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Four new species of the genus Amynthas Kinberg (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from Korea

  • Yong Hong*
  • , Won Koo Lee
  • , Tae Heung Kim
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Jeonbuk National University

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Abstract

Four new species of Korean Amynthas are described from Mt. Palgong, Korea: A. palgongensis sp. nov., A. minjae sp. nov., A. pagyeiensis sp. nov., and A. paiki sp. nov. All materials were from collections gathered by Song between 1969 and 1971. The first 3 species have 3 pairs of spermathecae, and the last has 2 pairs of spermathecae. Descriptions of the new species are provided, including illustrations of the ventral view, male pore region, and spermathecae. http://www.sinica.edu.tw/zool/zoolstud/40.4/263.pdf.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)263-268
Number of pages6
JournalZoological Studies
Volume40
Issue number4
StatePublished - 2001.10

Keywords

  • Amynthas
  • Korea
  • Megascolecidae
  • Oligochaeta
  • Taxonomy

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Agriculture & Forestry

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