Species Diporochaeta (Vesiculodrilus) hobartensis (Spencer, 1895)
- Cryptodrilus hobartensis Spencer, W.B. 1895. Preliminary notes on Tasmanian earthworms. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 7: 33-54 [37-38].
Type data:
Lectotype NMV F40050 (ex G50) clitellate specimen in Baldwin Spencer collection (dissected) (Blakemore (2000) considered this specimen unsuited to designation as lectotype due to 'gross morphological differences from Spencer's description' suggests instead selection of a neotype), Parattah, Tasmania [42°20'S 147°25].
Paralectotype(s) NMV G49 undissected clitellate specimen in 2 parts, Parattah, Tasmania [42°20'S 147°25]; NMV G51 undissected imperfectly clitellate specimen, Parattah, Tasmania [42°20'S 147°25].Subsequent designation references:
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 [88]; Blakemore, R.J. 2000. Tasmanian earthworms. Published electronically. 575 pp. [119] (questioned selection of lectotype). - Cryptodrilus insularis Spencer, W.B. 1895. Preliminary notes on Tasmanian earthworms. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 7: 33-54 [41-42] [junior objective synonym of Vesiculodrilus hobartensis (Spencer, 1895)].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Jamieson, B.G.M. 1974. The indigenous earthworms (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) of Tasmania. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 26: 201-328 [241] (placed Cryptodrilus insularis Spencer 1895 as a synonym of Perionychella (Vesiculodrilus) hobartensis without comment)
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Widely scattered localities, many around Hobart (including Mt Wellington, Collins Vale, Lenah Valley and Mount Nelson) but also Parattah; Tunnack; Tasman Peninsula (SE TAS) and Brookerana Reserve (E TAS).
IBRA
Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Tasmania
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller.
General References
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] (as Plutellus hobartensis)
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] [553] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement preferred to retain species in Diporochaeta)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2023 | OLIGOCHAETA | 18-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 15-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |