Species Scolecidrilus scolecoidea (Spencer, 1895)
- Perichaeta scolecoidea Spencer, W.B. 1895. Preliminary notes on Tasmanian earthworms. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 7: 33-54 [51-52].
Type data:
Lectotype NMV G290 clitellate specimen (dissected) (according to Jamieson (1974a) the specimen was 'refractory and yielded little information'), King River Valley [42°10'S 145°25'E].
Paralectotype(s) NMV G1422 2 specimens (one dissected), King River Valley [42°10'S 145°25'E].
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Central and W Tasmania.
IBRA
Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Tasmania
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller.
General References
Blakemore, R.J. 2000. Tasmanian earthworms. Published electronically. 575 pp. [514] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement species placed in (new) genus 'Scolecoidea')
Jamieson, B.G.M. 1994. Some earthworms from the wet tropics and from Bunya mountains, Queensland (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 37(1): 157-181 [175]
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 [108]
History of changes
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