Terrestrial Earthworms (Oligochaeta: Opisthopora) of China summarizes the results of the classification of terrestrial earthworms in China and provides detailed and authoritative information. The content is classified according to the classification system of Sims and Easton. Each earthworm is described in detail from existing data sources and includes descriptions of external morphological characteristics, internal morphological characteristics, body color and distribution. This book is a useful resource for researchers and practitioners in the field of systematics, phylogeny, biodiversity, soil invertebrate zoology and ecology. Covers over 370 species of earthwormsDescribes the source of each kind of earthworm, their main classification features, and distributionDiscusses the differences between similar earthwormsIncludes accompanying figures on the typical characteristics of each earthworm INDICE: Phylum: AnnelidaClass: OligochaetaOrder: OpisthoporaFamily: Acanthodrilidae Claus, 1880Genus: Microscolex Rosa,18871. Microscolex wuxiensis Xu, Zhong & Yang, 1990Genus. Plutellus Perrier, 18732. Plutellus hanyuangensis Zhong, 1992Genus. Pontodrilus Perrier, 18743. Pontodrilus bermudensis Beddard, 18914. Pontodrilus litoralis (Grube, 1855)5. Pontodrilus sinensis Chen & Xu, 1977Family: GlossoscolecidaeGenus: Pontoscolex Schmarda, 18616. Pontoscolex corethrurus(Müller, 1856)7. Pontoscolex guangdongensis Zhang, Wu and Sun, 1998Family: Haplotaxidae (Claus, 1880)Genus. Haplotaxis Hoffmeister, 18438. Haplotaxis gordioides (Hartmann, 1821)Family: Lumbricidae Claus, 1880Genus. Allolobophora Eisen, 18739. Allolobophora chlortica (Savigny, 1826)Genus. Aporrectodea Örley, 188510. Aporrectodea caliginosa (Savigny, 1826)11. Aporrectodea longa (Ude, 1885)12. Aporrectodea trapezoides (Dugès, 1828)13. Aporrectodea tuberculata (Eisen, 1874)14. Aporrectodea turgida (Eisen, 1873)Genus. Bimastos Moore, 189315. Bimastos beddardi (Michaelsen, 1894)16. Bimastos parvus (Eisen, 1874)
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