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Megascolides australis. McCoy, 1878. The giant Gippsland earthworm (Megascolides australis) is one of Australia's 1,000 native earthworm species. [2] Description.
Some intrageneric groups are restricted to mainland Asia, but others are native to Indo-Australian Archipelago. [25] The ideal habitat for Megascolecidae is a terrestrial environment with soil with a high content of organic material, such as loamy soil, [14] cattlebor pig manure, and aerobically digested sewage sludge. [10]
Megascolides is a genus of earthworms in the family Megascolecidae. [2] Species ... Megascolides australis McCoy, 1878 – giant Gippsland earthworm;
Oligochaetes are well-segmented worms and most have a spacious body cavity (coelom) used as a hydroskeleton.They range in length from less than 0.5 mm (0.02 in) up to 2 to 3 metres (6.6 to 9.8 ft) in the 'giant' species such as the giant Gippsland earthworm (Megascolides australis) and the Mekong worm (Amynthas mekongianus).
M. australis may refer to: Malacosteus australis, the Southern stoplight loosejaw, a small, deep-sea dragonfish species; Marsdenia australis, the bush banana, silky pear or green vine, a plant species native to Australia; Megascolides australis, the giant gippsland earthworm, an earthworm species native to Australia
The second-longest species is the Australian Ctenomorpha gargantua, females of which have been measured at over 60 cm (24 in) in total length. [307] Other very large species, formerly believed to be longest but now considered third longest is Sadyattes chani ; a specimen held in the Natural History Museum in London has a total length of 56.7 cm ...
The collected individual has is 210 cm, 24 mm in diameter and consists of 600 segments. Along with Amynthas mekongianus (Cognetti, 1922) [3] and Megascolides australis, Rhinodrilus fafner is among the largest known giant earthworms. Rhinodrilus fafner was confined to a small habitat and vanished possibly due to habitat destruction.
Endangered (EN) species are considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. In July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 1163 endangered invertebrate species. [1]