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Name

Baird, W. (1869). Description of a new Species of Earth‐worm (Megascolex diffringens) found in North Wales (p.40-43). Additional remarks on the Megascolex diffringens (p. 387-389). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. volume for 1869: 40-43, 387-389.

SourceID

280138

Authors

Baird, W.

Year

1869

Title

Description of a new Species of Earth‐worm (Megascolex diffringens) found in North Wales (p.40-43). Additional remarks on the Megascolex diffringens (p. 387-389)

Journal

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Suffix

volume for 1869: 40-43, 387-389

Type

Publication

Link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28662855

Note

Annelidabase. The journal title is NOT 'Journal of Zoology' for this volume

Full text

baird1869.pdf

Geographical term

British Islands

Bibliographical terms

Invasions, introduction of alien species
Systematics, Taxonomy

Taxonomic term

Annelida

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Taxa (1)
Notes (3)

Megascolex (Perichaeta) diffringens Baird, 1869 accepted as Amynthas diffringens (Baird, 1869) (original description)

Classification

for Megascolex (Perichaeta) diffringens Baird, 1869

Despite the title of his article Baird (1869) placed his new taxon as Megascolex (Perichaeta) diffringens, in so ... [details]

Etymology

for Megascolex (Perichaeta) diffringens Baird, 1869

Baird (1869) "they appear to be very brittle, many of them breaking off a portion of their body and then dying. I ... [details]

Type locality

for Megascolex (Perichaeta) diffringens Baird, 1869

Evidently an introduced alien species as was found first in a "hot-bed for stove-plants in the garden of Plas ... [details]