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Four new earthworm species and subspecies belonging to genus Amynthas and Metaphire (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from Hainan Island, China

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Zhao, Qi, Jiang, Jibao, Sun, Jing, Qiu, Jiangping (2013): Four new earthworm species and subspecies belonging to genus Amynthas and Metaphire (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from Hainan Island, China. Zootaxa 3619 (3): 383-393, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3619.3.7

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