Some new earthworms of the genus Amynthas (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from Mt. Hohuan of Taiwan

Zoological Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 276-288

  Tsai, Chu Fa ^a   Shen, Huei Ping ^a   Tsai, Su Chen ^a  

^a ENDEMIC SPECIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amynthas; Earthworms; Megascolecidae; New species; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035486196     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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