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Peloscolex carolinensis  Brinkhurst, 1965
Taxonomic Serial No.: 68608

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s): aquatic oligochaete worm [English]
  
  Valid Name: Spirosperma carolinensis (Brinkhurst, 1965)
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - original name/combination   
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Mark J. Wetzel  
  Notes: Oligochaetologist and Curator/Collections Manager of the INHS Annelida Collection, Illinois Natural History Survey, Forbes Natural History Building, MC-652, 1816 South Oak Street, Champaign, Illinois, 61801 USA   
  Reference for: Peloscolex carolinensis    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Classification and checklist of the freshwater oligochaetes 2013, website (version 2013)  
  Acquired: 2013   
  Notes: Wetzel, M.J., R.D. Kathman, S.V. Fend, and K.A. Coates. 2013. Classification and checklist of the freshwater oligochaetes occurring in North America north of Mexico. World Wide Web URL: http://wwx.inhs.illinois.edu/people/mjwetzel/fwoligonachecklist   
  Reference for: Peloscolex carolinensis   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Peloscolex carolinensis   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Brinkhurst, Ralph O.  
  Publication Date: 1965   
  Article/Chapter Title: Studies on the North American aquatic Oligochaeta. II: Tubificidae   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, vol. 117, no. 4   
  Page(s): 117-172   
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  Notes:    
  Reference for: original description   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Brinkhurst, Ralph O.  
  Publication Date: 1981   
  Article/Chapter Title: A contribution to the taxonomy of the Tubificinae (Oligochaeta: Tubificidae)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, vol. 94, no. 4   
  Page(s): 1048-1067   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0006-324X   
  Notes: Available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34607563   
  Reference for: Peloscolex carolinensis   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin:    
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: Originally described as Peloscolex carolinensis by Brinkhurst (1965) this taxon was later placed in the genus Spirosperma by Brinkhurst (1981)  
 

 

    

 
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