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Some new Korean Megascolecoid earthworms (Oligochaeta)

  • Yong Hong*
  • , Samuel W. James
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Kansas

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Abstract

Earthworm specimens collected from Korea consist of 12 new species of pheretimoid earthworms, Amynthas cucullatus sp. nov., A. dabudongensis sp. nov., A. laceratus sp. nov., A. quinqueconvexus sp. nov., A. baekamensis sp. nov., A. conferticurtus sp. nov., A. sonjaesiki sp. nov., A. tabulatus sp. nov., A. calculatus sp. nov., A. acinus sp. nov., A. pyeongchangensis sp. nov. and A. ani sp. nov. In Sims and Easton (1972), A. dabudongensis belongs to the morrisi-group; A. lacerates, A. quinqueconvexus and A. baekamensis belong to the canaliculatus-group; A. conferticurtus belongs to the pomellus-group; A. sonjaesiki belongs to the tokioensis-group; A. calculatus, A. acinus and A. pyeongchangensis belong to the bournei-group; and A. ani belongs to the rimosus-group. Descriptions of the new species are provided, including illustrations of ventral view and spermathecae.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1229-1256
Number of pages28
JournalJournal of Natural History
Volume43
Issue number21-22
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009.06

Keywords

  • Amynthas
  • Earthworms
  • Korea
  • Megascolecidae
  • New species
  • Oligochaeta

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Agriculture & Forestry

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