Amynthas polychaetiferus (Thai, 1984)

Nguyen, Tung T., Nguyen, Anh D., Tran, Binh T. T. & Blakemore, Robert J., 2016, A comprehensive checklist of earthworm species and subspecies from Vietnam (Annelida: Clitellata: Oligochaeta: Almidae, Eudrilidae, Glossoscolecidae, Lumbricidae, Megascolecidae, Moniligastridae, Ocnerodrilidae, Octochaetidae), Zootaxa 4140 (1), pp. 1-92 : 44

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scientific name	Amynthas polychaetiferus (Thai, 1984)
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Pheretima polychaetifera Thai, 1984: 1317 , fig. 2 A; Nakamura 1999: 53; Thai 2000a: 310; Huynh 2005a: 96; Nguyen 2013: 54.

Pheretima sp. — Thai et al., 2007: 313.

Pheretima sp.1 — Nguyen T.T. & Tran, 2008: 61; Nguyen et al. 2010: 114; Nguyen & Huynh 2011: 1018.

Amynthas polychaetiferus— Blakemore et al. 2007: 29.

Pheretima paraalexandri Nguyen, 2011a: 153 , Figs 2, 4, syn. nov.

Type locality. Viet Nam (Long An: Tan An City ).

Type material. ZMUM (W.210), Russia.

Examined material. 6 C (CTU-EW.008.06) Quoi An, Vung Liem Distr. , Vinh Long Prov., 19/10/2008, coll. Nguyen Thi Nhi ; 17 C and 4 A (CTU-EW.008.04) Xuan Thinh , Trang Bom Distr., Dong Nai Prov., 16/10/2013, coll. Le Van Nhan ; 2 C (SORC-V.083.01) near ricefield, Duc Binh, Tanh Linh Distr. , Binh Thuan Prov., 4/4/1995, coll. Huynh Thi Kim Hoi .

Records from Vietnam. Dong Nai (Trang Bom) ; Binh Thuan (Duc Binh) ; Hau Giang (Phung Hiep) ; Long An (Thanh Hoa; Tan Thanh, Tan An City) ; Ben Tre (Binh Đai; Thanh Phu; Cho Lach) ; Vinh Long (Binh Minh; Mang Thit; Vung Liem; Long Ho) ; Tien Giang (Chau Thanh; Cai Lay; Cai Be; My Tho city) ; Can Tho (Cai Rang; Binh Thuy; Co Do; Phong Dien; Thoi Lai) ; Soc Trang (Ke Sach) (Thai 1984; Huynh 2005; Thai et al. 2007; Nguyen T.T. & Tran 2008; Nguyen et al. 2010; Nguyen & Huynh 2011; Nguyen & Nguyen 2010; Nguyen 2011a).

Distribution. Only known from Vietnam.

Remarks. Material was re-examined and absence of male copulatory pouches and hence placement of the species in Amynthas is confirmed here.

References

Huynh, T. K. H. (2005 a) The earthworm fauna of southern part of central Vietnam and their potential usages. Medicine Publishing House, Hanoi, 189 pp.

Nakamura, Y. (1999) Checklist of earthworms of Pheretima genus group (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) of the world. Edaphologia, 64, 1 - 78.

Nguyen, T. T. & Tran, T. A. T. (2008) Composition and Distribution of Earthworms Belt of Tien River. Journal of Science, Can Tho University, 10, 59 - 66.

Nguyen, T. T., Nguyen, T. D. & Pham, T. T. (2011) Preliminary data on earthworms in mainland mountain region of Kien Giang Province. Proceeding of the 4 th national workshop on ecology and biological resources. Hanoi Agriculture Publishing House, Hanoi, 1024 - 1030.

Nguyen, T. T. (2011 a) A new earthworm of the genus Pheretima (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from the Mekong Delta of Vietnam, and taxonomical position of Pheretima polychaetifera Thai 1984. Journal of Science of HNUE, Natural Science, 56 (7), 152 - 159.

Nguyen, T. T. (2013) The earthworm fauna of the Cuu Long delta. PhD dissertation in Zoology. Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi, 169 pp.

Thai, T. B. (2000 a) Species diversity of earthworms in Vietnam. Proceedings of the national workshop on the basic issues in life science. Hanoi Science and Technics Publishing House, 307 - 311.

Thai, T. B., Do, V. N. & Nguyen, T. T. (2007) New data about earthworms on the Islands of Co Chien bank of Tien river. Proceeding of the 2 nd national workshop on ecology and biological resources. Hanoi Agriculture Publishing House, 308 - 314.