Amynthas

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lumbricina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Annelida Classis: Clitellata Subclassis: Oligochaeta Ordo: Haplotaxida Subordo: Lumbricina

Familia: Megascolecidae
Genus: Amynthas
Species: A. accessorius – A. agrestis – A. anteporus – A. antethecus – A. auriculus – A. bantanensis – A. binoculatus – A. biorbis – A. borealis – A. bouatongi – A. bouchei – A. carnosus – A. catenatus – A. catenus – A. chandyi – A. conchipapillatus – A. crassitubus – A. demptus – A. dentiformis – A. dispersus – A. dissimilis – A. dongfangensis – A. dorsomorrioides – A. edwardsi – A. elenabondae – A. erroneous – A. eumorphus – A. exiguus – A. fenestrus – A. fleischmani – A. formosae – A. fuscus – A. fusing – A. gageodo – A. genitalis – A. hoauykanangensis – A. hongyehensis – A. hsinpuensis – A. iriomotensis – A. ishigakiensis – A. lacustris – A. lalashan – A. libratus – A. lioujia – A. longiprostaticus – A. luridus – A. majia – A. marsupiformis – A. maximus – A. minhdam – A. montanus – A. nametensis – A. namphouinensis – A. nanganensis – A. nanshanensis – A. nhonmontis – A. ocularius – A. omodeoi – A. pavimentus – A. penpuensis – A. phatubensis – A. phimpheti – A. phuquocensis – A. polyglandularis – A. poropapillatus – A. proasacceus – A. rockefelleri – A. ruiyenensis – A. sakonnakhonensis – A. sexpectatus – A. shanghangensis – A. shengtangmontis – A. s. minusculus – A. somechanae – A. srinan – A. stabilis – A. stricosus – A. tantulus – A. taoyuanensis – A. tayalis – A. tessellatus – A. tontong – A. tortuosus – A. trapezoides – A. tungpuensis – A. uvaglandularis – A. wangi – A. wenchangensis – A. wiggeri – A. wulinensis – A. xiangtanensis – A. xuanchengensis – A. youngtai

Add: A. bimontis – A. dilatatus – A. dongjuensis – A. dongyinensis – A. gracilis – A. hsiyinensis – A. hupeiensis – A. infuscuatus – A. instabilis – A. qiongzhongensis – A. wuzhimontis – A. zonarius

Name

Amynthas Kinberg, 1866

Type species: Amynthas aeruginosus Kinberg, 1866

References

Primary references

Kinberg, J.G.H. 1866. Annulata nova [Continuatio, Acad. propos. die 18 Aprilis 1866]. Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar. 23(4): 97–103. BHL Reference page. [original description of Amynthas: p. 101]

Additional references

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