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. text Zootaxa 2016 4140 1 1 92 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4140.1.1 01995ca4-7d04-4402-b21a-926957b1a391 1175-5326 256507 AD1F6B4E-3B0D-422C-B47C-0495BD385857 Polypheretima elongata ( Perrier, 1872 ) Perichaeta elongata Perrier, 1872 : 124 , Plate IV, Fig. 70; Beddard 1895a : 431 . Metapheretima elongata— Sims & Easton 1972 : 233 . Polypheretima elongata— Easton 1979 : 53 , Fig. 22a; Easton 1981 : 61 ; Nakamura 1999 : 7 ; Blakemore 2002 : 231 , Fig. 2.19; Blakemore 2007a : 32 ; Blakemore 2008b ; Tran & Tran 2010 : 8 ; Nguyen et al. 2014 : 114 , Fig. 4. Pheretima (Polypheretima) elongata— Thai 1983 : 126 . Pheretima elongata— Michaelsen 1900 : 265 ; Gates 1972 : 182 ; Thai 1987 : 7 ; Thai 2000a : 310 ; Huynh 2005a : 131 ; Thai et al. 2007 : 312 ; Nguyen T.T. & Tran 2008 : 61 ; Nguyen et al. 2010: 114; Nguyen & Nguyen 2010: 123; Nguyen & Huynh 2011 : 1018 ; Nguyen et al. 2012 : 146 ; Nguyen 2014 : 112 . Perichaeta biserialis Perrier, 1875 : 1044 . Perichaeta acystis Beddard, 1895a : 423 . See Easton (1976: 40–41) and Blakemore (2002) for more synonyms. Type locality. Peru . Type material. MNHN (AE 633–646), France . Examined material. 9 C ( CTU-EW.026.01 ) Vinh Long Prov., Vung Liem Distr., 10/2008, coll. Nguyen Thi Nhi. Records from Vietnam. Bac Giang (Tan Yen; Luc Ngan); Lang Son (Dong Mo, Chi Lang) ; Quang Ninh (Tien Yen) ; Hai Phong (Cat Ba and Cat Hai Isls) ; Dien Bien ( Dien Bien city) ; Son La (Song Ma) ; Nghe An (Ky Son) ; Hanoi ; Hai Duong ; Hung Yen ; Ha Nam ; Nam Dinh ; Ninh Binh ; Quang Binh (Quang Trach; Dong Hoi) ; Quang Tri (Dong Ha; Quang Tri ); Thua Thien Hue (Hue; Phu Loc) ; Binh Dinh ; Ninh Thuan (Phan Rang; Ninh Son; Song Pha; Ninh Hai) ; Binh Thuan (Bac Binh; Tuy Phong; Phan Ri) ; Ben Tre (Binh Dai; Thanh Phu; Cho Lach; Ba Tri) ; Can Tho ( Can Tho ) ; Vinh Long ; Dong Thap ; Tien Giang ; An Giang ; Tra Vinh ; Soc Trang ; Ca Mau ( Do & Le 1992 ; Le 1995a ; Do 1994; Tran 1985 ; Nguyen 1994 ; Huynh 1996 ; Thai 1987 ; Nguyen T.T. & Tran 2008 ; Tran & Tran 2010 ; Nguyen et al. 2010; Nguyen 2014 ; Nguyen et al. 2014 ). Distribution. A cosmopolitan species, widely found from various parts of the world ( Blakemore 2002 , 2007a ). Vietnamese name. Trùn dài. Remarks. Polypheretima elongata is an exotic species originating from the Indonesian region ( Easton 1976 ), and commonly found in the Indochinese region ( Thai 1983 ).