Species Pontoscolex corethrurus (Müller, 1857)
- Lumbricus corethrurus Müller, F. 1857. Description of a new species of earthworm (Lumbricus corethrurus). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Zoology, Botany, Geology 20: 13-15 [13-15].
Type data:
Status unknown, (Type specimens missing according to Reynolds & Cook (1976))
Comment: Type specimens missing according to Reynolds & Cook (1976).
Generic Combinations
- Pontoscolex corethrurus (Müller, 1857). —
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 [54]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Also found in: South America, New Zealand, Asia, USA and Canada
Introduced from northeastern South America.
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
- Blakemore, R.J, Ito, M.T. & Kaneko, N. 2006. Alien earthworms in the Asia/Pacific region with a checklist of species and the first records of Eukerria saltensis (Oligochaeta: Ocnerodrilidae) and Eiseniella tetraedra (Lumbricidae) from Japan, and Pontoscolex corethrurus (Glossoscolecidae) from Okinawa. 173-181 pp. in Koike, F., Clout, M.N., Kawamichi, M., De Poorter, M. & Iwatsuki, K. Assessment and Control of Biological Invasion Risks. Kyoto, Japan and Gland, Switzerland : Shoukadoh Book Sellers and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) 216 pp. [ISBN: 978-4-87974-604-7] [177]
- Blakemore, R.J. 1999. Diversity of exotic earthworms in Australia - a status report. pp. 182-187 in Ponder, W.F. & Lunney, D. (eds). The Other 99%. The Conservation and Biodiversity of Invertebrates. Mosman (NSW) : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 454 pp. [183]
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: soil dweller.
Extra Ecological Information
Found in the soils and leaf litter of the tropical rain forests of South America. Also found on or near beaches (euryhaline?), in cultivated soils and compost (Sims & Gerard, 1999)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLIGOCHAETA | 20-Apr-2011 | ADDED | Dr Robin Wilson |