Polypheretima

Polypheretima is a genus of annelid earthworms belonging to the family Megascolecidae, erected by Wilhelm Michaelsen in 1934. Species have been recorded mostly from Africa and Asia, with several apparently very locally endemic.

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

Species
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 * 1) Polypheretima agathis
 * 2) Polypheretima badia
 * 3) Polypheretima bannaworensis
 * 4) Polypheretima bukidnonensis
 * 5) Polypheretima cattienensis
 * 6) Polypheretima cokelat
 * 7) Polypheretima coplandi
 * 8) Polypheretima cordata
 * 9) Polypheretima elongatoides
 * 10) Polypheretima fruticosa
 * 11) Polypheretima gatesi
 * 12) Polypheretima huonensis
 * 13) Polypheretima kalimpaaensis
 * 14) Polypheretima kershawae
 * 15) Polypheretima koyana
 * 16) Polypheretima lacertina
 * 17) Polypheretima lesonea
 * 18) Polypheretima medialis
 * 19) Polypheretima mekongmontis
 * 20) Polypheretima militium
 * 21) Polypheretima mindanaoensis
 * 22) Polypheretima neglecta
 * 23) Polypheretima pagudpudensis
 * 24) Polypheretima parataprobanea
 * 25) Polypheretima patae
 * 26) Polypheretima perlucidula
 * 27) Polypheretima phacellotheca
 * 28) Polypheretima sahlani
 * 29) Polypheretima sempolensis
 * 30) Polypheretima tabhingensis
 * 31) Polypheretima tamarae
 * 32) Polypheretima tenebrica
 * 33) Polypheretima zamboangensis