Metaphire californica Kinberg 1867
Creators: name: Shen, Huei-Ping
name: Chang, Chih-Han
name: Chih, Wen-Jay
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Oligochaeta
Haplotaxida
Megascolecidae
Metaphire
Metaphire californica

description: Metaphire californica (Kinberg, 1867)
Material examined. 136 specimens altogether. 2 clitellates, Nangan, along the Central Boulevard near the borders of Changshou and Chingshui villages, 26°09'05.1''N, 119°56'32.2''E, 121 m asl, 28 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI-O- 2012-33 -3); 1 clitellate (MTS 10) and 1 semi-clitellate, Nangan, beside Beihai Tunnel, 26°08'32.9''N, 119°55'43.6''E, 21 m asl, 28 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI-O- 2012-36 -2); 7 clitellates, Nangan, Shengtien Reservoir, 26°09'13.9''N, 119°54'59.7''E, 70 m asl, 28 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI-O- 2012- 37 -4); 3 clitellates, Beigan, from a roadside ditch at Chinbi Village, 26°13'32.0''N, 119°59'03.3''E, 11 m asl, 29 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI-O- 2012-39 -4); 1 clitellate, Beigan, from a roadside ditch outside Tangchi Village, 26°13'44.2''N, 119°59'51.9''E, 44 m asl, 29 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI-O- 2012-40 -4); 1 clitellate and 1 aclitellate, Beigan, in front of Matsu Broadcasting Station, 26°13'16.7''N, 119°58'47.5''E, 205 m asl, 29 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI-O- 2012-43 -2); 3 clitellates, Hsiju, from roadside ditches around Hsiju Visitor Centre, 25°58'09.3''N, 119°56'01.7''E, 29 m asl, 30 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI-O- 2012-44 -3); 4 clitellates, Hsiju, Tienwo, from roadside ditches and slopes near Matsu Temple, 25°58'40.3''N, 119°56'27.9''E, 66 m asl, 30 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI-O- 2012-46 -3); 8 clitellates, Hsiju, from roadside litter at crossroads from Central Road toward Hsichiu Village, 106 m asl, 30 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI-O- 2012-47 -4); 1 clitellate, Dongju, Daping Village, along Junghsin Road between health centre and gas station, 25°57'42.5''N, 119°58'34.1''E, 45 m asl, 30 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI-O- 2012-48 -5); 3 clitellates, Nangan, Tsuluo, around a roadside temple, 26°09'33.3''N, 119°55'43.9''E, 9 m asl, 31 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI-O- 2012-52 -1); 2 clitellates, Nangan, from a roadside ditch near the weather station, 26°10'15.3''N, 119°55'32.5''E, 48 m asl, 31 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI-O- 2012-54 -3); 1 clitellate, Nangan, along the road facing Huangguan Channel, 26°09'55.0''N, 119°57'45.2''E, 48 m asl, 31 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI-O- 2012-56 -3); 1 clitellate, Nangan, in front of Tunnel 88, 26°09'36.6''N, 119°57'11.7''E, 62 m asl, 31 May 2012, H.P. Chen & T.L. Ai (TESRI-O- 2012-57 -4); 5 clitellates, Nangan, Mt. Yuntai, 26°09'02.1''N, 119°55'23.2''E, 242 m asl, 25 June 2012, H.P. Chen & W.J. Chih (TESRI-O- 2012-59 -4); 3 clitellates, Nangan, Stronghold No. 12, 26°10'02.5''N, 119°57'06.2''E, 59 m asl, 25 June 2012, H.P. Chen & W.J. Chih (TESRI-O- 2012-60 -4); 4 clitellates, Beigan, Tangchi Village, near a trash treatment field, 26°13'59.9''N, 120°00'17.4''E, 64 m asl, 26 June 2012, H.P. Chen & W.J. Chih (TESRI-O- 2012-61 -9); 7 clitellates, Beigan, along the road between Chinbi Village and Bishan Lookout, 26°13'22.7''N, 119°59'16.7''E, 210 m asl, 26 June 2012, H.P. Chen & W.J. Chih (TESRI-O- 2012-63 -7); 1 clitellate, Beigan, around a temple beside Baisha Harbor, 26°12'24.0''N, 119°58'08.3''E, 12 m asl, 26 June 2012, H.P. Chen & W.J. Chih (TESRI-O- 2012-65 -4); 3 clitellates, Hsiju, in front of Tsaipuao Reservoir, 25°58'51.4''N, 119°56'38.1''E, 17 m asl, 27 June 2012, H.P. Chen & W.J. Chih (TESRI-O- 2012-69 -3); 3 clitellates and 1 aclitellate, Dongyin, in front of Beihai Tunnel, 26°21'32.2''N, 120°29'07.2''E, 24 m asl, 28 June 2012, H.P. Chen & W.J. Chih (TESRI-O- 2012-77 -2); 8 clitellates, Dongyin, beside the Yanhsiu Fort, 26°21'35.5''N, 120°29'22.2''E, 19 m asl, 28 June 2012, H.P. Chen & W.J. Chih (TESRI-O- 2012-78 -6); 8 clitellates, Nangan, Shengtien Reservoir, 26°09'13.9''N, 119°54'59.7''E, 70 m asl, 28 August 2012, H.P. Chen & H.H. Huang (TESRI-O-2012-117-4); 32 clitellates and 3 aclitellates, Dongyin, around Dongyong Reservoir, 26°22'12.1''N, 120°29'33.7''E, 40 m asl, 31 August 2012, H.P. Chen & H.H. Huang (TESRI-O-2012-126-4); 18 clitellates, Dongyin, from a roadside ditch outside Beiao, 26°22'01.1''N, 120°29'33.5''E, 51 m asl, 31 August 2012, H.P. Chen & H.H. Huang (TESRI-O-2012- 127-3).
description: Published as part of Shen, Huei-Ping, Chang, Chih-Han & Chih, Wen-Jay, 2015, Earthworms from Matsu, Taiwan with descriptions of new species of the genera Amynthas (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) and Drawida (Oligochaeta: Moniligastridae), pp. 425-450 in Zootaxa 3973 (3) on page 446, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3973.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/232280