Megascolex Templeton, 1844
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- GENUS
- Published in
- Templeton, R. (1844). Description of Megascolex caeruleus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 12: 89–91. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=403883
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Annelida
- class
- Clitellata
- order
- Crassiclitellata
- family
- Megascolecidae
- genus
- Megascolex
Name
- Homonyms
- Megascolex Templeton, 1844
Bibliographic References
- Beddard, F.E. (1895). A monograph of the order of Oligochaeta. <em>[Book].</em> 769 pp. The Clarendon Press, Oxford.
- Erseus/Brinkhurst/Jamieson et al original papers
- Michaelsen, W. (1907). Oligochaeta. <em>in Michaelsen. W, and Hartmeyer, R. (Eds.). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger Süd-West Australischen Fotschungsreise 1905. Jena: Gustav Fischer.</em> 1 (2): 117-232.
- Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006)
- Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
- Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
- Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 12
- Reynolds, J. W., and D. G. Cook, 1993: Nomenclatura oligochaetologica. Supplementum tertium. A catalogue of names, descriptions and type specimens of the Oligochaeta. New Brunswick Museum Monographic Series (Natural Science), no. 9. vi + 33.
- Reynolds, J. W.; Wetzel, M. J. (2018). Nomenclatura Oligochaetologica – A catalogue of names, descriptions and type specimens. Editio Secunda.
- Templeton, Robert. (1844). Untitled [Description of Megascolex caeruleus ] in Templeton letter sent from Colombo, Ceylon, read at Society meeting May 28, 1844. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 12: 89-91.