Lake Pedder earthworm
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lake-pedder-earthworm-290-16594132
title:
Lake Pedder earthworm
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The Lake Pedder earthworm is an extinct earthworm species in the family Megascolecidae. Its genus Hypolimnus is monotypic. It was endemic to the Lake Pedder area in Tasmania, Australia, prior to its flooding in 1972 for a hydro-electric power scheme. It is only known from the holotype specimen collected from a Lake Pedder beach in 1971. A 1996 survey failed to find it and it is presumed extinct. The Lake Pedder earthworm mainly fed on microbes or algae on sand particles. Their feeding habits wer
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Earthworm species
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Pedder_earthworm
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2024-02-22T09:57:02Z
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