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    The giant Gippsland earthworm (Megascolides australis), is one of Australia's 1,000 native earthworm species. These giant earthworms average 1 metre (3...
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    Megascolides is a genus of earthworms in the family Megascolecidae. There are about 40 species: Megascolides albus Lee, 1952 Megascolides attenuatus Spencer...
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  • Ennor, AH (1960). "The formation in vivo of lombricine in the earthworm (Megascolides cameroni)". The Biochemical Journal. 76 (3): 603–10. doi:10.1042/bj0760603...
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    8 ft) in the 'giant' species such as the giant Gippsland earthworm (Megascolides australis) and the Mekong worm (Amynthas mekongianus). Terrestrial oligochaetes...
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    can weigh over 1.5 kg (3.3 lb). Only the giant Gippsland earthworm, Megascolides australis, and a few giant polychaetes, including the notorious Eunice...
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  • of 600 segments. Along with Amynthas mekongianus (Cognetti, 1922) and Megascolides australis, Rhinodrilus fafner is among the largest known giant earthworms...
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    Macnabodrilus Fender & McKey-Fender, 1990 Megascolex Templeton, 1844 Megascolides McCoy, 1878 Metapheretima Michaelsen, 1928 Metaphire Sims & Easton, 1972...
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  • Retrieved 2010-04-27. Smith, Frank (1897). "Upon an undescribed species of Megascolides from the United States". The American Naturalist. 31 (363): 202–204....
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  • banana, silky pear or green vine, a plant species native to Australia Megascolides australis, the giant gippsland earthworm, an earthworm species native...
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    subpopulations. Diporochaeta pounamu Diporochaeta radula Driloleirus macelfreshi Megascolides australis Tokea huttoni Tokea kirki Tokea unipapillata Zacharius obo...
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    exleyi, a cave-dwelling remipede crustacean Giant Gippsland earthworm, Megascolides australis Bathurst copper, purple copper, Paralucia spinifera Red handfish...
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  • giant earthworm (Driloleirus macelfreshi) Giant Gippsland earthworm (Megascolides australis) Macroperipatus insularis Tasmanipatus anophthalmus Lists of...
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  • gradients and worked on these specimens with Michaelsen, who named a species Megascolides bergtheili after him. The family changed from their German-Jewish surname...
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