Metapheretima

Metapheretima is a genus of annelid earthworms belonging to the family Megascolecidae, erected by Wilhelm Michaelsen in 1928. Species have been recorded mostly from Asia, Australia and Pacific Islands.

This genus is similar to Pheretima and other "Pheretimoid" genera (also including Amynthas, Archipheretima, Duplodicodrilus, Metaphire, Pithemera and Polypheretima). They form an important ecological and taxonomic group in the Oriental region.

Species
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:


 * 1) Metapheretima agathis
 * 2) Metapheretima andurili
 * 3) Metapheretima apunae
 * 4) Metapheretima arensi
 * 5) Metapheretima buckerfieldi
 * 6) Metapheretima deidrae
 * 7) Metapheretima deirdrae
 * 8) Metapheretima doni
 * 9) Metapheretima dorii
 * 10) Metapheretima durendali
 * 11) Metapheretima elberti
 * 12) Metapheretima elrondi
 * 13) Metapheretima erromangae
 * 14) Metapheretima excalaberi
 * 15) Metapheretima glamdringi
 * 16) Metapheretima kellneri
 * 17) Metapheretima kilii
 * 18) Metapheretima lindiae
 * 19) Metapheretima noebiana
 * 20) Metapheretima orcrista
 * 21) Metapheretima pallens
 * 22) Metapheretima quinqueremis
 * 23) Metapheretima septocta
 * 24) Metapheretima sergei
 * 25) Metapheretima simsi
 * 26) Metapheretima sola
 * 27) Metapheretima stingi
 * 28) Metapheretima sucklingensis
 * 29) Metapheretima swelaensis
 * 30) Metapheretima tavvarinensis
 * 31) Metapheretima tiencanhensis
 * 32) Metapheretima triciae
 * 33) Metapheretima vietnamensis
 * 34) Metapheretima wetzeli