Earthworm species. A searchable database*
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FAMILY GENUS SPECIES AUTHOR YEAR LITERATURE VALID_GENUS VALID_SPECIES TYPE REFERENCE DESCRIPTION
Megascolecidae Pheretima abdita Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):5. Metaphire abdita - -
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 - -
Lumbricidae Eisenia veneta cognettii Cernosvitov 1935 Arch.Prirod.Cech.19:1-86. Dendrobaena alpina alteclitellata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima antefixa Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):6. Amynthas antefixus - -
Almidae Alma basongonis Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:43. Alma basongonis - -
Eudrilidae Buettneriodrilus bicaliculatus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:221. Buettneriodrilus bicaliculatus - -
Acanthodrilidae Howascolex sinicus Chen 1935 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool) 11(4):113. Ramiella bishambari - -
Eudrilidae Teleudrilus brunneus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:89. Teleudrilus brunneus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bucculenta Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):7. Metaphire bucculenta - -
Eudrilidae Buettneriodrilus caeruleus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:201. Buettneriodrilus caeruleus - -
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 - -
Moniligastridae Drawida cheni Gates 1935 Lignan Sci.J.XIV:446. Drawida cheni - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sheni Chen 1935 Bull.Fan.Mem.Inst.Biol.6:38. Amynthas corticis - -
Lumbricidae Eophila cryptocystis Cernosvitov 1935 Zool.Anz.111:265. Allolobophora s.l. cryptocystis - -
Benhamiidae Dichogaster deflecticista Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:26. Dichogaster (Diplothecodrilus) deflecticista - -
Eudrilidae Buettneriodrilus dikanus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:206. Buettneriodrilus dikanus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima directa Chen 1935 Bull.Fn.Mem.Inst.Biol.6:47. Amynthas directus - -
Eudrilidae Buettneriodrilus ealanus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:193. Buettneriodrilus ealanus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima exilis Gates 1935 Smithsonian Misc.Coll.93(3):7. Metaphire exilis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima flavarundoida Chen 1935 Bull.Fan.Mem.Inst.Biol.6:51. Metaphire flavarundoida - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima flexilis Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):7. Amynthas flexilis - -
Benhamiidae Dichogaster rubella Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:64. Dichogaster (Diplothecodrilus) foetida - Csuzdi 2008
Megascolecidae Pheretima fornicata Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):9. Amynthas fornicatus - -
Eudrilidae Neumanniona fusca Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:94. Neumanniona fusca - -
Rhinodrilidae Thamnodrilus tenkatei geayi Cernosvitov 1935 Capita Zool.6:18. Martiodrilus (Maipure) geayi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima grahami Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):9. Metaphire grahami - -
Lumbricidae Eophila hrabei Cernosvitov 1935 Arch.Prirod.Cech.19:59. Vindoboscolex hrabei - - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima ignobilis Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):11. Metaphire ignobilis - -
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 - -
Eudrilidae Pareudrilus kabumbanus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:226. Pareudrilus kabumbanus - -
Eudrilidae Buettneriodrilus kassaianus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:216. Buettneriodrilus kassaianus - -
Eudrilidae Pareudrilus katanganus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:230. Pareudrilus katanganus - -
Benhamiidae Dichogaster rosea Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:66. Dichogaster (Diplothecodrilus) kigogoana - Csuzdi 1995
Eudrilidae Eminoscolex kisantuanus Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:84. Eminoscolex kisantuanus - -
Eudrilidae Buettneriodrilus kununguensis Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:198. Buettneriodrilus kununguensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima limella Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):11. Amynthas limellus - -
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 manni Michaelsen 1935 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.45:61. Eutrigaster(Graffiona) manni - -
Benhamiidae Wegeneriella michaelseni Cernosvitov 1935 Capita Zool.6:13. Wegeneriona michaelseni - -
Lumbricidae Eophila mrazeki Cernosvitov 1935 Arch.Prirod.Cech.19:1-86. Vindoboscolex mrazeki - - PDF
Almidae Alma nasuta Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:37. Alma nasuta - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta paeta Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):13. Metaphire paeta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima paeta Gates 1935 Smith.Misc.Coll.vol.93.no.3:13. Pheretima paeta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima papillifera Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):13. Amynthas papilliferus - -
Eudrilidae Tubiscolex pokoensis Michaelsen 1935 Rev.Zool.Bot.Afr.27:79. Tubiscolex pokoensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pomella Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):14. Amynthas pomellus - -
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