Species Notoscolex acanthodriloides (Jamieson, 1974)
- Pseudocryptodrilus acanthodriloides Jamieson, B.G.M. 1974. The indigenous earthworms (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) of Tasmania. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 26: 201-328 [298].
Type data:
Holotype TMH K355 mature specimen (dissected), Great Lake, Central Highlands, Tasmania [41°55'S 146°45'E].
Paratype(s) BMNH 1973.2.31 aclitellate specimen (dissected), Great Lake, Central Highlands, Tasmania [41°55'S 146°45'E]; TMH K356 aclitellate specimen (dissected), Great Lake, Central Highlands, Tasmania [41°55'S 146°45'E]; TMH K357 aclitellate specimen (dissected), Great Lake, Central Highlands, Tasmania [41°55'S 146°45'E]; TMH K358 aclitellate specimen, Great Lake, Central Highlands, Tasmania [41°55'S 146°45'E]; TMH K359 aclitellate specimen, Great Lake, Central Highlands, Tasmania [41°55'S 146°45'E]; whereabouts unknown one specimen, Great Lake, Central Highlands, Tasmania [41°55'S 146°45'E]; AM W5320 one specimen, Great Lake, Central Highlands, Tasmania [41°55'S 146°45'E]; BJ T61-63 3 specimens, Great Lake, Central Highlands, Tasmania [41°55'S 146°45'E]; BMNH 1973.2.32 one specimen, Great Lake, Central Highlands, Tasmania [41°55'S 146°45'E]; AM W5321 one specimen, Great Lake, Central Highlands, Tasmania [41°55'S 146°45'E].
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Great Lake, Central Highlands.
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH)
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller.
General References
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] [1055] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement retained this species in Pseudocryptodrilus, does not refer to the proposed changes in the placement of this species in Megascolides (Blakemore & Kingston, 1997); subsequent replacement in Notoscolex (Blakemore 2000) is contemporaneous)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2023 | OLIGOCHAETA | 08-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 15-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |