
Octolasion tyrtaeum
As recorded: Octolasion tyrtaeum (Savigny, 1826)
Animalia › Annelida › Clitellata › Crassiclitellata › Lumbricidae
- Collected by
- Y. Kondo
- Locality
- Thalasea
- Island
- New Britain
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- G. Gates
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Octolasion tyrtaeum observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 56 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-06.

2026-10-06
Glenwood, Vernon Township, NJ 07418, USA
(c) Zakqary Roy, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-06
Glenwood, Vernon Township, NJ 07418, USA
(c) Zakqary Roy, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-18
Auckland, NZ
(c) stale_rabbit_snail, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-10
Auckland, NZ
(c) stale_rabbit_snail, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-05
Bécancour, QC, Canada
(c) Jean-Marc Lord, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-30
Sassau, Breitbrunn, Bayern, Deutschland
(c) Felix Riegel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Octolasion tyrtaeum. BPBM 579. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37721557. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/r/579.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37721557 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
