Species Lumbricus castaneus (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826)
Chestnut Worm, Marsh Worm, Purple Worm
- Enterion castaneum Savigny, J.C. in Cuvier, G. 1826. Analyse Des Travaux de l'Académie royale des Sciences pendant l'année 1821, Partie Physique. Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences de l'Institut de France 5(Histoire de l’Académie): 153-203 [in 2nd section of volume 5] [180].
Type data:
Status unknown
Comment: typus amissus; type specimens recorded as missing (Reynolds & Cook 1976: 86).
Generic Combinations
- Lumbricus castaneus (Savigny in Cuvier, 1826). —
Michaelsen, W. 1900. Oligochaeta. Das Tierreich 10: 1-565 [510]
Tétry, A. 1937. Révision des lombriciens de la collection de Savigny. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 9(2): 140-155 [151]
Gerard, B.M. 1964. Lumbricidae (Annelida) with keys and descriptions. Synposes of the British Fauna. London : The Linnean Society of London Vol. 6 2, 58 pp. [46]
Bouché, M.B. 1972. Lombriciens de France, écologie et systématique. Articles de Zoologie-Écologie animale (numéro hors-série). Institut national de la Recherche agronomique, Paris. pp. 621 [362]
Gates, G.E. 1978. The earthworm genus Lumbricus in North America. Megadrilogica 3(6): 81-116 [94]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Introduced.
Distribution References
General References
Common Name References
Sims, R.W. & Gerard, B.M. 1999. Earthworms. Notes for the identification of British species. In, Synopsis of the British Fauna (New Series) No. 31. Shrewsbury : The Linnean Society of London and the Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association, Field Studies Council. [96] (Chestnut Worm, Marsh Worm, Purple Worm)
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 | 06-Jul-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 17-Oct-2023 | OLIGOCHAETA | 06-Jul-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| OLIGOCHAETA | 13-May-2011 | ADDED | Dr Robin Wilson |