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 Jamieson, 1974 Gemascolex crateroides (Boardman, 1943) Gemascolex disparatus Dyne, 2000 Gemascolex dorsalis (Fletcher, 1887) Gemascolex flindersi Dyne, 2000 Gemascolex gelasinus Dyne, 2000 Gemascolex gracilis (Fletcher, 1886) Gemascolex lateralis (Spencer, 1892) Gemascolex mirabilis Jamieson, 1974 Gemascolex newmani Edmonds & Jamieson, 1973 Gemascolex octothecatus Jamieson, 1974 Gemascolex similis Jamieson, 1974 Gemascolex stirlingi (Fletcher, 1887) Gemascolex terangiensis (Spencer, 1900) Gemascolex walkeri Jamieson, 1974
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