Dichogaster (Diplothecodrilus) bolaui ( Michaelsen, 1891 )

Plisko, Jadwiga Danuta, 2012, An annotated checklist of the South African Acanthodrilidae (Oligochaeta: Acanthodrilidae: Acanthodrilinae, Benhamiinae), Zootaxa 3458, pp. 4-58 : 48-49

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Dichogaster (Diplothecodrilus) bolaui ( Michaelsen, 1891 )
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Dichogaster (Diplothecodrilus) bolaui ( Michaelsen, 1891)

Benhamia bolavi Michaelsen 1891: 9

Benhamia bolavi cf. bolaui Michaelsen, 1891: 307 .

Benhamia bolavi: Reynolds & Cook 1976: 80 .

Dichogaster bolaui: Michaelsen 1913c: 401 ; Ljungström 1972a: 6; Reynolds & Reinecke 1976: 8; Zicsi 1998: 95. Dichogaster (Diplothecodrilus) bolaui: Csuzdi 1995: 102, 2000: 60 , 2010: 120; Plisko 2010: 292; NMSAD. Dichogaster (Diplothecodrilus) bolaui in bolaui group: Csuzdi 1996: 358, 2010: 120.

Type locality. Germany: Bergedorf.

Distribution. This is the most frequent Dichogaster species spread widely over warm and temperate zones with substantial human involvement. It has a large list of synonyms, completely record by Csuzdi (1996, 2000, 2010: 133). This species is also known from the sewage systems, noted in many European countries ( Rota & Schmidt 2006; Csuzdi et al. 2008). In RSA: Recorded from numerous localities in three neighbouring provinces. KZN: Pietermaritzburg: various greens, parks and gardens in the town; Town Bush Valley; Sunnyside; Scottsville; Ashburton. Merrivale, Arden Farm. Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve. Cultivated and used land for experimental study: Cedara Agriculture College; Baynesfield; Eshowe citrus field, sugar cane and kikuyu grass. Greytown, vermicomposting farm. Ten records noted from natural habitats: Skyline Nature Reserve; Bluff Nature Reserve; Ngome Forest; Mvutshini river Valley; Karkloof Nature Reserve, Safari World; Karkloof Nature Reserve. MP: Witbank. LP: Entabeni State Forest; Soutpansberg; Northern Transvaal. Data taken from literature and NMSAD.

Remarks. Syntypes ZMH V-285. One of the most frequent Dichogaster species in South African cultivated land, occurring also abundantly in the natural protected areas.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Annelida

Class

Clitellata

Order

Haplotaxida

Family

Octochaetidae

Genus

Dichogaster

Loc

Dichogaster (Diplothecodrilus) bolaui ( Michaelsen, 1891 )

Plisko, Jadwiga Danuta 2012
2012
Loc

Benhamia bolavi:

Reynolds 1976: 80
1976
Loc

Dichogaster bolaui:

Plisko 2010: 292
Zicsi 1998: 95
Csuzdi 1996: 358
Csuzdi 1995: 102
Reynolds 1976: 8
Ljungstrom 1972: 6
Michaelsen 1913: 401
1913
Loc

Benhamia bolavi

Michaelsen 1891: 9
1891
Loc

Benhamia bolavi

Michaelsen 1891: 307
1891
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