Amynthas Kinberg, 1867

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 : 11-12

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4140.1.1

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Genus Amynthas Kinberg, 1867

Amynthas Kinberg, 1867: 97 ; Sims & Easton 1972: 211; Blakemore 2002: 149. Amyntas Kinberg, 1867: 101 ; Beddard 1900: 612.

Nitocris Kinberg, 1867: 102 View in CoL .

Pheretima (part) Kinberg, 1867: 102; Michaelsen 1900: 234. Perichaeta (part) — Beddard 1895a: 388.

Pheretima (Pheretima) (part) — Michaelsen 1928: 8. Pheretima (Metapheretima) (part) — Michaelsen 1928: 8. Pheretima (Terrata) (part) Thai, 1983: 123.

Type species. Amynthas aeruginosus Kinberg, 1867 , by monotypy Distribution. Widely distributed in the Oriental region, and also found in Australasian and Oceania regions ( Sims & Easton 1972; Blakemore 2012a).

Remarks. Members of the genus can be easily recognized by the presence of intestinal caeca at or near xxvii and the absence of copulatory pouches. It is noted that about 400 nominal species have been recorded, but possibly more than half are synonyms (Blakemore 20 12a).

To date, 110 species have been found in Vietnam.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Annelida

Class

Clitellata

Order

Opisthopora

Family

Megascolecidae

Loc

Amynthas Kinberg, 1867

Nguyen, Tung T., Nguyen, Anh D., Tran, Binh T. T. & Blakemore, Robert J. 2016
2016
Loc

Pheretima (Pheretima)

Thai 1983: 123
1983
Loc

Amynthas

Blakemore 2002: 149
Sims 1972: 211
Beddard 1900: 612
Kinberg 1867: 97
Kinberg 1867: 101
1867
Loc

Nitocris

Kinberg 1867: 102
1867
Loc

Pheretima

Michaelsen 1900: 234
Beddard 1895: 388
Kinberg 1867: 102
1867
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