Megascolex hendersoni Michaelsen, 1907
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1907 or before (Narayanan et al., 2023:178)
Rediscovered on 27 May 2023 (Narayanan et al., 2023:178)
Distribution & Habitat
India
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
ZMUH 7149 (Reynolds & Wetzel 2019; fide Narayanan et al., 2023:178)
ZSIC 2925 (Reynolds & Wetzel 2019; fide Narayanan et al., 2023:178)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Michaelsen, W. (1907). Neue Oligochaten von Vorder-Indien, Ceylon, Birma, und den AndamanInseln. Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten 24: 143-188.
Other references:
Michaelsen, W. (1909). The Oligochaeta of India, Nepal, Ceylon, Burma and the Andaman Islands. Memoirs of the Indian Museum 1: 103-253.
Narayanan, S. P., Paliwal, R., Thomas, A. P. and Julka, J. M. (2023). Rediscovery of the earthworm Megascolex hendersoni Michaelsen, 1907 (Clitellata: Megascolecidae) from the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot of India. Opuscula 54: 177-184.
Reynolds, J. W. and Wetzel, M. J. (2019). Nomenclatura Oligochaetologica – a catalogue of names, descriptions and type specimens. EditioSecunda. Available from: http://wwx.inhs.illinois.edu/people/mjwetzel/nomenoligo (accessed 11 November 2019)
Stephenson, J. (1923). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma – Oligochaeta. London: Taylor and Francis. 518 pp.