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Pontoscolex corethrurus
Quincunx Earthworm
As recorded: Pontoscolex corethrurus (Muller, 1856)
Animalia › Annelida › Clitellata › Crassiclitellata › Rhinodrilidae
- Collected by
- Y. Kondo
- Locality
- Thalasea
- Island
- New Britain
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- G. Gates
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pontoscolex corethrurus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 153 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Mowbray QLD, Australia
(c) Elliot Connor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
Parque Natural Municipal Fazenda do Carmo
(c) medinaeliseu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-06
Double Diamond Dr, Polk City, FL, US
(c) Omar Alvarez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-30
Tena, Ecuador
(c) Penta🌟, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-29
San Juan-Laventille Regional Corporation, Trinidad and Tobago
(c) Sweets, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-26
Guácimo, CR-LI, CR
(c) jesita, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pontoscolex corethrurus. BPBM 575. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38192820. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/r/575.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38192820 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026