Marine Species Traits - Megascolides illawarrae Fletcher, 1889

Traits taxon details

Megascolides illawarrae Fletcher, 1889

AphiaID

1497521 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1497521)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Megascolides McCoy, 1878

Original name

Megascolides illawarrae Fletcher, 1889

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Fletcher, J.J. (1889). Notes on Australian earthworms. Part V. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 3(4), second series: 1521-1558., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36220403
page(s): 1523; note: Described as Megascolides (Notoscolex) illawarrae [details]

Taxonomic citation

Traits (2025). Megascolides illawarrae Fletcher, 1889. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1497521 on 2025-06-01

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Megascolides illawarrae Fletcher, 1889. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1497521 on 2025-06-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-03-28 14:19:48Z

created

van Haaren, Ton

2021-05-16 06:20:11Z

changed

van Haaren, Ton

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Sources (1)
Attributes (3)

original description Fletcher, J.J. (1889). Notes on Australian earthworms. Part V. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 3(4), second series: 1521-1558., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36220403
page(s): 1523; note: Described as Megascolides (Notoscolex) illawarrae [details]

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