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Original Articles

Some new Korean Megascolecoid earthworms (Oligochaeta)

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Pages 1229-1256 | Received 13 Mar 2009, Published online: 20 May 2009
 

Abstract

Earthworm specimens collected from Korea consist of 12 new species of pheretimoid earthworms, Amynthas cucullatus sp. nov., A. dabudongensis sp. nov., A. laceratus sp. nov., A. quinqueconvexus sp. nov., A. baekamensis sp. nov., A. conferticurtus sp. nov., A. sonjaesiki sp. nov., A. tabulatus sp. nov., A. calculatus sp. nov., A. acinus sp. nov., A. pyeongchangensis sp. nov. and A. ani sp. nov. In Sims and Easton (Citation1972), A. dabudongensis belongs to the morrisi-group; A. lacerates, A. quinqueconvexus and A. baekamensis belong to the canaliculatus-group; A. conferticurtus belongs to the pomellus-group; A. sonjaesiki belongs to the tokioensis-group; A. calculatus, A. acinus and A. pyeongchangensis belong to the bournei-group; and A. ani belongs to the rimosus-group. Descriptions of the new species are provided, including illustrations of ventral view and spermathecae.

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by Korea Research Foundation Grant (KRF−2004−050−C00019).

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