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Amynthas
Kinberg, 1867
GBIF:123207212
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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 12 a). To date, 110 species have been found in Vietnam.
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): 1-92, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4140.1.1
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 2012 a).
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): 1-92, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4140.1.1
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