The megascolecid earthworms (Annelida, Oligochaeta, Megascolecidae) in the Phu Quoc island, Vietnam, with descriptions of three new species

By

Nguyen, Tung Thanh
Lam, Dang Hai
Trinh, Binh
Nguyen, Duc-Anh

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

932

Pages

1--25

Subjects

Biodiversity , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.932.50314

 

Abstract

The megascolecid earthworms of the Phu Quoc island are intensively investigated. Twelve species in three genera (Lampito Kinberg, 1867, Amynthas Kinberg, 1867, and Metaphire Sims & Easton, 1972) are recorded. Of these, Metaphire doiphamon Bantaowong & Panha, 2016 is recorded for the first time in Vietnam, and three species are newly described, namely Amynthas catenatussp. nov., A. phuquocensissp. nov., and A. poropapillatussp. nov. An identification key to 12 megascolecid species is provided as well.