Published December 31, 2015 | Version v1
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Amynthas morrisi Beddard 1892

Description

Amynthas morrisi (Beddard, 1892)

Material examined. 25 specimens altogether. 1 clitellate, Nangan, beside Beihai Tunnel, 26°08'32.9''N, 119°55'43.6''E, 21 m asl, 28 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI-O- 2012-36 -3); 2 clitellates, Beigan, from a roadside ditch outside Tangchi Village, 26°13'44.2''N, 119°59'51.9''E, 44 m asl, 29 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI-O- 2012-40 -3); 1 clitellate, Hsiju, from roadside ditches around Hsiju Visitor Centre, 25°58'09.3''N, 119°56'01.7''E, 29 m asl, 30 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI-O- 2012-44 -2); 1 clitellate, Nangan, Magang, at Matsu Temple, 26°09'39.3''N, 119°54'59.7''E, 67 m asl, 31 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI-O- 2012-53 - 3); 1 clitellate, Nangan, Mt. Yuntai, 26°09'02.1''N, 119°55'23.2''E, 242 m asl, 25 June 2012, H.P. Chen & W.J. Chih (TESRI-O- 2012-59 -2); 7 clitellates and 1 aclitellate, Beigan, around a temple beside Baisha Harbor, 26°12'24.0''N, 119°58'08.3''E, 12 m asl, 26 June 2012, H.P. Chen & W.J. Chih (TESRI-O- 2012-65 -3); 1 clitellate, Dongju, Chipinglong, 25°57'33.2''N, 119°58'15.1''E, 50 m asl, 27 June 2012, H.P. Chen & W.J. Chih (TESRI-O- 2012-67 -2); 1 clitellate, Dongyin, beside the Yanhsiu Fort, 26°21'35.5''N, 120°29'22.2''E, 19 m asl, 28 June 2012, H.P. Chen & W.J. Chih (TESRI-O- 2012-78 -5); 8 clitellates, Nangan, from a roadside ditch in Nioubei Ridge, 26°09'44.5''N, 119°56'53.1''E, 138 m asl, 28 August 2012, H.P. Chen & H.H. Huang (TESRI-O-2012-116-3); 1 clitellate, Nangan, Shengtien Reservoir, 26°09'13.9''N, 119°54'59.7''E, 70 m asl, 28 August 2012, H.P. Chen & H.H. Huang (TESRI- O-2012-117-3).

Notes

Published as part of Shen, Huei-Ping, Chang, Chih-Han & Chih, Wen-Jay, 2015, Earthworms from Matsu, Taiwan with descriptions of new species of the genera Amynthas (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) and Drawida (Oligochaeta: Moniligastridae), pp. 425-450 in Zootaxa 3973 (3) on page 445, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3973.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/232280

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Beddard
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Order
Opisthopora
Family
Megascolecidae
Genus
Amynthas
Species
morrisi
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Amynthas morrisi Beddard, 1892 sec. Shen, Chang & Chih, 2015