Hypolimnus pedderensis

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	ANNELIDA	CLITELLATA	HAPLOTAXIDA	MEGASCOLECIDAE

Scientific Name:

Species Authority:

(Jamieson, 1974)

Common Name/s:

English

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Lake Pedder Earthworm

Synonym/s:

Perionychella pedderensis Jamieson, 1974

Taxonomic Notes:

Initially described as Perionychella (Vesiculodrilus) pedderensis by Jamieson (1974). Taxonomy revised by Blakenmore in 1996.

Red List Category & Criteria:	Extinct ver 3.1
Year Published:	2003
Assessor/s:	Blakenmore, R.J.
Reviewer/s:	Hilton-Taylor, C. & Pollock, C.M. (Red List Programme Office)
Contributor/s:
Justification: The Lake Pedder Earthworm is only known by the type specimen collected from a beach on Lake Pedder, Tasmania in 1971. In 1972, the area was inundated for hydroelectric power generation. A survey in 1996 was carried out to determine the conservation and taxonomic status of Lake Pedder earthworms and to determine whether H. pedderensis still existed in the area. Directed sampling of the area leading to the original collection site failed to find the species. Several new species were found, however, none are conspecific to H. pedderensis and the species is likely to be extinct due to inundation of its original and unique habitat.

Countries:	Regionally extinct: Australia (Tasmania)
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Systems:	Terrestrial

Systems:

Terrestrial

Citation:	Blakenmore, R.J. 2003. Hypolimnus pedderensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 June 2013.
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