Gemascolex is a genus of annelid worms in the family Megascolecidae.
Taxonomy and history
The genus Gemascolex and its type species Gemascolex newmani were described by Stanley Joe Edmonds and Barrie G. M. Jamieson in 1973. The genus appears to be closely related to Anisochaeta and Spenceriella.
Distribution and habitat
Gemascolex species are distributed primarily in South Australia, but some are also known from New South Wales and Victoria.
Species
Gemascolex contains the following species:
- Gemascolex bursatus <small>Jamieson, 1974</small>
- Gemascolex crateroides <small>(Boardman, 1943)</small>
- Gemascolex disparatus <small>Dyne, 2000</small>
- Gemascolex dorsalis <small>(Fletcher, 1887)</small>
- Gemascolex flindersi <small>Dyne, 2000</small>
- Gemascolex gelasinus <small>Dyne, 2000</small>
- Gemascolex gracilis <small>(Fletcher, 1886)</small>
- Gemascolex lateralis <small>(Spencer, 1892)</small>
- Gemascolex mirabilis <small>Jamieson, 1974</small>
- Gemascolex newmani <small>Edmonds & Jamieson, 1973</small>
- Gemascolex octothecatus <small>Jamieson, 1974</small>
- Gemascolex similis <small>Jamieson, 1974</small>
- Gemascolex stirlingi <small>(Fletcher, 1887)</small>
- Gemascolex terangiensis <small>(Spencer, 1900)</small>
- Gemascolex walkeri <small>Jamieson, 1974</small>
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