Genus Pontodrilus Perrier, 1874
- Pontodrilus Perrier, E. 1874. Sur un nouveau genre indigené de Lombriciens terrestres (Pontodrilus Marionis E.P.). Comptes Rendus (Hebdomadaires) des Séances de l'Academie des Sciences. Série D. Sciences Naturelles 78: 1582-1586 [1582].
Type species:
Lumbricus litoralis Grubé, 1855 by original designation.Secondary source:
Beddard, F.E. 1895. A Monograph of the Order of Oligochaeta. Oxford : Clarendon Press. [468]; Michaelsen, W. 1900. Das Tierreich, Vermes, Lief. 10, Oligochaeta. Berlin : Friedländer und Sohn. [179]; Michaelsen, W. 1910. Die Oligochaeten Fauna der Vorderindisch-Ceylonischen region. Abhandlungen und Verhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg 19(5): 1-108 [83]; Stephenson, J. 1930. The Oligochaeta. Oxford : Clarendon Press 978 pp. [833]; Jackson, A. 1931. The Oligochaeta of South-Western Australia. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia 17: 71-136 [93]; Lee, K.E. 1959. The earthworm fauna of New Zealand. Bulletin of the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research 130: 1-486 [335]; Gates, G.E. 1972. Burmese earthworms. An introduction to the systematics and biology of megadrile oligochaetes with special reference to South-east Asia. Transactions of the Australian Entomological Society 62(7): 1-326 [47]; Easton, E.G. 1984. Earthworms (Oligochaeta) from islands of the south-western Pacific, and a note on two species from Papua New Guinea. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 11: 111-128 [114].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia
IBRA
NSW, Qld, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL) ; Tas: Flinders (FLI)
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
Diagnosis
Setae 8 per segment. Dorsal pores absent. Nephridia all avesiculate holonephridia; absent from the preclitellar region. Combined openings of a pair of tubular prostates and male ducts on XVIII.
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 |