A comprehensive checklist of earthworm species and subspecies from Vietnam (Annelida: Clitellata: Oligochaeta: Almidae, Eudrilidae, Glossoscolecidae, Lumbricidae, Megascolecidae, Moniligastridae, Ocnerodrilidae, Octochaetidae)
Author
Nguyen, Tung T.
Author
Nguyen, Anh D.
Author
Tran, Binh T. T.
Author
Blakemore, Robert J.
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Zootaxa
2016
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4140.1.1
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1175-5326
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Metaphire kiengiangensis
Nguyen & Trinh, 2015
Pheretima kiengiangensis
Nguyen & Trinh, 2015
(in
Nguyen
et al.
2015b
)
: 461, Fig.1.
Type
locality.
Vietnam
(
Kien Giang
:
Kien Hai
).
Type material.
CTU (EW.019), Vietnam.
Examined
material.
1 C (
CTU-EW.019.h01
) and 10 C (
CTU-EW.019.p02
), plantation of
Hopea
and other trees,
Lai Son Island
,
Kien Hai District
,
Kien
Giang Province
,
Vietnam
(09 0 48'
21,6N
; 104 0 38'
01,1E
), elevation of
81m
a.s.l.
,
15 November 2013
, coll.
Trinh Thi Kim Binh
;
3 C (
CTU-EW.019.p03
) fruit tree garden, on the way to
Bang Beach
,
Lai Son Island
,
Kien Hai District
,
Kien
Giang Province
,
Vietnam
(09 0 48'
32,4N
; 104 0 39'
23,0E
),
14 October 2014
, coll.
Trinh Thi Kim Binh
;
13 C (
CTU-EW.019.p04
) mango garden,
Hon Dat Mountain
,
Hon Dat District
,
Kien
Giang Province
,
Vietnam
(10 0 06'
37.6N
; 104 0 53'
06.2E
),
13 November 2010
, coll.
Nguyen Thanh Tung
.
Records from Vietnam. Kien Giang
(Kien Hai; Hon Dat) (
Nguyen
et al.
2015b
)
Distribution.
Only known from
Vietnam
.
Vietnamese name.
Giun Kiên giang.
Remarks.
The species consists of mainland and island populations, with specimens on the mainland being smaller in size (
Nguyen
et al.
2015b
).