Marine Species Traits - Howascolex Michaelsen, 1901

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Howascolex Michaelsen, 1901

AphiaID

1062084 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1062084)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Howascolex madagascariensis Michaelsen, 1901

Parent

Acanthodrilidae Claus, 1880

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Species Howascolex farafangana Csuzdi, Razafindrakoto & Y. Hong, 2016
Species Howascolex madagascariensis Michaelsen, 1901
Species Howascolex bahli Soota & Julka, 1975 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Howascolex bidens Michaelsen, 1926 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Howascolex corethrurus Michaelsen, 1926 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Howascolex lasiurus Graff, 1957 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Howascolex merkaraensis Michaelsen, 1922 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Howascolex sauerlandti Graff, 1957 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Howascolex sinicus Y. Chen, 1935 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Howascolex stephensoni Soota & Julka, 1972 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Howascolex tecumumami (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, terrestrial

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Michaelsen, W. (1901). Oligochaeten der Zoologischen Museen zu St. Petersburg und Kiew. Bulletin de l'Academie Imperiale des Sciences de St. Petersbourg. 15(2):137-215 + plates I-II., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7048252#page/269/mode/1up [details]

Taxonomic citation

Traits (2025). Howascolex Michaelsen, 1901. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1062084 on 2025-05-14

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Howascolex Michaelsen, 1901. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1062084 on 2025-05-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-02-27 09:18:11Z

created

Reynolds, John W.

2019-07-06 15:54:59Z

changed

van Haaren, Ton

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original description Michaelsen, W. (1901). Oligochaeten der Zoologischen Museen zu St. Petersburg und Kiew. Bulletin de l'Academie Imperiale des Sciences de St. Petersbourg. 15(2):137-215 + plates I-II., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7048252#page/269/mode/1up [details]

taxonomy source Csuzdi, C.; Razafindrakoto, M.; Hong, Y. (2016). The second species of the endemic Malagasy earthworm genus Howascolex Michaelsen, 1901; Howascolex farafangana sp. n.(Clitellata, Megadrili). African Invertebrates. 57: 83. [details] Available for editors

basis of record Reynolds, J. W.; Wetzel, M. J. (2018). Nomenclatura Oligochaetologica – A catalogue of names, descriptions and type specimens. Editio Secunda. , available online at https://nomenclatura-oligochaetologica.inhs.illinois.edu/ [details]

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