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The megascolecid earthworms (Annelida, Oligochaeta, Megascolecidae) in the Phu Quoc island, Vietnam, with descriptions of three new species.

ABSTRACT: The megascolecid earthworms of the Phu Quoc island are intensively investigated. Twelve species in three genera (Lampito Kinberg, 1867, Amynthas Kinberg, 1867, and Metaphire Sims & Easton, 1972) are recorded. Of these, Metaphire doiphamon Bantaowong & Panha, 2016 is recorded for the first time in Vietnam, and three species are newly described, namely Amynthas catenatus sp. nov., A. phuquocensis sp. nov., and A. poropapillatus sp. nov. An identification key to 12 megascolecid species is provided as well.

SUBMITTER: Nguyen TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7237527 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The megascolecid earthworms (Annelida, Oligochaeta, Megascolecidae) in the Phu Quoc island, Vietnam, with descriptions of three new species.

Nguyen Tung T TT   Lam Dang H DH   Trinh Binh T K BTK   Nguyen Anh D AD  

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The megascolecid earthworms of the Phu Quoc island are intensively investigated. Twelve species in three genera (<i>Lampito</i> Kinberg, 1867, <i>Amynthas</i> Kinberg, 1867, and <i>Metaphire</i> Sims & Easton, 1972) are recorded. Of these, <i>Metaphire doiphamon</i> Bantaowong & Panha, 2016 is recorded for the first time in Vietnam, and three species are newly described, namely <i>Amynthas catenatus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>A. phuquocensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, and <i>A. poropapillatus</i> <b>sp.  ...[more]

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