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Three new species of earthworms belonging to the genus Amynthas (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from Hainan Island, China

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Sun, Jing, Zhao, Qi, Qiu, Jiang-Ping (2010): Three new species of earthworms belonging to the genus Amynthas (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from Hainan Island, China. Zootaxa 2680: 26-32, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199320

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