Species Hickmaniella opisthogaster Jamieson, 1974

Museums

Regional Maps

• Hickmaniella opisthogaster Jamieson, B.G.M. 1974. The indigenous earthworms (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) of Tasmania. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 26: 201-328 [301].

  Type data:

   Holotype TMH K360 mature specimen (dissected) (coordinates taken from Jamieson (1974); Blakemore (2000) gives coordinates as 41°18' S 145°35' E), Parrawe, Tasmania [41°20'S 145°35'E].
  Paratype(s) BMNH 1973.2.34 mature specimen (dissected), Parrawe, Tasmania [41°20'S 145°35'E]; TMH K361 immature specimen (dissected), Parrawe, Tasmania [41°20'S 145°35'E]; AM W5322-5523 2 specimens, Table Cape, NW Tasmania [40°57'S 145°43'E]; BJ T64 one specimen, Hellyer Gorge, NW Tasmania [41°20'S 145°35'E].

 

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

NW Tasmania.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

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

Blakemore, R.J. 2000. Tasmanian earthworms. Published electronically. 575 pp. [528]

Blakemore, R.J. & Kingston, T.J. 1997. Opisthogastric earthworms (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) and allied forms in north-western Tasmania. Journal of Natural History 31(11): 1683-1708 [1693]

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] [839]

 

History of changes

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