The megascolecid earthworms (Annelida, Oligochaeta, Megascolecidae) in the Phu Quoc island, Vietnam, with descriptions of three new species

Tung T Nguyen; Dang H Lam; Binh T K Trinh; Anh D Nguyen

doi:10.3897/zookeys.932.50314

The megascolecid earthworms (Annelida, Oligochaeta, Megascolecidae) in the Phu Quoc island, Vietnam, with descriptions of three new species

Zookeys. 2020 May 12:932:1-25. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.932.50314. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Tung T Nguyen¹, Dang H Lam¹, Binh T K Trinh², Anh D Nguyen^{3

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, School of Education, Can Tho University, Can Tho City, Vietnam Can Tho University Can Tho Vietnam.
² Department of Applied Biology, Faculty of Agriculture and Rural Development, Kien Giang University, Kien Giang, Vietnam Kien Giang University Kien Giang Vietnam.
³ Duy Tan University, 254, Nguyen Van Linh, Da Nang, Vietnam Duy Tan University Da Nang Vietnam.
⁴ Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18, Hoangquocviet Rd., Caugiay District, Hanoi, Vietnam Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology Hanoi Vietnam.

Abstract

The megascolecid earthworms of the Phu Quoc island are intensively investigated. Twelve species in three genera (Lampito Kinberg, 1867, Amynthas Kinberg, 1867, and Metaphire Sims & Easton, 1972) are recorded. Of these, Metaphire doiphamon Bantaowong & Panha, 2016 is recorded for the first time in Vietnam, and three species are newly described, namely Amynthas catenatus sp. nov., A. phuquocensis sp. nov., and A. poropapillatus sp. nov. An identification key to 12 megascolecid species is provided as well.

Keywords: biodiversity; taxonomy.

Tung T. Nguyen, Dang H. Lam, Binh T. K. Trinh, Anh D. Nguyen.