Subspecies Spenceriella rubra rubra (Spencer, 1892)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Perichaeta rubra Spencer, W.B. 1892. Preliminary notice of Victorian earthworms. Part II. The genus Perichaeta. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 5: 1-26.

 

Distribution

States

Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Tallarook, Goulburn River.

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Vic: Victorian Midlands (VM)

General References

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 [107-108] (as Perichaeta rubra)

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 [119] (as Megascolex rubra)

 

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