F401405 (see Jamieson (1970)), Croajingolong, Victoria [37°25'S 149°40'E].
Secondary source:
Jamieson, B.G.M. 1970. A revision of the Australian earthworm genus Woodwardiella with descriptions of two new genera (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta). Journal of Zoology, London 162(1): 99-144.

Distribution

States

Victoria

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

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

Bage, R. 1910. Contributions to our knowledge of Australian earthworms — The Nephridia. Pt II. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 22: 224-243 [233-234] (as Woodwardia gippslandicus)

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 [61-63] (as Woodwardia gippslandicus)

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] [315] (as Diporochaeta (Vesiculodrilus) gippslandicus)

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 [87] (as Cryptodrilus gippslandicus)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		15-Jul-2010	MODIFIED

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