Metaphire saxicalcis

Metaphire saxicalcis

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: Metaphire
Species: Metaphire saxicalcis

Name

Metaphire saxicalcis Bantaowong & Panha in Bantaowong et al., 2016

Holotype: clitellate (CUMZ 3392), 24 September 2012, leg. S. Panha, U. Bantaowong, R. Chanabun & W. Siriwut.

Type locality: Thailand, Chonburi, Bo Thong, Khao Cha Ang On, 13°12'0.7"N, 101°34'43.6"E, 82 m amsl.

Paratypes: 6 adults (CUMZ 3393), 1 adult (ZMH), 1 adult (NHMUK), same data as holotype.

References

Primary references

• Bantaowong, U., Chanabun, R., James, S.W. & Panha, S. 2016. Seven new species of the earthworm genus Metaphire Sims & Easton, 1972 from Thailand (Clitellata: Megascolecidae). Zootaxa 4117(1): 63–84. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4117.1.3. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
  • [original description of Metaphire saxicalcis: p. 78–79]

Links

• Metaphire saxicalcis in the World Register of Marine Species

• BHL bibliography
• Metaphire saxicalcis – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Metaphire saxicalcis.
• ION
• Species-ID

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