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Scientific Name: Amynthas corticis Kinberg, 1866
Synonym: Amynthas diffringens (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Japanese jumper
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Order: Crassiclitellata
Family: Megascolecidae
Description:
The color of the species is reddish-brown or grayish on the dorsum but pale ventrally. The prostomium is epilobic, with the tongue opening about two-thirds of the way. The first dorsal pore appears on the 11th or 12th segment. Perichaetine setae are present, with 32 to 38 on preclitellar segments and 42 to 48 on postclitellar segments. The clitellum is distinct and ring-shaped on segments XIV-XVI or XVII. Male pores are paired on segment XVIII, minute and superficial, each on a small elliptical disc. The female pore is single and median.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Commonly found in the fish pond, rivers, lakes, haors, and other fresh waterbodies of Bangladesh
Environment:
Freshwater
Main References:
Kabir SMH, Ahmed M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (EDS.) 2009 Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 16. Annelida Echainodermata Acanthocephala and Minor Phyla.. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 232 pp.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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