Earthworm species. A searchable database*
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FAMILY GENUS SPECIES AUTHOR YEAR LITERATURE VALID_GENUS VALID_SPECIES TYPE REFERENCE DESCRIPTION
Benhamiidae Wegeneriella michaelseni Cernosvitov 1935 Capita Zool.6:13. Wegeneriona michaelseni - -
Eudrilidae Tubiscolex pokoensis Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:79. Tubiscolex pokoensis - -
Rhinodrilidae Thamnodrilus tenkatei geayi Cernosvitov 1935 Capita Zool.6:18. Martiodrilus (Maipure) geayi - -
Eudrilidae Teleudrilus brunneus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:89. Teleudrilus brunneus - -
Acanthodrilidae Ramiellona stadelmanni Michaelsen 1935 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.45:53. Ramiellona stadelmanni - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus whistleri Michaelsen 1935 J.Roy.Soc.W.Aust.21:39. Anisochaeta whistleri - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima directa Chen 1935 Bull.Fn.Mem.Inst.Biol.6:47. Amynthas directus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sheni Chen 1935 Bull.Fan.Mem.Inst.Biol.6:38. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ultoria Chen 1935 Bull.Fan.Mem.Inst.Biol.6:42. Amynthas ultorius - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima wui Chen 1935 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 11(4):109. Amynthas wui - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima flavarundoida Chen 1935 Bull.Fan.Mem.Inst.Biol.6:51. Metaphire flavarundoida - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima antefixa Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):6. Amynthas antefixus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima flexilis Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):7. Amynthas flexilis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima fornicata Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):9. Amynthas fornicatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima limella Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):11. Amynthas limellus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima papillifera Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):13. Amynthas papilliferus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pomella Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):14. Amynthas pomellus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima tuberculata Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):18. Amynthas tuberculatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima abdita Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):5. Metaphire abdita - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bucculenta Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):7. Metaphire bucculenta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima exilis Gates 1935 Smithsonian Misc.Coll.93(3):7. Metaphire exilis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima grahami Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):9. Metaphire grahami - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ignobilis Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):11. Metaphire ignobilis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima praepinguis Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):15. Metaphire praepinguis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima paeta Gates 1935 Smith.Misc.Coll.vol.93.no.3:13. Pheretima paeta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima tappensis Ohfuchi 1935 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)10:409. Amynthas tappensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima yamizoyamensis Ohfuchi 1935 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)10:413. Amynthas yamizoyamensis - Blakemore 2012:145
Megascolecidae Perichaeta paeta Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):13. Metaphire paeta - -
Eudrilidae Pareudrilus kabumbanus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:226. Pareudrilus kabumbanus - -
Eudrilidae Pareudrilus katanganus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:230. Pareudrilus katanganus - -
Eudrilidae Neumanniona fusca Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:94. Neumanniona fusca - -
Microchaetidae Microchaetus saundersi Brock & Dick 1935 Rec.Albany Mus.4:238. Microchaetus saundersi - -
Acanthodrilidae Howascolex sinicus Chen 1935 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool) 11(4):113. Ramiella bishambari - -
Glossoscolecidae Glossoscolex thayeri Cernosvitov 1935 Capita Zool.6:34. Glossoscolex thayeri - -
Lumbricidae Eophila cryptocystis Cernosvitov 1935 Zool.Anz.111:265. Allolobophora s.l. cryptocystis - -
Lumbricidae Eophila hrabei Cernosvitov 1935 Arch.Prirod.Cech.19:59. Vindoboscolex hrabei - - PDF
Lumbricidae Eophila mrazeki Cernosvitov 1935 Arch.Prirod.Cech.19:1-86. Vindoboscolex mrazeki - - PDF
Lumbricidae Eophila antipae tuberculata Cernosvitov 1935 Arch.Prirod.Cech.19:58. Proctodrilus tuberculatus - -
Eudrilidae Eminoscolex kisantuanus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:84. Eminoscolex kisantuanus - -
Eudrilidae Eminoscolex sundinus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:87. Eminoscolex sundinus - -
Lumbricidae Eisenia veneta cognettii Cernosvitov 1935 Arch.Prirod.Cech.19:1-86. Dendrobaena alpina alteclitellata - -
Moniligastridae Drawida cheni Gates 1935 Lignan Sci.J.XIV:446. Drawida cheni - -
Moniligastridae Drawida grahami Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):3. Drawida japonica Narayanan et al. 2024 - PDF
Moniligastridae Drawida propatula Gates 1935 Luipnan Sci.J.14:449. Drawida japonica - -
Benhamiidae Dichogaster deflecticista Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:26. Dichogaster (Diplothecodrilus) deflecticista - -
Benhamiidae Dichogaster lufirae Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:58. Dichogaster (Diplothecodrilus) lukafuensis - Csuzdi 1995
Benhamiidae Dichogaster lukafuensis Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:55. Dichogaster (Diplothecodrilus) lukafuensis - -
Benhamiidae Dichogaster rosea Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:66. Dichogaster (Diplothecodrilus) kigogoana - Csuzdi 1995
Benhamiidae Dichogaster rubella Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:64. Dichogaster (Diplothecodrilus) foetida - Csuzdi 2008
Benhamiidae Dichogaster manni Michaelsen 1935 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.45:61. Eutrigaster(Graffiona) manni - -
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