Decachaetus forsteri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lumbricina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Annelida Classis: Clitellata Subclassis: Oligochaeta Ordo: Haplotaxida Subordo: Lumbricina

Familia: Acanthodrilidae
Genus: Decachaetus
Species: Decachaetus forsteri

Name

• Decachaetus forsteri (Lee, 1959)
  • Authority for current placement: Blakemore, 2010
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities (but sometimes overlooked)
  • Original combination: Eudinodriloides forsteri
  • Original genus: Eudinodriloides Lee, 1959
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated (as 'Type specimen')
    • Description:
    • Repository: CMNZ
  • Type locality: 'Seddonville, Nelson Province'

References

• Blakemore, R.J. 2010. New zeal for new New Zealand earthworms (Acanthodrilidae, Octochaetidae, Megascolecidae, Lumbricidae: Oligochaeta: Annelida). VermEcology, Japan. Issued as PDF and Microsoft Word document on CD ROM, compliant with ICZN (1999: Art. 8). Reference page. 
• Lee, K.E. 1959. The earthworm fauna of New Zealand. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research bulletin 130. 486 pp. hdl: 2027/uc1.b2864919 . Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 73 and figs. 46-48]

Links

• ZooBank