Amynthas tokioensis explained

Amynthas tokioensis, the Asian jumping worm, is a species of earthworm in the family Megascolecidae. It is native to Japan and the Korean Peninsula. It is an invasive species in North America.[1] [2]

These worms engage in parthenogenetic reproduction.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Invasive jumping worms damage U.S. Soil and threaten forests. 29 September 2020.
  2. Co-invasion of three Asian earthworms, Metaphire hilgendorfi, Amynthas agrestis and Amynthas tokioensis in the USA. 10.1007/s10530-017-1607-x. 2018. Chang. Chih-Han. Johnston. Marie R.. Görres. Josef H.. Dávalos. Andrea. McHugh. Damhnait. Szlavecz. Katalin. Biological Invasions. 20. 4. 843–848. 4518705.
  3. "A guide to identifying the Asian earthworms Amynthas agrestis, Amynthas tokioensis, and Metaphire hilgendorfi" by Chih-Han Chang. Extracted from Asian pheretimoid earthworms in North America north of Mexico: An illustrated key to the genera Amynthas, Metaphire, Pithemera, and Polypheretima by C.-H. Chang and B. Snyder and K. Szlavecz. Zootaxa 4179 (3), 495–529. 2016. Accessed August 20, 2021.

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