Driloleirus americanus Smith, 1897
Giant Palouse earthworm, Washington giant earthworm
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Original description:
Smith, Frank. (1897). Upon an Undescribed Species of Megascolides from the United States. The American Naturalist 31: 202. [Abstract]
Conservation Status
Disappeared in 1988. Rediscovered in May 2005.
IUCN RedList status: Vulnerable
Distribution
Idaho & Washington, USA
Biology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original description:
Smith, Frank. (1897). Upon an Undescribed Species of Megascolides from the United States. The American Naturalist 31: 202. [Abstract]
Other references:
Fauci, M. April 2002. Palouse Giant Earthworm. Presented at the 2002 Palouse Prairie Symposium, Palouse Prairie Foundation, Moscow, ID.
Suckling, Kieran, Slack, Rhiwena and Nowicki, Brian. (2004). Extinct and the Endangered Species Act. Centre For Biological Diversity. 63 pp.
University Of Idaho (2006, 2 February). Idaho Researcher Finds Rare Giant Palouse Earthworm. ScienceDaily. Retrieved November 18, 2012, from https://www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2006/02/060202081127.htm
University of Idaho (2008, May 5). Two Discoveries Add To Giant Earthworm Science In Northwest. ScienceDaily. Retrieved November 18, 2012, from https://www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2008/05/080504195011.htm
World Conservation Monitoring Centre. (1996). Driloleirus americanus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. (https://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 17 November 2012.
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