Polypheretima Michaelsen, 1934

Nguyen, Tung T., Tran, Binh T. T. & Nguyen, Anh D., 2014, Earthworms of the ' acaecate' Pheretima group in Vietnam (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae), with description of a new species from the Mekong delta, Zootaxa 3866 (1), pp. 105-121 : 111-112

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3866.1.5

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A3620CFB-E223-479C-8A9B-FF84F30143CF

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3509443

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Polypheretima Michaelsen, 1934
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Genus Polypheretima Michaelsen, 1934

Pheretima (Polypheretima) Michaelsen, 1934a: 25 . Metapheretima (part)— Sims & Easton 1972: 205, 233. Polypheretima — Easton 1979: 28.

Type species. Perichaeta stelleri Michaelsen, 1892 , by original designation.

Diagnosis. " Megascolecidae with an oesophageal gizzard in VIII, intestinal caeca and gizzards absent. Body cylindrical, setae never excessively crowded ventrally, creeping sole absent. Male pores on circular porophores which may be within copulatory pouches. Crescentic genital markings absent. Spermathecal pores small, spermathecal diverticula simple and usually ectal in origin" ( Easton 1979: 28).

Distribution. Philippines, Indonesian archipelago, Papua New Guinea, Malaya peninsula and Vietnam ( Easton 1979).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Annelida

Class

Clitellata

SubClass

Oligochaeta

Order

Opisthopora

Family

Megascolecidae

Loc

Polypheretima Michaelsen, 1934

Nguyen, Tung T., Tran, Binh T. T. & Nguyen, Anh D. 2014
2014
Loc

Pheretima (Polypheretima)

Easton 1979: 28
Sims 1972: 205
Michaelsen 1934: 25
1934
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