Polypheretima elongata ( Perrier, 1872 )

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Polypheretima elongata ( Perrier, 1872)

Perichaeta elongata Perrier, 1872: 124 , Plate IV, Fig. 70; Beddard 1895a: 431.

Metapheretima elongata— Sims & Easton 1972: 233.

Polypheretima elongata— Easton 1979: 53, Fig. 22a; Easton 1981: 61; Nakamura 1999: 7; Blakemore 2002: 231, Fig. 2.19; Blakemore 2007a: 32; Blakemore 2008b; Tran & Tran 2010: 8; Nguyen et al. 2014: 114 , Fig. 4.

Pheretima (Polypheretima) elongata— Thai 1983: 126.

Pheretima elongata— Michaelsen 1900: 265; Gates 1972: 182; Thai 1987: 7; Thai 2000a: 310; Huynh 2005a: 131; Thai et al. 2007: 312; Nguyen T.T. & Tran 2008: 61; Nguyen et al. 2010: 114; Nguyen & Nguyen 2010: 123; Nguyen & Huynh 2011: 1018; Nguyen et al. 2012: 146; Nguyen 2014: 112.

Perichaeta biserialis Perrier, 1875: 1044 .

Perichaeta acystis Beddard, 1895a: 423 .

See Easton (1976: 40–41) and Blakemore (2002) for more synonyms.

Type locality. Peru.

Type material. MNHN (AE 633–646), France.

Examined material. 9 C (CTU-EW.026.01) Vinh Long Prov., Vung Liem Distr., 10/2008, coll. Nguyen Thi Nhi.

Records from Vietnam. Bac Giang (Tan Yen; Luc Ngan); Lang Son (Dong Mo, Chi Lang) ; Quang Ninh (Tien Yen) ; Hai Phong (Cat Ba and Cat Hai Isls) ; Dien Bien (Dien Bien city) ; Son La (Song Ma) ; Nghe An (Ky Son) ; Hanoi ; Hai Duong ; Hung Yen ; Ha Nam ; Nam Dinh ; Ninh Binh ; Quang Binh (Quang Trach; Dong Hoi) ; Quang Tri (Dong Ha; Quang Tri); Thua Thien Hue (Hue; Phu Loc) ; Binh Dinh ; Ninh Thuan (Phan Rang; Ninh Son; Song Pha; Ninh Hai) ; Binh Thuan (Bac Binh; Tuy Phong; Phan Ri) ; Ben Tre (Binh Dai; Thanh Phu; Cho Lach; Ba Tri) ; Can Tho (Can Tho) ; Vinh Long ; Dong Thap ; Tien Giang ; An Giang ; Tra Vinh ; Soc Trang ; Ca Mau ( Do & Le 1992; Le 1995a; Do 1994; Tran 1985; Nguyen 1994; Huynh 1996; Thai 1987; Nguyen T.T. & Tran 2008; Tran & Tran 2010; Nguyen et al. 2010; Nguyen 2014; Nguyen et al. 2014).

Distribution. A cosmopolitan species, widely found from various parts of the world ( Blakemore 2002, 2007a).

Vietnamese name. Trùn dài.

Remarks. Polypheretima elongata is an exotic species originating from the Indonesian region ( Easton 1976), and commonly found in the Indochinese region ( Thai 1983).