Amynthas tokioensis

Amynthas tokioensis, the Asian jumping worm, is a species of earthworm in the family Megascolecidae. It is native to Japan and the Korean Peninsula. It is an invasive species in North America.^[2][3]

Amynthas tokioensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Clade:	Pleistoannelida
Clade:	Sedentaria
Class:	Clitellata
Order:	Opisthopora
Family:	Megascolecidae
Genus:	Amynthas
Species:	A. tokioensis
Binomial name
Amynthas tokioensis (Beddard, 1892)
Synonyms[1]
Amynthas boletiformis Hong & James, 2001 Amynthas eastoni Hong & James, 2001 Amynthas paiki Hong, 2001 Amynthas sonjaesiki Hong & James, 2009 Amynthas yongshilensis Hong & James, 2001 Perichaeta irregularis Goto & Hatai, 1899 Perichaeta levis Goto & Hatai, 1899 Perichaeta tokioensis Beddard, 1892 Pheretima parvicystis Goto & Hatai, 1899 Pheretima schizopora Goto & Hatai, 1898

These worms engage in parthenogenetic reproduction.^[4]

Taxonomy

This worm was first described by Frank Evers Beddard in 1892 as Perichaeta tokioensis.^[5][6]

Conservation status

The IUCN declared it as of Least Concern in 2018.^[1]