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Two new earthworms of the genus Amynthas Kinberg, 1867 (Clitellata: Megascolecidae) from Mt Jiri, Korea

  • Yong Hong*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Two new species of the genus Amynthas are described from Mt Jiri (Korea): Amynthas baikmudongensis sp. nov., and Amynthas cheonghakdongensis sp. nov. The species A. baikmudongensis sp. nov. has two pairs of spermathecal pores in intersegments 5/6/7; large circular-shaped raised pads extending from 17/18, 18/19 with transverse grooves extending from approximately the centres of the pads towards the presetal half of the pad. The others species, A. cheonghakdongensis sp. nov., has two pairs of spermathecal pores in intersegments 6/7/8; and circular male porophores extending from 17/18 to 18/19. http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A3E018E9-A520-4841-A1C9-E27870F24E88

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)435-442
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Natural History
Volume51
Issue number7-8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017.02.24

Keywords

  • Amynthas
  • Clitellata
  • Earthworms
  • Korea
  • Megascolecidae
  • Mt Jiri
  • new species

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Agriculture & Forestry

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