Gemascolex stirlingi

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Gemascolex stirlingi
Mount Lofty giant earthworm, Black Hill Conservation Park, Montacute, SA, AU imported from iNaturalist photo 414698517.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Class: Clitellata
Order: Opisthopora
Family: Megascolecidae
Genus: Gemascolex
Species:
G. stirlingi
Binomial name
Gemascolex stirlingi
(Fletcher, 1877)
Synonyms [1]
  • Perichaeta stirlingiFletcher, 1887
  • Megascolex fletcheriShannon, 1920

Gemascolex stirlingi, the giant Mount Lofty earthworm, is a species of annelid native to South Australia.

References

  1. "Species Gemascolex stirlingi (Fletcher, 1887)". Australian Faunal Directory . Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water . Retrieved 17 February 2025.