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Megascolecidae

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Name scientific

Megascolecidae

Preferred name

Megascolecidae

Taxonomy reference

Glasby, C.J.; Read, G.B.; Lee, K.E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. 17: Phylum ANNELIDA: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. In: New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Volume 1.

Nomenclature

Nomenclatural code

ICZN

Basionym

Megascolecidae

Taxonomic rank

family

Canonical form

Megascolecidae

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Annelida

Class

Clitellata

Order

Opisthopora

Family

Megascolecidae

Subordinates

Amynthas
Anisochaeta
Celeriella
Diporochaeta
Graliophilus
Megascolides
Notoscolex
Perionychella
Perionyx
Pontodrilus

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

giant worms

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Megascolecidae

Megascolecidae

Glasby, C.J.; Read, G.B. et al. Glasby, C.J.; Read, G.B.; Lee, K.E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W.

Megascolecidae

Megascolecidae

Scott, R.R.; Emberson, R.M. (1999)

Historic biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Indigenous

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

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Determined name

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Geographic region

Indicative databased records

Megascolecidae

[Not available]

Metadata

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58f46eb7-4271-468c-b7ce-9c26107a05e0

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Record source

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Date added

8 March 2011

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