Parascolex rosae ( Michaelsen, 1891 )

Csuzdi, Cs., Sherlock, E., Kouete, M. Talla & Doherty-Bone, T. M., 2015, Four new earthworm species from the highlands of Cameroon with description of a new genus Okudrilus gen. n. (Oligochaeta: Eudrilidae & Acanthodrilidae), African Invertebrates 56 (1), pp. 25-38 : 33-34

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5733/afin.056.0103

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7649948

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scientific name

Parascolex rosae ( Michaelsen, 1891 )
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Parascolex rosae ( Michaelsen, 1891) View in CoL

Paradrilus rosae Michaelsen, 1891: 26 View in CoL ; Rosa 1891: 389; Michaelsen 1897: 48.

Parascolex rosae: Michaelsen 1900: 408 View in CoL ; 1903: 166; Sims 1987: 387.

Material examined: CAMEROON: South-West Region, Nyasoso and adjacent forest, Mount Kupe , 868–2064m, unknown datum, S. Echalle ( NHM 2013.445 - 446 2 preadult fragment), Ndikiniméki, Central Region, 797 m, 20.xi.2008, T. Doherty-Bone ( NHM 2013.447 1 ex.) .

Remarks: Parascolex rosae is one of the largest eudrilid species, measuring up to 470mm. It is quite common in Western Cameroon reported from Barombi, Buea, Kita, Moundamé (Mundame), Victoria (Limbe), and also from Bioko, Equatorial Guinea (Michaelsen 1900, 1903; Rosa 1891).

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Tavera, Department of Geology and Geophysics

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Annelida

Class

Clitellata

Order

Crassiclitellata

Family

Eudrilidae

Genus

Parascolex

Loc

Parascolex rosae ( Michaelsen, 1891 )

Csuzdi, Cs., Sherlock, E., Kouete, M. Talla & Doherty-Bone, T. M. 2015
2015
Loc

Paradrilus rosae

MICHAELSEN, W. 1891: 26
ROSA, D. 1891: 389
1891
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