Metapheretima

Metapheretima is a genus of annelid earthworms belonging to the family Megascolecidae, erected by Wilhelm Michaelsen in 1928.Michaelsen W (1928) Arkiv för Zoologi, 20, A3. Species have been recorded mostly from Asia, Australia and Pacific Islands.Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Polypheretima Michaelsen, 1934 (retrieved 20 June 2024)

This genus is similar to Pheretima and other "Pheretimoid" genera (also including Amynthas, Archipheretima, Duplodicodrilus, Metaphire, Pithemera and Polypheretima). They form an important ecological and taxonomic group in the Oriental region.Tung T Nguyen, Binh TT Tran, Duc Anh Nguyen (2014) Earthworms of the 'acaecate' Pheretima group in Vietnam (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae), with description of a new species from the Mekong delta. Zootaxa 3866 : 105–121.

Species The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:

Metapheretima agathis Metapheretima andurili Metapheretima apunae Metapheretima arensi Metapheretima buckerfieldi Metapheretima deidrae Metapheretima deirdrae Metapheretima doni Metapheretima dorii Metapheretima durendali Metapheretima elberti Metapheretima elrondi Metapheretima erromangae Metapheretima excalaberi Metapheretima glamdringi Metapheretima kellneri Metapheretima kilii Metapheretima lindiae Metapheretima noebiana Metapheretima orcrista Metapheretima pallens Metapheretima quinqueremis Metapheretima septocta Metapheretima sergei Metapheretima simsi Metapheretima sola Metapheretima stingi Metapheretima sucklingensis Metapheretima swelaensis Metapheretima tavvarinensis Metapheretima tiencanhensis Metapheretima triciae Metapheretima vietnamensis Metapheretima wetzeli

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