Earthworms contribute significantly to sustainability of our natural environment, and Australia has some remarkable forms. This review of the acanthodriline fauna completes the revision of Australia’s known earthworms of the family Megascolecidae. A previous publication on the subfamily Megascolecinae by Barrie Jamieson, similarly made available on CD, was followed by a Supplement to that CD. We are now fortunate to have a review of Australia’s acanthodriline earthworms (Megascolecidae), again presented in electronic form, and this time authored by Geoff Dyne and Barrie Jamieson. Here Australian representatives of the following genera are reviewed and new species and subspecies described:
- Diplotrema Spencer, 1900
- Kayarmacia Jamieson, 1997
- Microscolex Rosa, 1887
- Neodiplotrema Dyne, 1997
- Rhododrilus Beddard, 1889
- Torresiella Dyne, 1997.
Keys to genera and species are given and 178 illustrations are included.
About this CD ROM
Publishers
Australian Biological Resources Study
Year
2004
Authors
G.R.Dyne
B.G.M.Jamieson
ISBN-10
0 642 56839 1
ISBN-13
978 0 642 56839 7
Platform
CD ROM: MAC, PC
Type
PDF file
Number of pages
200 pages
index, bibliography
Illustrations
178 black and white plates
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- ABRS on request
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