Polypheretima Michaelsen 1934

Main Authors: Nguyen, Tung T., Tran, Binh T. T., Nguyen, Anh D.
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Terbitan: , 2014
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Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/3509443
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  • Genus Polypheretima Michaelsen, 1934 Pheretima (Polypheretima) Michaelsen, 1934 a: 25. Metapheretima (part)— Sims & Easton 1972: 205, 233. Polypheretima — Easton 1979: 28. Type species. Perichaeta stelleri Michaelsen, 1892, by original designation. Diagnosis. " Megascolecidae with an oesophageal gizzard in VIII, intestinal caeca and gizzards absent. Body cylindrical, setae never excessively crowded ventrally, creeping sole absent. Male pores on circular porophores which may be within copulatory pouches. Crescentic genital markings absent. Spermathecal pores small, spermathecal diverticula simple and usually ectal in origin" (Easton 1979: 28). Distribution. Philippines, Indonesian archipelago, Papua New Guinea, Malaya peninsula and Vietnam (Easton 1979).
  • Published as part of Nguyen, Tung T., Tran, Binh T. T. & Nguyen, Anh D., 2014, Earthworms of the ' acaecate' Pheretima group in Vietnam (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae), with description of a new species from the Mekong delta, pp. 105-121 in Zootaxa 3866 (1) on pages 111-112, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3866.1.5, http://zenodo.org/record/227564