Microchaetus pondoanus Michaelsen, 1913

Plisko, Jadwiga Danuta, 2003, Eleven new South African earthworms (Oligochaeta: Microchaetidae) with new information on some known species, and an inventory of the microchaetids of KwaZulu-Natal, African Invertebrates 44 (2), pp. 279-325 : 291

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7666260

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7666947

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scientific name

Microchaetus pondoanus Michaelsen, 1913
status

 

Microchaetus pondoanus Michaelsen, 1913 View in CoL

Microchaetus pondoanus var. typica Michaelsen, 1913 a: 542 .

Microchaetus pondoanus Michaelsen, 1913 a var. minor Michaelsen, 1913 a: 547 View in CoL .

Microchaetus pondoanus var. typica ; Reynolds & Cook 1976: 137.

Microchaetus pondoanus Michaelsen, 1913 a var. minor View in CoL ; Reynolds & Cook 1976: 157.

Microchaetus pondoanus View in CoL ; Pickford 1975: 23; Reynolds & Cook 1976:157, 1993: 27; Plisko 1998: 288, 2002 b: 210.

Material examined: KwaZulu­Natal: NMSA / Olig. 02719 Ngele Forest, Weza (30º32'30"S: 29º45'30"E) central area, 21 February 1999, 1 juv, C GoogleMaps . T. Symes. NMSA / Olig. 03700 Mpenjati Nature Reserve, Yengele Trial (30º58'S: 30º17'E) dune forest, in leaf litter, 28 December 2002, 1 cl, D. G. Herbert. Eastern Cape: Mbotyi, at foot of forest scarp GoogleMaps : NMSA / Olig. 03771 coastal forest (31º27'S: 29º44'E) in leaf litter, 1 March 2003, 4 cl GoogleMaps ; NMSA / Olig. 03772 inland of lagoon at Mkozi stream mouth (31º27'S: 29º45'E) in leaf litter, 2 March 2003, 5 cl GoogleMaps ; NMSA / Olig. 03773 Mbotyi , coastal forest, various sites besides the road through upper section of forested scarp (31º26'S: 29º44'E) in leaf litter, 3 March 2003, 7 cl [together with Parachilota sp. ] GoogleMaps ; NMSA / Olig. 03775 Port St. Johns, Isinuka sulphur springs and travertine deposit, woodland/forest (31º37'S: 29º29'E) 6 cl; all material from Eastern Cape collected by D. G. Herbert. GoogleMaps

Remarks:A species described and known from Pondoland (Michaelsen, 1913 a). Recently collected material and that reported by Plisko (1998 2002 b) show species occurrence in patches of indigenous forest situated at higher altitude areas of the Umtamvuna River catchment, and in coastal forest in the area bordering the two provinces KZN and Eastern Cape. Collection sites in KZN are shown in Fig. 1 View Fig .

PICKFORD, G. E. 1975. Contributions to a study of South African Microchaetinae (Annelida: Oligochaeta). Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Science 46: 13 - 76.

REYNOLDS, J. W. & COOK, D. G. 1976. Nomenclatura Oligochaetologica. A catalogue of names, descriptions and type specimens of the Oligochaeta. Ottawa: Runge Press.

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Fig. 1. The distribution of species of Microchaetus and Michalakus in KZN. Microchaetus: 1 = ambitus; 2 = caementerii; 3 = distasmosus; 4 = griphus; 5 = herberti; 6 = idechoritus; 7 = mkuzi; 8 = natalensis; 9 = papillatus; 10 = parvus; 11 = pondoanus; 12 = quaerus; 13 = tuberosus; 14 = vernoni; 15 = zaloumisi; 16 = Michalakus initus.

NMSA

KwaZulu-Natal Museum

T

Tavera, Department of Geology and Geophysics

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Annelida

Class

Clitellata

Order

Crassiclitellata

Family

Microchaetidae

Genus

Microchaetus