Eodrilus drygalskii (Michaelsen 1905) Michaelsen 1905
- Dataset
- An annotated checklist of the South African Acanthodrilidae (Oligochaeta: Acanthodrilidae: Acanthodrilinae, Benhamiinae)
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Annelida
- class
- Clitellata
- order
- Crassiclitellata
- family
- Acanthodrilidae
- genus
- Eodrilus
- species
- Eodrilus drygalskii
discussion
Remarks. Pickford’s (1937: 151) systematic assessment of studied material includes the headings ‘ Eodrilus drygalski Michaelsen, 1905 ’, ‘ Diagnosis’of the species, and a key to two subspecies and a transitional form. The key is based on differences in the ornamentation of penial setae. After revision of few specimens from Michaelsen’s type material, and study on other specimens newly collected at the type locality, and many other sites, Pickford designated two subspecies: E. drygalskii drygalskii, E. drygalskii castelli, and she recognized the transitional form E. drygalskii drygalskii trans. ad castelli. In this checklist the transitional form is placed under E. drygalskii castelli.
materials_examined
Type locality. WC, ‘ Cape Peninsula, Simonstown, under stains’.