DNA barcoding of the Thai species of terrestrial earthworms in the genera Amynthas and Metaphire (Haplotaxida: Megascolecidae)

• Main Authors: Ekgachai Jeratthitikul, Ueangfa Bantaowong, Somsak Panha
• Other Authors: Chulalongkorn University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Immunology and Microbiology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/41441
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2017 Terrestrial earthworms in the genera Amynthas Kinberg, 1867 and Metaphire Sims and Easton, 1972 are the most dominant and abundant earthworm species in Southeast Asia. However, the classification into species level of both genera is often confusing because of morphological similarities betwee...