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Three new earthworms of the genus Amynthas (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) from eastern Taiwan with redescription of Amynthas hongyehensis Tsai and Shen, 2010

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Shen, Huei-Ping (2012): Three new earthworms of the genus Amynthas (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) from eastern Taiwan with redescription of Amynthas hongyehensis Tsai and Shen, 2010. Journal of Natural History 46 (37-38): 2259-2283, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2012.716867, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2012.716867

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