Species Notoscolex illawarrae (Fletcher, 1889)

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• Megascolides (Notoscolex) illawarrae Fletcher, J.J. 1889. Notes on Australian earthworms—Part V. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 3(2): 1521-1558 [1523-1525].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) AM W1488, Mt Kembla, Illawarra, New South Wales [34°26'S 150°48'E].
• Megascolides mawarrae Beddard, F.E. 1890. Observations upon an American species of Perichaeta, and upon some other members of the genus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1890: 52-69 [224] [lapsus].

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Mt Kembla, Gross Vale (Richmond) and Kingswood near Penrith.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • New South Wales: SE coastal

General References

Jamieson, B.G.M. 1971. A review of the megascolecoid earthworm genera (Oligochaeta) of Australia. Part III — The subfamily Megascolecinae. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 16: 69-102 [79] (as Notoscolex illawarrae)

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] [877] (as Notoscolex illawarrae)

 

History of changes

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