Species Notoscolex officeri (Spencer, 1895)
- Cryptodrilus officeri Spencer, W.B. 1895. Preliminary notes on Tasmanian earthworms. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 7: 33-54 [44].
- Oreoscolex sexthecatus Jamieson, B.G.M. 1974. The indigenous earthworms (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) of Tasmania. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 26: 201-328 [315].
Type data:
Holotype TMH K378 weakly clitellate specimen, posterior amputee (dissected), Lake St Clair, C Tasmania [42°05'S 146°10'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Blakemore, R.J. 2000. Tasmanian earthworms. Published electronically. 575 pp. [352] (with availability of much new material, Blakemore (2000) demonstrated that the single specimen upon which was based Oreoscolex sexthecatus Jamieson, 1974 was consistent with Notoscolex officeri)
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Central, NW and W Tasmania.
IBRA
Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Tasmania
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] [925] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement moved this species from his tentative placement in Cryptodrilus (Jamieson 1974) to (again tentative) placement in Oreoscolex; in a contemporaneous paper, Blakemore (2000), based on abundant new material, placed the species in Notoscolex)
History of changes
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| 15-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |