Native Earthworms of Australia II (Megascolecidae, Acanthodrilinae)
cover
Download the files
Download individual chapters
Download separate chapters of Native Earthworms of Australia II (Megascolecidae, Acanthodrilinae) (NEA-II).
- NEA II — Preliminary, Contents and Introduction (PDF - 1.55 MB)
- NEA II — Genus Diplotrema (PDF - 31.32 MB)
- NEA II — Genus Kayarmacia (PDF - 6.82 MB)
- NEA II — Genus Microscolex (PDF - 1.23 MB)
- NEA II — Genus Neodiplotrema (PDF - 12.27 MB)
- NEA II — Genus Rhododrilus (PDF - 275.29 )
- NEA II — Genus Torresiella (PDF - 350.97 KB)
- NEA II — Acknowledgements, References and Taxonomic Index (PDF - 251.87 KB)
Download the complete document
- NEA II — Complete (PDF - 38.82 MB)
Description
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 document
Series: Electronic books and other tools
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
Type: PDF file
Number of pages: 200 pages, index, bibliography
Illustrations: 178 black and white plates