Species Gemascolex newmani Edmonds & Jamieson, 1973

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• Gemascolex newmani Edmonds, S.J. & Jamieson, B.G.M. 1973. A new genus and species of earthworm (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) from South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 97(1): 23-27 [24-27].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM W6103 mature specimen (dissected), Cudlee Creek, South Australia [34°50'S 138°49'E].
  Paratype(s) AM W6104-6106 3 mature specimens, Hahndorf, South Australia [35°02'S 138°E]; BMNH 1978.21.12-13 2 mature specimens, Hahndorf, South Australia [35°02'S 138°E]; SAMA E1574-1575 2 mature specimens, Hahndorf, South Australia [35°02'S 138°E].

 

Distribution

States

South Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Cudlee Creek and Hahndorf, SA.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

SA: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • South Australia: S Gulfs

General References

Jamieson, B.G.M. 1974. Earthworms (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 98: 79-112 (as Gemascolex newmani)

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] [649] (as Gemascolex newmani)

 

History of changes

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