Gemascolex
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| Gemascolex stirlingi at the Black Hill Conservation Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Order: | Opisthopora |
| Family: | Megascolecidae |
| Genus: | Gemascolex Edmonds & Jamieson, 1973 |
| Type species | |
| Gemascolex newmani Edmonds & Jamieson, 1973
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Gemascolex is a genus of annelid worms in the family Megascolecidae.
Taxonomy and history
[edit]The genus Gemascolex and its type species Gemascolex newmani were described by Stanley Joe Edmonds and Barrie G. M. Jamieson in 1973.[1][2] The genus appears to be closely related to Anisochaeta and Spenceriella.[3]: 107, 157
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Gemascolex species are distributed primarily in South Australia, but some are also known from New South Wales and Victoria.[3]: 107
Species
[edit]Gemascolex contains the following species:[4]
- Gemascolex bursatus Jamieson, 1974
- Gemascolex crateroides (Boardman, 1943)
- Gemascolex disparatus Dyne, 2000
- Gemascolex dorsalis (Fletcher, 1887)
- Gemascolex flindersi Dyne, 2000
- Gemascolex gelasinus Dyne, 2000
- Gemascolex gracilis (Fletcher, 1886)
- Gemascolex lateralis (Spencer, 1892)
- Gemascolex mirabilis Jamieson, 1974
- Gemascolex newmani Edmonds & Jamieson, 1973
- Gemascolex octothecatus Jamieson, 1974
- Gemascolex similis Jamieson, 1974
- Gemascolex stirlingi (Fletcher, 1887)
- Gemascolex terangiensis (Spencer, 1900)
- Gemascolex walkeri Jamieson, 1974
References
[edit]- ^ "Genus Gemascolex Edmonds & Jamieson, 1973". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ Edmonds, S. J.; Jamieson, B. G. M. (1973). "A new genus and species of earthworm (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) from South Australia". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, Incorporated. 97 (1): 23–27. ISSN 0372-1426 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ a b Jamieson, Barrie G. M. (2000). Native Earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae, Megascolecinae) (CD-ROM). New Hampshire, USA: Science Publishers. ISBN 1578081610.
- ^ "Names List for Gemascolex Edmonds & Jamieson, 1973". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
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