Polypheretima Explained

Polypheretima is a genus of annelid earthworms belonging to the family Megascolecidae, erected by Wilhelm Michaelsen in 1934.^[1] Species have been recorded mostly from Africa and Asia, with several apparently very locally endemic.^[2]

This genus is similar to Pheretima and other "Pheretimoid" genera (also including Amynthas, Archipheretima, Duplodicodrilus, Metaphire, Metapheretima and Pithemera). They form an important ecological and taxonomic group in the Oriental region.^[3]

Species

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:^[2]

1. Polypheretima agathis
2. Polypheretima badia
3. Polypheretima bannaworensis
4. Polypheretima bukidnonensis
5. Polypheretima cattienensis
6. Polypheretima cokelat
7. Polypheretima coplandi
8. Polypheretima cordata
9. Polypheretima elongatoides
10. Polypheretima fruticosa
11. Polypheretima gatesi
12. Polypheretima huonensis
13. Polypheretima kalimpaaensis
14. Polypheretima kershawae
15. Polypheretima koyana
16. Polypheretima lacertina
17. Polypheretima lesonea
18. Polypheretima medialis
19. Polypheretima mekongmontis
20. Polypheretima militium
21. Polypheretima mindanaoensis
22. Polypheretima neglecta
23. Polypheretima pagudpudensis
24. Polypheretima parataprobanea
25. Polypheretima patae
26. Polypheretima perlucidula
27. Polypheretima phacellotheca
28. Polypheretima sahlani
29. Polypheretima sempolensis
30. Polypheretima tabhingensis
31. Polypheretima tamarae
32. Polypheretima tenebrica
33. Polypheretima zamboangensis

Notes and References

1. Oligochaeta from Sarawak. 1934. Michaelsen. W.. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science. 2. 77. 305. 1–47. 10.1242/jcs.s2-77.305.1. free.
2. https://www.gbif.org/species/4812970 Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Polypheretima Michaelsen, 1934
3. Web site: Checklist of pheretimoid taxa . YNU . 2007 . 2008-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722081245/http://bio-eco.eis.ynu.ac.jp/eng/database/earthworm/Pheretimoids.pdf . 2011-07-22 . dead .