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Metaphire anomala

Metaphire anomala

(Michaelsen, 1907) Michaelsen, 1907

GBIF:123207365

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Descriptions(3)

Remarks. The species is rather unique with male pores in xx. The populations found in Cambodia and Con Lon Isl. (Vietnam) have genital markings on xix (Do 1994), and the population found in Dak Lak has an additional genital marking on xxi (Huynh 2005 a). The material was re-checked to confirm the occurrence of the species 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
Distribution. India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, China (Gates 1939, 1972; Thai & Do 1989; Samphon 1990; Blakemore 2007 a). Vietnamese name. Giun b ất thư ờng.
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 locality. India (Botanical Gardens, Sibpur near Calcutta). Type material. Hamburg Museum, Germany (Michaelsen 1907). Examined material. 10 A (SORC-V. 121.02) Quang Tri Province, Lao Bao, on the bank of Se Pon river, 22 / 8 / 1984, coll. Nguyen Van Thuan; 1 C (SORC-V. 121.01) Dak Lak, on the bank of the river Krong Ana, 08 / 10 / 1989, coll. Huynh Thi Kim Hoi; 11 C (CTU-EW. 020.01) rubber plantation, Trang Bom, Dong Nai, 16 / 10 / 2013, coll. Le Van N han; 7 C (CTU-EW. 020.02) natural forest, Cat Tien NP, Tan Phu, Dong Nai, 13 / 10 / 2013, coll. Le Van Nhan. Records from Vietnam. Lai Chau (Khuoi Leng); Son La (Quynh Nhai); Quang Tri (Huong Hoa); Binh Dinh; Dak Lak (Yok Don NP); Ba Ria-Vung Tau (Con Lon Isl.); Dong Nai (Cat Tien NP; Trang Bom); Kien Giang (Lai Son Isl.); An Giang (Nhon Mts, Phu Cuong Mts, Ba Doi Mts, Cam Mts, To Mts); Dong Nai (Vinh Cuu, Xuan Loc, Dinh Quan, Trang Bom, Cam My, Long Thanh); Tay Ninh (Ba Den Mts) (Do 1994; Nguyen 1994; Thai et al. 2004; Nguyen & Tran 2008; Huynh 2005 a; Nguyen 2014: 108).
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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A comprehensive checklist of earthworm species and subspecies from Vietnam (Annelida: Clitellata: Oligochaeta: Almidae, Eudrilidae, Glossoscolecidae, Lumbricidae, Megascolecidae, Moniligastridae, Ocnerodrilidae, Octochaetidae)

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This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article 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

Abstract

The comprehensive checklist of earthworms in Vietnam is presented here listing 24 genera and 212 species arranged in eight families. For each species, bibliographic citations are given, including the original descriptions as well as notable citations affecting taxonomic status or distributional reports of a species. Distributions of each species are also provided. The bibliography contains all relevant papers for Vietnamese earthworms. Of 212 species, 114 have been recorded only in Vietnam, and 25 are cosmopolitan. New combinations are made for Amynthas acalifornicus (Do & Huynh, 1991) comb. nov., A. binhgiaensis (Le, 1994) comb. nov., Metaphire catbaensis (Thai & Le, 1993) comb. nov., M. khoii (Do & Tran, 1994) comb. nov., M. phaluongana (Do & Huynh, 1992) comb. nov., and M. mangophila (Nguyen, 2011) comb. nov., M. tripidoporophoratus (Thai & Nguyen, 1993) comb. nov. Additionally, Pheretima paraalexandri Nguyen, 2011 is treat- ed as a junior synonym of Amynthas polychaetiferus (Thai, 1984).

Key words: Megadriles, checklist, species distributions, taxonomy, exotic cosmopolitans, earthworm, fauna, Vietnam

Nguyen T T, Nguyen A D, Tran B T T, Blakemore R J, plazi (2016). A comprehensive checklist of earthworm species and subspecies from Vietnam (Annelida: Clitellata: Oligochaeta: Almidae, Eudrilidae, Glossoscolecidae, Lumbricidae, Megascolecidae, Moniligastridae, Ocnerodrilidae, Octochaetidae). Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4140.1.1 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-17.

CC0Published 12/31/2016View dataset
GBIF Usage Key
123207365
Dataset Key
01995ca4-7d04-4402-b21a-926957b1a391
Origin
source
Backbone Key
8469460
Taxon ID
B5727931FF807936FF3C26BE62FB8BFD.taxon
Last Crawled
6/11/2026
Last Interpreted
6/11/2026