Microchaetus zaloumisi Plisko, 1992

Plisko, Jadwiga Danuta, 2002, Three new earthworm species of Microchaetus Rapp, 1849, and new data on two earlier known species of this genus (Oligochaeta: Microchaetidae), African Invertebrates 43, pp. 205-214 : 213

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7909864
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7910153
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/197C4F49-7325-FFC7-DAB0-000FFF5FFC80
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Microchaetus zaloumisi Plisko, 1992
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Microchaetus zaloumisi Plisko, 1992 View in CoL

Microchaetus zaloumisi Plisko, 1992: 352 View in CoL .

Microchaetus zaloumisi View in CoL ; Reynolds & Cook 1976: 22; Plisko 1993: 236;1998: 293.

Material examined: KwaZulu-Natal: NMSA /Olig.03537, Port Shepstone area, Marble Delta , north side of Umzimkulwana River at base of Simuma Hill (30º40.367'S: 30º20.563'E), in dense riverine thicket/woodland, heavily invaded with Lantana and Chromoleana , in deep leaf-litter/soil, 4 December 2001, 1 clitellate + 2 juvenile, D. G. Herbert leg. GoogleMaps

Distribution: Described from Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve situated in southern coastal KwaZulu-Natal. This new locality record suggests that the species may range widely in the coastal lowlands of KwaZulu-Natal.

Biological notes: The type locality and other localities where the species was previously collected are all in the protected area of the reserve. Present data suggest that the species is able to adapt to degraded fields. M. zaloumisi is associated with the new species herberti .