Genus Astacopsidrilus Goddard, 1909
- Astacopsidrilus Goddard, E.J. 1909. Contribution to a further knowledge of Australasian Oligochaeta. Part I. Description of two species of a new genus of Phreodrilidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 33: 768-793 [769].
Type species:
Astacopsidrilus notabilis Goddard, 1909 by subsequent designation, see Brinkhurst, R.O. 1991. A phylogenetic analysis of the Phreodrilidae (Annelida, Oligochaeta), with a description of a new species. Canadian Journal of Zoology 69: 2031-2040 [2040].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Tas, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Flinders (FLI), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), King (KIN), Mallee (MAL), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Other Regions
Macquarie Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
- Benham, W.C. 1909. Report on Oligochaeta of the Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand. pp. 251-294 in Chilton, C. (ed.). The Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand. Canterbury, New Zealand : Christchurch Philosophical Institute of Canterbury Vol. 2.
- Giani, N., Martin, P. & Juget, J. 1995. A new species of Phreodrilidae (Oligochaeta), Astacopsidrilus naceri sp. nov., from Morocco (North Africa), with notes on the biogeography of the family. Canadian Journal of Zoology 73: 2375-2381
- Pinder, A.M. & Brinkhurst, R.O. 1997. A review of the Phreodrilidae (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Tubificida) of Australia. Invertebrate Taxonomy 11: 443-523
Diagnosis
Plesiopore female pores usually within ventral spermathecal vestibulae. Spermathecal vestibulae deep and muscular with muscular connections to the dorsal body wall. Well-developed pendant penes present. Some species ectocommensal on freshwater crayfish (Euastacus).
Diagnosis References
Pinder, A.M. & Brinkhurst, R.O. 1997. A review of the Phreodrilidae (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Tubificida) of Australia. Invertebrate Taxonomy 11: 443-523 [496]
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 |