Amynthas
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Amynthas is a genus of earthworm
s in the family Megascolecidae
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Earthworm
Earthworm is the common name for the largest members of Oligochaeta in the phylum Annelida. In classical systems they were placed in the order Opisthopora, on the basis of the male pores opening posterior to the female pores, even though the internal male segments are anterior to the female...
s in the family Megascolecidae
Megascolecidae
Megascolecidae is a large family of earthworms which has native representatives in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast and East Asia, and North America. The most ancient lineages of the family show a Gondwanan distribution and have been used as evidence of continental drift. Members of the Pheretima...
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Species
- Amynthas alexandri (Beddard, 1900)
- Amynthas borealis Panha & Bantaowong, 2011
- Amynthas comptus (Gates, 1932)
- Amynthas defecta (Gates, 1930)
- Amynthas exiguus (Gates, 1930)
- Amynthas fucosus (Gates, 1933)
- Amynthas gracilis (Rosa, 1891)
- Amynthas hupbonensis (Stephenson, 1931)
- Amynthas longicauliculatus(Gates, 1931)
- Amynthas mekongianus (Cognetti, 1922)
- Amynthas morrisi (Beddard, 1892)
- Amynthas papulosus (Rosa, 1896)
- Amynthas phatubensis Panha & Bantaowong, 2011
- Amynthas siam Blakemore, 2011
- Amynthas srinan Panha & Bantaowong, 2011
- Amynthas tontong Panha & Bantaowong, 2011