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Four new species of earthworms belonging to the genus Amynthas (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from Diaoluo Mountain, Hainan Island, China

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: Four new species of earthworms belonging to the genus Amynthas (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from Diaoluo Mountain, Hainan Island, China.-This paper describes four new species of earthworms from Hainan Island, China: Amynthas diaoluomontis sp.nov., Amynthas octopapillatus sp.nov., Amynthas zhangi sp.nov.and Amynthas lingshuiensis sp.nov.All four species have two pairs of spermathecal pores in 5/6-6/7, simple paired caeca from XXVII and some papillae in the male pore region.The four new species are easily distinguished from other similar Amynthas species, especially those of the provisional morrisi species-group.

Source: Revue suisse de zoologie

DOI: 10.5962/bhl.part.79497

Authors: Jing Sun, Qi Zhao, Jiangping Qiu

Institutions: Xinjiang Agricultural University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Language: English

Topic: Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China

Award: 中国热带和南亚热带陆栖寡毛类分类学和分子系统学研究