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Amynthas diffringens (Baird, 1869)

1758988  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1758988)

accepted
Species
Megascolex (Perichaeta) diffringens Baird, 1869 · unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Megascolex (Perichaeta) diffringens Baird, 1869) Baird, W. (1869). Description of a new Species of Earth‐worm (Megascolex diffringens) found in North Wales (p.40-43). Additional remarks on the Megascolex diffringens (p. 387-389). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> volume for 1869: 40-43, 387-389., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28662855
page(s): 40 [details] OpenAccess publication
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Amynthas diffringens (Baird, 1869). Accessed through: Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stepien, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1758988 on 2025-05-22
Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Amynthas diffringens (Baird, 1869). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1758988 on 2025-05-22
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original description (of Megascolex (Perichaeta) diffringens Baird, 1869) Baird, W. (1869). Description of a new Species of Earth‐worm (Megascolex diffringens) found in North Wales (p.40-43). Additional remarks on the Megascolex diffringens (p. 387-389). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> volume for 1869: 40-43, 387-389., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28662855
page(s): 40 [details] OpenAccess publication

status source Chang, Chih-Han; Snyder, Bruce A.; Szlavecz, Katalin. (2016). Asian pheretimoid earthworms in North America north of Mexico: An illustrated key to the genera Amynthas, Metaphire, Pithemera, and Polypheretima (Clitellata: Megascolecidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4179(3): 495–529., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4179.3.7
page(s): 505, figures 1b, 9; note: In contrast to the assessment of Blakemore 2013 based on syntypes that Amynthas diffringens was a valid species, Chang et al preferred to continued its synonymy to Amynthas corticis (Kinberg, 1867) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

status source Blakemore, Robert J. (2013). Megascolex (Perichaeta) diffringens Baird, 1869 and Pheretima pingi Stephenson, 1925 types compared to the Amynthas corticis (Kinberg, 1867) and A. carnosus (Goto & Hatai, 1899) species-groups (Oligochaeta: Megadrilacea: Megascolecidae). <em>Journal of Species Research.</em> 2(2): 99-126., available online at http://koreascience.or.kr/article/JAKO201330360973764.page
page(s): 109, fig 8-10; note: Validation of Amynthas diffringens (Baird, 1869) as a species from syntypes examination, believed to be distinct from Amynthas corticis (Kinberg, 1867), with which it had hitherto usually been synonym...    
Validation of Amynthas diffringens (Baird, 1869) as a species from syntypes examination, believed to be distinct from Amynthas corticis (Kinberg, 1867), with which it had hitherto usually been synonymized.
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