Genus Plutellus Perrier, 1873
- Plutellus Perrier, E. 1873. Étude sur un genre nouveau de lombriciens (Genre Plutellus E.P.). Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale 2: 245-268 [245].
Type species:
Plutellus heteroporus Perrier, 1873 by original designation.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
IBRA
NSW: New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Diagnosis
Small to moderately large terrestrial worms. Prostomium tanylobous (or epilobous). Combined pores of a pair of tubular, or thickly tubular, prostates and male pores in XVIII. Spermathecal pores 4 or 5 pairs, the last in 8/9 in b lines (or a lines). 8 setae per segment. Holonephric, with large nephridial bladders; anterior nephropores in c or d lines and, from V-VII posteriorly, alternating from d to b lines. Gizzard, strong in V. Last heart XII (XIII). Four pairs of long-stalked i.e. stalks more than twice as long as broad, reniform calciferous glands in X-XIII. Holandric. Gymnorchous. Spermathecae monodiverticulate (Blakemore, 1994b).
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2023 | OLIGOCHAETA | 12-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 15-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |