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Species Perissogaster excavata Fletcher, 1887

Perissogaster excavata Fletcher, J.J. 1887. Notes on Australian earthworms—Part III. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2(2): 375-402 [383-387].
Type data:

Syntype(s) AM W1457 badly macerated, much dissected type specimen (type re-examined by Jamieson (2000)), Morpeth, New South Wales [32°44'S 151°38'E]; whereabouts unknown, Hawkesbury River [32°44'S 151°38'E].

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Morpeth and Hawkesbury River.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

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drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

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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

Bage, R. 1910. Contributions to our knowledge of Australian earthworms — The Nephridia. Pt II. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 22: 224-243 [231] (as Perissogaster excavata)

Buchanan, G. 1909. Contributions to our knowledge of Australian earthworms. The blood vessels — Part I. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 22: 59-84 [73] (as Digaster excavata)

Fletcher, J.J. 1889. Notes on Australian earthworms—Part V. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 3(2): 1521-1558 [1528] (as Perissogaster excavata)

Jamieson, B.G.M. 1963. A revision of the earthworm genus Digaster (Megascolecidae, Oligochaeta). Records of the Australian Museum 26: 83-111 [85-90] (as Digaster excavata)

Jamieson, B.G.M. 1970. Two new sympatric species of the earthworm genus Digaster (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) from Queensland. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 82: 35-46 [44] (as Perissogaster excavata)

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 [75] (as Digaster excavata)

Jamieson, B.G.M. 1975. The genus Digaster (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) in Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 17: 267-292 [268-269] (as Perissogaster excavata)

Jamieson, B.G.M. 1993. A taxonomic revision of the eastern Australian earthworm genus Perissogaster Fletcher (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 33: 235-244 [236-239] (as Perissogaster excavata)

Michaelsen, W. 1900. Das Tierreich, Vermes, Lief. 10, Oligochaeta. Berlin : Friedländer und Sohn. [198] (as Perissogaster excavata)

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 [123] (as Digaster excavata)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

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