Maoridrilus felix

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lumbricina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Annelida Classis: Clitellata Subclassis: Oligochaeta Ordo: Haplotaxida Subordo: Lumbricina

Familia: Acanthodrilidae
Genus: Maoridrilus
Species: Maoridrilus felix
Subspecies (2): M. f. felix – M. f. vallis

Name

• Maoridrilus felix Blakemore, 2010 [redescribed as new by Blakemore in Boyer, Blakemore & Wratten, 2011]
  • Authority for current placement: original
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original genus: Maoridrilus Michaelsen, 1899
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated and presumably unique
    • Description: 'Mature, complete, fixed in ethanol 98% and placed in propylene glycol'
    • Repository: MONZ W.002908
  • Type locality: '‘Happy Valley’ (Upper Waimangaroa Valley, Buller Region, West Coast, New Zealand)'

References

• Blakemore, R.J. 2010. New zeal for new New Zealand earthworms (Acanthodrilidae, Octochaetidae, Megascolecidae, Lumbricidae: Oligochaeta: Annelida). VermEcology, Japan. Issued as PDF and Microsoft Word document on CD ROM, compliant with ICZN (1999: Art. 8). Reference page. 
• Boyer, S., Blakemore, R.J. & Wratten, S.D. 2011. An integrative taxonomic approach to the identification of three new New Zealand endemic earthworm species (Acanthodrilidae, Octochaetidae: Oligochaeta). Zootaxa 2994: 21-32. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2994.1.2 . Reference page. 

Links

• ZooBank (2010)
• ZooBank (2011)