Checklist of Pheretimoid Earthworms (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) of the World:: I. Genera Archipheretima Michaelsen, 1928, Begemius Easton, 1982, Dendropheretima James, 2005, Duplodicodrilus Blakemore, 2008, Isarogoscolex James, 2005, Manus Blakemore, 2010, Planapheretima Michaelsen, 1934, and Pleionogaster Michaelsen, 1892

Parin Jirapatrasilp

doi:10.58837/tnh.24.1.262408

Authors

Parin Jirapatrasilp Animal Systematics Research Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, THAILAND: Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Zoological Museum, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3, Hamburg, GERMANY

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58837/tnh.24.1.262408

Keywords:

megadrile, systematics, taxonomy

Abstract

This paper is the first of a series that aims to provide an updated checklist of all pheretimoid earthworm species recorded so far in the world after the latest pheretimoid checklist by Blakemore (2007). Eight out of 14 currently accepted pheretimoid genera are featured in this study, namely: Archipheretima Michaelsen, 1928, Begemius Easton, 1982, Dendropheretima James, 2005, Duplodicodrilus Blakemore, 2008, Isarogoscolex James, 2005, Manus Blakemore, 2010, Planapheretima Michaelsen, 1934, and Pleionogaster Michaelsen, 1892. Altogether, a total of 67 nominal species and subspecies are included in this checklist, where the taxonomic treatments, diagnostic characters, the type locality and the status of type specimens of each taxon are provided.

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