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Metaphire mangophila Nguyen 2011, comb. nov.

Description

Metaphire mangophila (Nguyen, 2011) comb. nov.

Pheretima mangophila Nguyen 2011b: 24, fig. 2.

Pheretima sp.2 Nguyen T.T. & Tran 2008: 61; Nguyen et al. 2011: 1025. Pheretima mangophila— Nguyen et al. 2012: 146; Nguyen 2013: 58; Nguyen 2014: 110.

Type locality. Vietnam (An Giang: Cho Moi).

Type material. CTU (EW.h017), Vietnam.

Examined material. 10 C (CTU-EW.012.01) plantation, Thien Ton, Vinh Cuu Distr., Dong Nai Prov., 13/09/ 2012, coll. Duong Chi Trong; 5 C (CTU-EW.012.02) fruit tree gardens, Phu Ngoc, Dinh Quan Distr., Dong Nai Prov., 14/10/2013, coll. Le Van Nhan.

Records from Vietnam. Tay Ninh (Ba Den Mt.); Dong Nai (Vinh Cuu; Xuan Loc; Dinh Quan); Dong Thap (Cao Lanh); Can Tho (Vinh Thanh); Kien Giang (Hon Dat; Kien Luong; Ha Tien, An Son Isl.); An Giang (Cho Moi: Duyen Isl.; Chau Doc; Tinh Bien; Tri Ton); Tra Vinh (Chau Thanh) (Nguyen 2011b; Nguyen 2014).

Distribution. Only known from Vietnam.

Vietnamese name. Giun ưa đất xoài.

Notes

Published as part of 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), pp. 1-92 in Zootaxa 4140 (1) on page 61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4140.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/256507

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Event date
2012-09-13 , 2013-10-14
Family
Megascolecidae
Genus
Metaphire
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Haplotaxida
Phylum
Annelida
Scientific name authorship
Nguyen
Species
mangophila
Taxonomic status
comb. nov.
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Verbatim event date
2012-09-13 , 2013-10-14
Taxonomic concept label
Metaphire mangophila (Nguyen, 2011) sec. Nguyen, Nguyen, Tran & Blakemore, 2016

References

  • Nguyen, T. T., Nguyen, T. D. & Pham, T. T. (2011) Preliminary data on earthworms in mainland mountain region of Kien Giang Province. Proceeding of the 4 th national workshop on ecology and biological resources. Hanoi Agriculture Publishing House, Hanoi, 1024 - 1030.
  • Nguyen, T. T. (2011 b) Descriptions of two new species of earthworm of the genus Pheretima Kinberg, 1867 (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from Mekong Delta-Vietnam. TAP CHI SINH HOC, 33 (1), 24 - 29.
  • Nguyen, T. T. & Tran, T. A. T. (2008) Composition and Distribution of Earthworms Belt of Tien River. Journal of Science, Can Tho University, 10, 59 - 66.
  • Nguyen, T. T., Nguyen, T. K. P. & Ho, M. T. (2012) Diversity and distributional characteristics of earthworms in An Giang province. Journal of Science, Can Tho University, 22 A, 143 - 153.
  • Nguyen, T. T. (2013) The earthworm fauna of the Cuu Long delta. PhD dissertation in Zoology. Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi, 169 pp.
  • Nguyen, T. T., Tran, T. T. B. & Nguyen, D. A. (2014) Earthworms of the ' acaecate' Pheretima group in Vietnam (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae), with description of a new species from the Mekong delta. Zootaxa, 3866 (1), 105 - 121. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3866.1.5