Microchaetus pondoanus Michaelsen, 1913

Plisko, Jadwiga Danuta, 2002, Three new earthworm species of Microchaetus Rapp, 1849, and new data on two earlier known species of this genus (Oligochaeta: Microchaetidae), African Invertebrates 43, pp. 205-214 : 210-211

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7909864

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scientific name

Microchaetus pondoanus Michaelsen, 1913
status

 

Microchaetus pondoanus Michaelsen, 1913 View in CoL

Microchaetus pondoanus View in CoL var. typica Michaelsen, 1913 a: 542 .

Microchaetus pondoanus var. minor Michaelsen, 1913 a: 547 View in CoL ; Reynolds & Cook 1976: 137.

Microchaetus pondoanus: Pickford 1975: 23 View in CoL ; Reynolds & Cook 1976: 157; Plisko 1992: 339, 1993: 236, 1998: 288.

Material examined: SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal: NMSA /Olig.03361 and NMSA / Olig.03362 Mkambati Nature Reserve, Super Bowl at junction of Msikaba and Kwadlambu Rivers (31º17.728'S: 29º55.752'E) and (31º17.872'S: 29º55.765'E) below soil surface, 5 March 2001: 6 mature + 1 juvenile and 2 mature respectively. Collected by D. G. Herbert. All mature specimens have clitella marked by brownish colouring GoogleMaps .

Distribution: Known from a limited area of the north-eastern Eastern Cape Province, and from south-eastern KwaZulu-Natal.

NMSA

KwaZulu-Natal Museum

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Annelida

Class

Clitellata

Order

Crassiclitellata

Family

Microchaetidae

Genus

Microchaetus

Loc

Microchaetus pondoanus Michaelsen, 1913

Plisko, Jadwiga Danuta 2002
2002
Loc

Microchaetus pondoanus:

REYNOLDS, J. W. & COOK, D. G. 1976: 157
PICKFORD, G. E. 1975: 23
1975
Loc

Microchaetus pondoanus

MICHAELSEN, W. 1913: 542
1913
Loc

Microchaetus pondoanus var. minor

REYNOLDS, J. W. & COOK, D. G. 1976: 137
MICHAELSEN, W. 1913: 547
1913
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