Amynthas incongruus (Chen, 1933)

James, Samuel W., Shih, Hsi-Te & Chang, Hsueh-Wen, 2005, Seven new species of Amynthas (Clitellata: Megascolecidae) and new earthworm records from Taiwan, Journal of Natural History 39 (14), pp. 1007-1028 : 1025

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930400001434
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E61D4E-D628-FF90-57C4-CB58F88DFC5E
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Amynthas incongruus (Chen, 1933)
status

Treatment

Nanrenshan , Kending, Pingtung County, Taiwan, 28 April 1999, H.- T. Shih coll., NMNS 4054-036 View Materials .

Description

Spermathecal pores 5/6/7, GMs medial to spermathecal pores; male pores on porophore surrounded by three GMs. Spermathecae adiverticulate. Hearts x–xiii oesophageal; caeca simple, slender, with smooth margins. Testes sacs of x large, enclose hearts, testes sacs of xi enclose all segmental contents; seminal vesicles xi, xii, small; prostate glands large, ducts short, small sessile GM glands on body wall near prostatic duct.

Remarks

This worm’s morphology is consistent with the original description, and information given in Gates (1959) for other A. incongruus material collected on Taiwan.