Biology:Anisochaeta gigantea
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Short description: Species of annelid worm
| Anisochaeta gigantea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Order: | Opisthopora |
| Suborder: | Lumbricina |
| Family: | Megascolecidae |
| Genus: | Anisochaeta |
| Species: | A. gigantea
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| Binomial name | |
| Anisochaeta gigantea (Benham, 1906)
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Anisochaeta gigantea (formerly Spenceriella gigantea or Celeriella gigantea),[1][2][3] commonly called the North Auckland worm, is a rare giant annelid of the family Megascolecidae, endemic to New Zealand.
The North Auckland worm is New Zealand's largest, reaching 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) long, and 11 mm (0.43 in) in diameter. Its burrows are up to 20 mm (0.79 in) in diameter, and reach a depth of 3.5 m (11 ft).[4]
The type locality is on Little Barrier Island on a plateau 200 metres (660 ft) above sea level in forest subsoil.[4] Under both the New Zealand Threat Classification System and IUCN Redlist it is classed a "Data Deficient".[5]
References
- ↑ Blakemore, R.J. (2006). "Checklist of New Zealand earthworms updated from Lee (1959)". Annelida Website. http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Australasian%20Earthworms/NZ.pdf.
- ↑ Blakemore, R.J. (2012). "On Schmarda's lost earthworm and some newly found New Zealand species". Journal of Species Research 1(2): 105-132. http://www.ndsl.kr/ndsl/commons/util/ndslOriginalView.do?dbt=JAKO&cn=JAKO201205740752567&oCn=JAKO201205740752567&pageCode=PG11&journal=NJOU00550656.
- ↑ Blakemore, R.J. (2014). "Miscellaneous Earthworm types in British Museum of Natural History, London". Opuscula Zoologica 45(2): 119-155. http://epa.oszk.hu/02300/02340/00060/pdf/EPA02340_opuscula_zoologica_2014_tom45_2_119-155.pdf.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lee, K. E. (1959). The earthworm fauna of New Zealand. Wellington: NZ Department of Scientific & Industrial Research.
- ↑ Blakemore, R.J. (2017). "Anisochaeta gigantea". IUCN Redlist. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103186227/103193410.
External links
- The North Auckland worm discussed in RNZ Critter of the Week, 14 Aug 2020
- Royal Society of New Zealand - Studies on the Earthworm Fauna of New Zealand. III
Wikidata ☰ Q81849992 entry
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