Earthworm species. A searchable database*
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Last updated 26. March, 2020

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FAMILY GENUS SPECIES AUTHOR YEAR LITERATURE VALID_GENUS VALID_SPECIES TYPE REFERENCE DESCRIPTION
Megascolecidae Amynthas sangyeoli Yong Hong & S. W. James 2001 Zoological Studies 40(4):271. Amynthas carnosus - Shen et al 2003: 484
Megascolecidae Amynthas gracilis insularum Blakemore 2013 J spec Res 2(1):28 Amynthas gracilis NIBR-IV0000251309 Shen 2018:331 PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas carnosus roki Blakemore 2013 J Spec res 2(2):129 Amynthas monstriferus NIBR-IV0000261264 Shen 2018:330 PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas carnosus naribunji Blakemore 2013 J Species Res 2:101 Amynthas carnosus naribunji NIBRIV261262 Shen 2018, subspecies inquirenda PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas asiaticus Michaelsen 1900 Ann.Mus.St.-Peterbg.5:224. Amynthas asiaticus - Shen 2018 PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas proasacceus Tsai, Shen, Tsai 2001 Zool. Stud., 40(4): 282. Amynthas proasacceus - Shen 2018 PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima mediparva Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas parvus - nom. nov. pro. Ph. parva Chen & Zhifang, 1977
Megascolecidae Pheretima medimaculosa Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas malacus - nom. nov. pro. Ph. maculosa Gates, 1933
Megascolecidae Pheretima medicampestris Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas corticis - nom. nov. pro. Ph. casmpestris Lee, 1952
Megascolecidae Pheretima palarva Blakemore 2003 ODE 3(S11): 8 Amynthas micronarius? - nom. nov. pro Pheretima parvula Ishizuka et al., 2000 (Blakemore 2010)
Megascolecidae Pheretima medipusilla Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas assacceus - nom. nov. pro Ph. pusilla Ohfichi, 1956
Megascolecidae Amynthas zhuya Blakemore 2013 J Spec res 2(2):117 Amynthas zhuya - nom. nov pro A. montanus Qiu & Sun, 2012
Megascolecidae Pheretima ghilarovi Thai 1982 Zool.Zh.61(6):826. Amynthas ghilarovi Nguyen et al. 2016 PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima dangi munglongana Thai & Tran 1986 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 8(4):9 Amynthas munglonganus Nguyen et al. 2016 PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima dangi Thai 1984 Zool.Zh.63(9):1325. Amynthas dangi - Nguyen et al 2016: 2 PDF
Megascolecidae Perichaeta burliarensis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:667. Amynthas rodericensis - Michaelsen 1910:11
Megascolecidae Pheretima homoeotrocha Cognetti 1912 Nova Guinea 5:546 Amynthas omtrekensis - invalid emendation
Megascolecidae Pheretima bimaculata Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.42 Amynthas tappensis - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima confusa Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.116 Amynthas corticis - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima conjugata Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.34 Amynthas koreanus - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima hiberna Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.233 Amynthas hibernus - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima imperfecta Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.229 Amynthas imperfectus - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima purpurata Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.42 Amynthas purpuratus - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima quintana Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.239 Amynthas quintanus - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima silvatica Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.46 Amynthas tappensis - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima stipata Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.236 Amynthas stipatus - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima striata Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.53 Amynthas agrestis - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima surcata Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.48 Amynthas tappensis - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima maculosa Gates 1933 Rec.Ind.Mus.35:534. Amynthas malacus - Gates 1936 nom nov
Megascolecidae Pheretima minuta Gates 1929 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.75(10):18. Amynthas exiguus - Gates 1930
Megascolecidae Amynthas ailiaoensis S.W.James & Hsi-Te Shih &Hsueh-Wen Chang 2005 Journal of Natural History 39(14):1020. Amynthas feijani - Chang & Chen 2008
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tricystis Perrier 1877 Bull.Soc.Zool.Fr.2:243. Amynthas gracilis - Brown et al. 2006:340
Megascolecidae Pheretima fluvialis Gates 1939 J.Thailand Res.Soc.12:89. Amynthas mekongianus - Blakemore et al 207:21
Megascolecidae Amynthas cucurbitae Azama & Ishizuka 2018 Edaphologia 103:29 Amynthas cucurbita RUMF-ZO- 00021 Blakemore 2020 PDF
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dyeri Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:157. Amynthas rodericensis - Blakemore 2014:120
Megascolecidae Amynthas fuscus Qiu & Sun 2012 Zootaxa 3458: 152 Amynthas fuscus C-HN012-01A Blakemore 2013:117, Shen 2018 PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas montanus Qiu & Sun 2012 Zootaxa 3458: 154 Amynthas zhuya C-HN032-04 Blakemore 2013:117
Megascolecidae Pheretima yamizoyamensis Ohfuchi 1935 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)10:413. Amynthas yamizoyamensis - Blakemore 2012:145
Megascolecidae Perichaeta micronaria Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:74. Amynthas micronarius NMST An446 Neotype Blakemore 2012:140
Megascolecidae Amynthas nonsilvestris Blakemore 2010 Opusc. Zool. Budapest 41: 193. Amynthas micronarius nom. nov. pro Pheretima silvestris Ishizuka, 2000 Blakemore 2012:139
Megascolecidae Pheretima hypogaea Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.235 Amynthas micronarius - Blakemore 2012:138
Megascolecidae Pheretima elliptica Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.237 Amynthas micronarius - Blakemore 2012:138
Megascolecidae Pheretima tamaensis Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.231 Amynthas micronarius - Blakemore 2012:138
Megascolecidae Pheretima verticosa Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.50 Amynthas tokioensis - Blakemore 2012:138
Megascolecidae Pheretima rufidula Ishizuka K. 2000 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.15 Amynthas micronarius - Blakemore 2012:138
Megascolecidae Pheretima semilunaris Ishizuka K. 2000 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.18 Amynthas micronarius - Blakemore 2012:138
Megascolecidae Pheretima pingi Stephenson 1925 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1925:891. Amynthas pingi - Blakemore 2012: 40
Megascolecidae Pheretima monstrifera Kobayashi 1936 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.4(11):168. Amynthas monstriferus - Blakemore 2012: 36, Shen 2018:331 PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas baemsagolensis Yong Hong & S. W. James 2001 Zoological Studies 40(4):274. Amynthas carnosus - Blakemore 2012: 36
Megascolecidae Amynthas kimhaeiensis Yong Hong & S. W. James 2001 Zoological Studies 40(4):270. Amynthas carnosus - Blakemore 2012: 36
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