Genus Eastoniella Jamieson, 1977

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Genus Eastoniella Jamieson, 1977

Eastoniella Jamieson, B.G.M. 1977. The indigenous earthworms (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30: 272-308 [280-281].
Type species:
Eastoniella howeana Jamieson, 1977 by original designation.

Distribution

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IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Lord Howe Province (14)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Lord Howe Island

Diagnosis

Setae 8 per segment. Combined male and prostatic pores a pair on XVIII. Spermathecal pores pretesticular and intersegmental. Gizzard in VIII or IX. Calciferous glands absent. Intestine simple. Meronephric; pharyngeal nephridia or tufts absent; oesophageal and anterior intestinal nephridia astomate; caudally the median ventral nephridium on each side with a preseptal funnel which is at first multilipped but further posteriorly is simple; those nephridia with simple funnels enlarged as megameronephridia; enteronephry absent (?). (Holandric; metagynous). Prostates tubular.

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] [580]

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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