WoRMS taxon details
original description
Rosa, Daniel. (1891). Die exotischen Terricolen des k. k. naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. <em>Annalen des K. K. naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. Wein.</em> 6: 379–406., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5374870 page(s): 380, 387; note: Rosa uses the spelling "Megascolicidae" [details]
original description
(of Perichaetidae Claus, 1880) Claus, C. (1880). Grundzüge der Zoologie, zum wissenschaftlichen gebrauche [fourth edition]. <em>N.G. Elwert'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Marburg.</em> 1: 1-822. [Copepoda 543-560]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/913950 page(s): 479; note: for Perichaeta [details]
original description
(of Perionycidae Benham, 1890) Benham, W.B. (1890). An attempt to classify Earthworms. <em>Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science.</em> 31:201-315., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13820415 page(s): 247 [details]
original description
(of Cryptodrilidae Beddard, 1891) Beddard, F.E. (1891). The classification and distribution of earthworms. <em>Proc. Roy. Phys. Soc.</em> 10: 235-290., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26238678 page(s): 253 [details]
original description
(of Megascolecinae Rosa, 1891) Rosa, Daniel. (1891). Die exotischen Terricolen des k. k. naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. <em>Annalen des K. K. naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. Wein.</em> 6: 379–406., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5374870 [details]
additional source
De Assis, Jose Eriberto; Souza, J. R. B.; Vieira, M. L. M.; Nunes De Souza, J. V.; Rodrigues, G. G.; Christoffersen, M. L. (2017). A catalogue of the Eudrilidae and Megascolecidae (Clitellata: Lumbricina)from South America, with two new records of exotic species from Brazil. <em>Turkish Journal of Zoology.</em> 41: 599-614., available online at http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/issues/zoo-17-41-4/zoo-41-4-2-1604-74.pdf [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Spelling Rosa (1891: 380) is apparently the first use of Megascolecidae, but Rosa's spelling is consistently as "Megascolicidae" [details]
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