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Megascolides McCoy, 1878

Megascolides australis McCoy original plate
Megascolides australis McCoy original plate

1062135  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1062135)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Clitellata (Class)
  5. Oligochaeta (Subclass)
  6. Crassiclitellata (Order)
  7. Megascolecidae (Family)
  8. Megascolides (Genus)
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  1. Species Megascolides attenuatus Spencer, 1892
  2. Species Megascolides australis McCoy, 1878
  3. Species Megascolides bassanus Spencer, 1895
  4. Species Megascolides bergtheili Michaelsen, 1907
  5. Species Megascolides cameroni Spencer, 1892
  6. Species Megascolides cochinensis Michaelsen, 1910
  7. Species Megascolides hulmei Spencer, 1892
  8. Species Megascolides illawarrae Fletcher, 1889
  9. Species Megascolides incertus Spencer, 1892
  10. Species Megascolides insignis Spencer, 1892
  11. Species Megascolides intermedius (Spencer, 1892)
  12. Species Megascolides lucasi (Spencer, 1892)
  13. Species Megascolides macedonensis (Spencer, 1892)
  14. Species Megascolides manni Spencer, 1892
  15. Species Megascolides minor (Fletcher, 1892)
  16. Species Megascolides narrensis (Spencer, 1892)
  17. Species Megascolides nokanenaensis Michaelsen, 1907
  18. Species Megascolides obscurus Spencer, 1892
  19. Species Megascolides ornatus (Eisen, 1893)
  20. Species Megascolides orthostichon (Schmarda, 1861)
  21. Species Megascolides papillifer (Eisen, 1893)
  22. Species Megascolides perrieri (Benham, 1892)
  23. Species Megascolides pygmaeus Fletcher, 1889
  24. Species Megascolides roseus Spencer, 1892
  25. Species Megascolides rubens (Fletcher, 1887)
  26. Species Megascolides semicinctus (Fletcher, 1890)
  27. Species Megascolides simsoni Spencer, 1895
  28. Species Megascolides singhalensis Michaelsen, 1897
  29. Species Megascolides sinuosus Spencer, 1892
  30. Species Megascolides smithi (Fletcher, 1890)
  31. Species Megascolides tenmalai Michaelsen, 1910
  32. Species Megascolides tuberculatus (Fletcher, 1887)
  33. Species Megascolides victoriae (Spencer, 1892)
  34. Species Megascolides victoriensis Spencer, 1892
  35. Species Megascolides willsiensis (Spencer, 1892)
  36. Species Megascolides frenchi (Spencer, 1892) accepted as Plutellus frenchi (Spencer, 1892) accepted as Vesiculodrilus frenchi (Spencer, 1892) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  37. Species Megascolides gippslandicus (Spencer, 1892) accepted as Vesiculodrilus gippslandicus (Spencer, 1892) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  38. Species Megascolides tanjilensis (Spencer, 1892) accepted as Vesiculodrilus tanjilensis (Spencer, 1892) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  39. Species Megascolides tasmanius (Fletcher, 1887) accepted as Pinguidrilus tasmanianus (Fletcher, 1887) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  40. Species Megascolides tisdalli Spencer, 1900 accepted as Vesiculodrilus tisdalli (Spencer, 1900) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  41. Species Megascolides albertisi Cognetti, 1910 (uncertain > unassessed)
  42. Species Megascolides albus K. Lee, 1952 (uncertain > unassessed)
  43. Species Megascolides americanus F. Smith, 1897 (uncertain > unassessed)
  44. Species Megascolides annandalei Stephenson, 1921 (uncertain > unassessed)
  45. Species Megascolides antrophyes Stephenson, 1924 (uncertain > unassessed)
  46. Species Megascolides bagomaraglensis Blakemore, 2000 (uncertain > unassessed)
  47. Species Megascolides cascadensis F. Smith, 1937 (uncertain > unassessed)
  48. Species Megascolides cataractus Blakemore, 2000 (uncertain > unassessed)
  49. Species Megascolides catenastagnis Blakemore, 2000 (uncertain > unassessed)
  50. Species Megascolides chengannures Aiyer, 1929 (uncertain > unassessed)
  51. Species Megascolides croesus Blakemore, 2000 (uncertain > unassessed)
  52. Species Megascolides diaphanus Spencer, 1902 (uncertain > unassessed)
  53. Species Megascolides duodecimalis Stephenson, 1915 (uncertain > unassessed)
  54. Species Megascolides eiseni F. Smith, 1937 (uncertain > unassessed)
  55. Species Megascolides eucalypti Spencer, 1902 (uncertain > unassessed)
  56. Species Megascolides fontis Blakemore, 2000 (uncertain > unassessed)
  57. Species Megascolides fuscus K. Lee, 1952 (uncertain > unassessed)
  58. Species Megascolides halyi Michaelsen, 1899 (uncertain > unassessed)
  59. Species Megascolides hastatus Stephenson, 1915 (uncertain > unassessed)
  60. Species Megascolides improbus Blakemore, 2000 (uncertain > unassessed)
  61. Species Megascolides intestinalis Blakemore, 2000 (uncertain > unassessed)
  62. Species Megascolides irregularis K. Lee, 1952 (uncertain > unassessed)
  63. Species Megascolides jotaylorae Blakemore, 2000 (uncertain > unassessed)
  64. Species Megascolides laffani Blakemore, 2000 (uncertain > unassessed)
  65. Species Megascolides macelfreshi F. Smith, 1937 (uncertain > unassessed)
  66. Species Megascolides maestus Blakemore & Kingston, 1997 (uncertain > unassessed)
  67. Species Megascolides mawarrae Benham, 1890 (uncertain > unassessed)
  68. Species Megascolides michaelseni F. Smith, 1937 (uncertain > unassessed)
  69. Species Megascolides napierensis Benham, 1941 (uncertain > unassessed)
  70. Species Megascolides neglectus Cognetti, 1909 (uncertain > unassessed)
  71. Species Megascolides oneilli (uncertain > unassessed)
  72. Species Megascolides oppidanus Blakemore, 2000 (uncertain > unassessed)
  73. Species Megascolides parvus Lee, 1952 (uncertain > unassessed)
  74. Species Megascolides pilatus Stephenson, 1915 (uncertain > unassessed)
  75. Species Megascolides prashadi Stephenson, 1920 (uncertain > unassessed)
  76. Species Megascolides punctatus Spencer, 1902 (uncertain > unassessed)
  77. Species Megascolides raglani Lee, 1952 (uncertain > unassessed)
  78. Species Megascolides ruber Lee, 1952 (uncertain > unassessed)
  79. Species Megascolides rubicundus Lee, 1959 (uncertain > unassessed)
  80. Species Megascolides salmo Blakemore, 2000 (uncertain > unassessed)
  81. Species Megascolides sanctorum Blakemore, 2000 (uncertain > unassessed)
  82. Species Megascolides steeli Spencer, 1900 (uncertain > unassessed)
  83. Species Megascolides tasmani K. Lee, 1959 (uncertain > unassessed)
  84. Species Megascolides tener Blakemore, 2000 (uncertain > unassessed)
  85. Species Megascolides tortuosus Blakemore, 2000 (uncertain > unassessed)
  86. Species Megascolides umbonis Blakemore, 2000 (uncertain > unassessed)
  87. Species Megascolides viridis K. Lee, 1952 (uncertain > unassessed)
  88. Species Megascolides volvens Spencer, 1900 (uncertain > unassessed)
  89. Species Megascolides warragulensis Spencer, 1902 (uncertain > unassessed)
  90. Species Megascolides wellsi Altman, 1936 (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
McCoy, Frederick. (1878). Megascolides australis (McCoy). The Giant Earth-Worm. <em>Natural history of Victoria. Prodomus to the Zoology of Victoria.</em> 1: 21-25. plate 7., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5221087
page(s): 21, plate 7 [details] OpenAccess publication
Traits (2021). Megascolides McCoy, 1878. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1062135 on 2025-05-27
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Megascolides McCoy, 1878. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1062135 on 2025-05-27
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2018-02-27 09:18:11Z
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Reynolds, John W.
2019-06-11 22:31:27Z
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Read, Geoffrey

original description McCoy, Frederick. (1878). Megascolides australis (McCoy). The Giant Earth-Worm. <em>Natural history of Victoria. Prodomus to the Zoology of Victoria.</em> 1: 21-25. plate 7., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5221087
page(s): 21, plate 7 [details] OpenAccess publication

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] 

additional source Beddard, F.E. (1895). A monograph of the order of Oligochaeta. <em>[Book].</em> 769 pp. The Clarendon Press, Oxford., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/71343
page(s): 487 [details] 

additional source Michaelsen, W. (1907). Oligochaeta. <em>in Michaelsen. W, and Hartmeyer, R. (Eds.). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger Süd-West Australischen Fotschungsreise 1905. Jena: Gustav Fischer.</em> 1 (2): 117-232., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3645187
page(s): 161 [details] OpenAccess publication
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