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Metaphire californica   (Kinberg, 1866)

Taxonomy
Family: Megascolecidae     Genus: Metaphire
Synonyms: Pheretima californica Kinberg, 1866: 102; Beddard 1895: 369. Perichaeta hesperidum Beddard, 1892 Perichaeta guarini Rosa, 1894 Pheretima browni Stephenson, 1912 Pheretima modesta Michaelsen, 1927 ... more synonyms ► See also NCBI database
* Pheretima californica Kinberg, 1866: 102; Beddard 1895: 369; Gates 1937: 348; 1954: 226; 1958: 31; 1963: 12; 1982: 42; Nguyen, 2014: 109. Perichaeta ringeana Michaelsen, 1890 Perichaeta hesperidum Beddard, 1892 Perichaeta guarini Rosa, 1894 Pheretima browni Stephenson, 1912 Pheretima modesta Michaelsen, 1927 Pheretima molesta Gates, 1931 Metaphire californica Sims and Easton 1972: 238; Reynolds 1978: 127; 2010: 150; 2011: 278; Reynolds and Wetzel 2004: 88; 2008: 180.

Short description
External characteristics: N/A
Internal characteristics: N/A

Distribution
Geographical origin: N/A Distribution status: Peregrine Present in: Argentina, Ascension Island, Brazil, Burma (Myanmar), Canary Islands, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Denmark, Hawaii, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Lesser Antilles, Madeira, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Samoa, Spain, Taiwan, Tonga, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, ► See also distribution references

Biology-Ecology
Ecological category: N/A Climatic zone: Tropical, Sub-tropical, Mediterranean Habitat: Forests Micro-habitat: Soil

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