Earthworm species. A searchable database*
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FAMILY GENUS SPECIES AUTHOR YEAR LITERATURE VALID_GENUS VALID_SPECIES TYPE REFERENCE DESCRIPTION
Lumbricidae Eophila cryptocystis Cernosvitov 1935 Zool.Anz.111:265. Allolobophora s.l. cryptocystis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima exilis Gates 1935 Smithsonian Misc.Coll.93(3):7. Metaphire exilis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima fornicata Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):9. Amynthas fornicatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima grahami Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):9. Metaphire grahami - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima flexilis Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):7. Amynthas flexilis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bucculenta Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):7. Metaphire bucculenta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima antefixa Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):6. Amynthas antefixus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima abdita Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):5. Metaphire abdita - -
Moniligastridae Drawida grahami Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):3. Drawida japonica Narayanan et al. 2024 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima tuberculata Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):18. Amynthas tuberculatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima praepinguis Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):15. Metaphire praepinguis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pomella Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):14. Amynthas pomellus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima papillifera Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):13. Amynthas papilliferus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta paeta Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):13. Metaphire paeta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima limella Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):11. Amynthas limellus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ignobilis Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):11. Metaphire ignobilis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima paeta Gates 1935 Smith.Misc.Coll.vol.93.no.3:13. Pheretima paeta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima yamizoyamensis Ohfuchi 1935 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)10:413. Amynthas yamizoyamensis - Blakemore 2012:145
Megascolecidae Pheretima tappensis Ohfuchi 1935 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)10:409. Amynthas tappensis - -
Eudrilidae Neumanniona fusca Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:94. Neumanniona fusca - -
Eudrilidae Teleudrilus brunneus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:89. Teleudrilus brunneus - -
Eudrilidae Eminoscolex sundinus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:87. Eminoscolex sundinus - -
Eudrilidae Eminoscolex kisantuanus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:84. Eminoscolex kisantuanus - -
Eudrilidae Tubiscolex pokoensis Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:79. Tubiscolex pokoensis - -
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 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 - -
Almidae Alma catarrhactae Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:50. Alma catarrhactae - -
Almidae Alma schoutedeni Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:47. Alma catarrhactae - -
Almidae Alma basongonis Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:43. Alma basongonis - -
Almidae Alma nasuta Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:37. Alma nasuta - -
Benhamiidae Dichogaster deflecticista Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:26. Dichogaster (Diplothecodrilus) deflecticista - -
Eudrilidae Pareudrilus katanganus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:230. Pareudrilus katanganus - -
Eudrilidae Pareudrilus kabumbanus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:226. Pareudrilus kabumbanus - -
Eudrilidae Buettneriodrilus bicaliculatus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:221. Buettneriodrilus bicaliculatus - -
Eudrilidae Buettneriodrilus kassaianus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:216. Buettneriodrilus kassaianus - -
Eudrilidae Buettneriodrilus wissmanni Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:209. Buettneriodrilus wissmanni - -
Eudrilidae Buettneriodrilus dikanus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:206. Buettneriodrilus dikanus - -
Eudrilidae Buettneriodrilus caeruleus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:201. Buettneriodrilus caeruleus - -
Eudrilidae Buettneriodrilus kununguensis Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:198. Buettneriodrilus kununguensis - -
Eudrilidae Buettneriodrilus ealanus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:193. Buettneriodrilus ealanus - -
Eudrilidae Buettneriodrilus aequatorialis minor Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:191. Buettneriodrilus aequatorialis minor - -
Eudrilidae Buettneriodrilus aequatorialis typicus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:186. Buettneriodrilus aequatorialis typicus - -
Microchaetidae Microchaetus saundersi Brock & Dick 1935 Rec.Albany Mus.4:238. Microchaetus saundersi - -
Benhamiidae Dichogaster manni Michaelsen 1935 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.45:61. Eutrigaster(Graffiona) manni - -
Benhamiidae Dichogaster uhleri Michaelsen 1935 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.45:58. Eutrigaster(Graffiona) uhleri - -
Acanthodrilidae Ramiellona stadelmanni Michaelsen 1935 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.45:53. Ramiellona stadelmanni - -
Moniligastridae Drawida propatula Gates 1935 Luipnan Sci.J.14:449. Drawida japonica - -
Moniligastridae Drawida cheni Gates 1935 Lignan Sci.J.XIV:446. Drawida cheni - -
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