Species Perionychella dendyi (Spencer, 1892)
- Perichaeta dendyi Spencer, W.B. 1892. Preliminary notice of Victorian earthworms. Part II. The genus Perichaeta. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 5: 1-26 [12-13].
Type data:
Status unknown, AM W1294 (original types lost from the Museum Victoria (Jensz & Smith 1969) but two specimens found at Australian Museum 'presented J.J. Fletcher Nov 1924, identified by B. Spencer' were designated as lectotype and paralectotype by Jamieson 1974 (or 2000?); not clear if these specimens were from original type locality), Healesville, Victoria [37°39'S 145°32'E]; whereabouts unknown (types are lost from Museum Victoria (Jensz & Smith 1969)), Healesville, Victoria [37°39'S 145°32'E].
Distribution
States
Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Healesville.
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Vic: South Eastern Highlands (SEH)
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 [83] (as Diporochaeta dendyi)
Jamieson, B.G.M. 1976. The genus Diporochaeta (Oligochaeta Megascolecidae) in Queensland. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 149: 1-57 [4] (as Diporochaeta dendyi)
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] [956] (as Perionychella dendyi)
Jensz, R.L. & Smith, B.J. 1969. Catalogue of Baldwin Spencer earthworm types in the National Museum of Victoria, Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 29: 85-110 [104] (as Perichaeta dendyi)
Michaelsen, W. 1907. Oligochaeten von Australien. Abhandlungen und Verhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg 19(1): 1-25 [11-13] (as Diporochaeta dendyi)
Sweet, G. 1900. On the structure of the spermiducal glands and associated parts in Australian earthworms. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 28: 109-139 [118] (as Megascolex dendyi)
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 |