Genus Insulodrilus Brinkhurst, 1991
- Insulodrilus Brinkhurst, R.O. 1991. A phylogenetic analysis of the Phreodrilidae (Annelida, Oligochaeta), with a description of a new species. Canadian Journal of Zoology 69: 2031-2040 [2040].
Type species:
Phreodrilus lacustris Benham, 1903 (=Insulodrilus lacustris (Benham, 1903)) by original designation.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
PHREODRILIDAE: Phreodrilus mauienensis Brinkhurst, 1971 — Pinder, A.M. & Brinkhurst, R.O. 1997. A review of the Phreodrilidae (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Tubificida) of Australia. Invertebrate Taxonomy 11: 443-523 [451]
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
IBRA
Carnarvon (CAR), Pilbara (PIL) ; Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Ben Lomond (BEL), Carnarvon (CAR), Esperance Plains (ESP), Flinders (FLI), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), King (KIN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Pilbara (PIL), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
- Burundi
- Congo
Antarctic Region
- Subantarctic Islands
Australian Region
- Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria: SE coastal
- Western Australia: SW coastal
- New Zealand
- South Island
Neotropical Region
- Argentina
Distribution References
- Benham, W.B. 1903. On some new species of aquatic Oligochaeta from New Zealand. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 2: 202-232
- Brinkhurst, R.O. 1970. A further contribution to towards a study of the aquatic Oligochaeta of Africa. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 81: 101-108
- Brinkhurst, R.O. & Marchese, M.R. 1989. Guide to the Freshwater Aquatic Oligochaeta of South and Central America. Santo Tome, Argentina : Asociacion Ciencias Naturales del Litoral 178 pp.
- Martin, P. & Brinkhurst, R.O. 1994. A new species of Insulodrilus (Oligochaeta, Phreodrilidae) from Lake Tanganyika (East Africa) with notes on the oligochaete fauna of the lake. Archiv für Hydrobiologie 130: 249-256
- Martin, P. & Giani, N. 1995. Insulodrilus martensi, a new species of Phreodrilidae (Oligochaeta) from lake Tanganyika (East Africa). Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology 31: 3-8
- Pinder, A.M. & Brinkhurst, R.O. 1997. A review of the Phreodrilidae (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Tubificida) of Australia. Invertebrate Taxonomy 11: 443-523
Diagnosis
Spermathecal pores ventral within small to moderately large vestibulae. Well developed pendant penes present. Female pores within intersegmental furrow of 12/13 or plesiopore on anterior on XIII, but not within spermathecal vestibulae.
Diagnosis References
Pinder, A.M. & Brinkhurst, R.O. 1997. A review of the Phreodrilidae (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Tubificida) of Australia. Invertebrate Taxonomy 11: 443-523 [481]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2023 | ANNELIDA | 17-Oct-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 17-Oct-2023 | CLITELLATA | 19-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 17-Oct-2023 | TUBIFICIDA Brinkhurst, 1982 | 17-Oct-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 17-Oct-2023 | OLIGOCHAETA | 17-Oct-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 17-Oct-2023 | OLIGOCHAETA | 17-Oct-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 17-Oct-2023 | OLIGOCHAETA | 17-Oct-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 17-Oct-2023 | OLIGOCHAETA | 17-Oct-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 17-Oct-2023 | MODIFIED |