Species Microscolex dubius (Fletcher, 1887)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Eudrilus dubius Fletcher, J.J. 1887. Notes on Australian earthworms—Part III. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2(2): 375-402 [378].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) AM W 1360, NSW, Mulwala, Sydney [35°59'S 146°00'E]; AM W1361 many specimens, SA, Adelaide.

 

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

ACT, NSW, SA, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Australian Capital Territory
  • New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin
  • South Australia: S Gulfs
  • Western Australia: SW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Soil dweller.

 

General References

Dyne, G.R. & Jamieson, B.G.M. 2004. Native Earthworms of Australia II (Megascolicidae, Acanthodrilinae). Canberra, Australia : Australian Biological Resources Study (CD-ROM). [155] (description)

 

History of changes

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