Species Eukerria kuekenthali (Michaelsen, 1908)
- Kerria kükenthali Michaelsen, 1908 [authority date commonly cited as 1908; Reynolds & Cook (1976) cite reference as Zool. Jb. Syst. 1908, 11:24, but Zool. Jb. Syst. 1908 (and/or 1907) does not contain any references by Michaelsen].
Type data:
Holotype MNUB 4350. - Eukerria selangorensis Stephenson, J. 1931. Report of an expedition to Brazil and Paraguay in 1926-1927, supported by the Trustees of the Percy Sladen Memorial fund and the executive committee of the Carnegie trust of Scotland. The Oligochaeta. Journal of the Linnean Society of London Zoology 37: 291-326.
- Eukerria peguana Gates, G.E. 1942. Notes on various peregrine earthworms. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 89: 63-144.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Christoffersen, M.L. 2008. A catalogue of the Ocnerodrilidae (Annelida, Oligochaeta) from South America. Italian Journal of Zoology 75(1): 97-107 [100]
Generic Combinations
- Eukerria kukenthali (Michaelsen, 1908) [emend. of kükenthali]. —
Christoffersen, M.L. 2008. A catalogue of the Ocnerodrilidae (Annelida, Oligochaeta) from South America. Italian Journal of Zoology 75(1): 97-107
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Also found in: Brazil, Central America, West Indies and Asia
Introduced.
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.
IMCRA
Christmas Island Province (23)
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
- Blakemore, R.J, Ito, M.T. & Kaneko, N. 2006. Alien earthworms in the Asia/Pacific region with a checklist of species and the first records of Eukerria saltensis (Oligochaeta: Ocnerodrilidae) and Eiseniella tetraedra (Lumbricidae) from Japan, and Pontoscolex corethrurus (Glossoscolecidae) from Okinawa. 173-181 pp. in Koike, F., Clout, M.N., Kawamichi, M., De Poorter, M. & Iwatsuki, K. Assessment and Control of Biological Invasion Risks. Kyoto, Japan and Gland, Switzerland : Shoukadoh Book Sellers and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) 216 pp. [ISBN: 978-4-87974-604-7] [178]
- Blakemore, R.J. 1999. Diversity of exotic earthworms in Australia - a status report. pp. 182-187 in Ponder, W.F. & Lunney, D. (eds). The Other 99%. The Conservation and Biodiversity of Invertebrates. Mosman (NSW) : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 454 pp. [183]
- Christoffersen, M.L. 2008. A catalogue of the Ocnerodrilidae (Annelida, Oligochaeta) from South America. Italian Journal of Zoology 75(1): 97-107 [99]
- Gates, G.E. 1972. Burmese earthworms. An introduction to the systematics and biology of megadrile oligochaetes with special reference to South-east Asia. Transactions of the Australian Entomological Society 62(7): 1-326 [269]
- Michaelsen, W. 1935. Oligochaeta from Christmas Island, South of Java. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 15(85): 100-108
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2023 | OLIGOCHAETA | 18-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| OLIGOCHAETA | 11-May-2011 | ADDED | Dr Robin Wilson |