Earthworm species. A searchable database*
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FAMILY GENUS SPECIES AUTHOR YEAR LITERATURE VALID_GENUS VALID_SPECIES TYPE REFERENCE DESCRIPTION
Megascolecidae Megascolex albanyensis Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):221. Megascolex albanyensis - -
Megascolecidae Isarogoscolex albayensis S: W: James 2005 Systematics and Biodiversity 2(3):278. Isarogoscolex albayensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides albertisii Cognetti 1910 Ann.Mus.Genova (3)4:329. Aporodrilus? albertisii - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex albidus Beddard 1896 Monogr.Oligo.:387. Megascolex albidus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex albidus Jackson 1931 J.Roy.Soc.W.Aust.17:118. Megascolex albidus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima albobrunnea Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D):7:191. Amynthas albobrunneus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides albus Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:35. Megascolides albus - -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus albus Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.74. Vesiculodrilus albus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas alexandri Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:999. Amynthas alexandri - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima alexandri gracilior Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:363. Amynthas alexandri gracilior - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima alkmaarica Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:298. Pheretima (Planapheretima) alkmaarica - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima alluxa Thai 1984 Zool.Zh.63(9):1318. Amynthas? alluxa - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta alsophila Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:17. Diporochaeta alsophila - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta alsophila Beddard 1895 Monogr.Acanthodr.:441. Diporochaeta alsophila - -
Megascolecidae Neodiplotrema altanmoui Jamieson, B. G. M. 1997 Neodiplotrema altanmoui - -
Megascolecidae Pithemera altaresi Hong 2018 JAPB 11:200 Pithemera altaresi NMA 4636 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima alteradamae Michaelsen 1934 Arch.Zool.Exp.Gen.76:540. Amynthas alteradamae - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus decathecus Altman 1936 Univ.Wash.Publ.Biol.4:72. Arctiostrotus altmani - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus altmani Gates 1942 Amer Midland Nat 27:89 Arctiostrotus altmani - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas alveolatus Yong Hung & S. W. James 2001 Rev. suisse Zool. 108(1):81. Amynthas alveolatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta amazonica Rosa 1894 Atti.Acad.Torino 29:14. Amynthas amazonicus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ambigua Cognetti 1906 Atti.Acad.Torino 41:782. Amynthas ambiguus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus ambiguus Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:357. Plutellus ambiguus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ambonensis Cognetti 1913 Bijdr.Dierk.19:40. Pheretima ambonensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Planapheretima) ambulatrix Michaelsen 1934 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 77:22. Planapheretima ambulatrix - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima americana bidentata Cernosvitov 1942 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.(B) 111:198. Pheretima americana bidentata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima americanorum Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:200. Amynthas americanorum - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides americanus F.Smith 1897 Amer.Nat.31:203. Driloleirus americanus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas amis Shen 2012 J Nat Hist 46: 2261 Amynthas amis TESRI-O-H-35 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas ammalinei Hong & James 2024 Zootaxa 5405:274 Amynthas ammalinei BDNUL 0056 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima amplectens Michaelsen 1934 Arch.Zool.Exp.Gen.76:501. Metaphire amplectens - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas amplipapillatus Shen 2012 J Nat Hist 46: 2274 Amynthas amplipapillatus TESRI-O-H-37 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima amuyaoensis Hong & James 2011 J. Nat. Hist. 45: 1772 Pheretima amuyaoensis NMA 04374 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima analecta Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:501. Amynthas analectus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima analecta promota Gates 1933 Rec.Ind.Mus.35:494. Amynthas analectus promotus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima andamanensis Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):164. Metaphire andamanensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex andersoni Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:44. Megascolex andersoni - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima andersoni Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):166. Amynthas andersoni - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima andersoni choprai Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:233. Amynthas andersoni choprai - -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta andrea Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Anisochaeta andrea - -
Megascolecidae Metapheretima andurili Easton 1979 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 35(1):109. Metapheretima andurili - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas angtanensis Hong & James 2014 ASED 30:84 Amynthas angtanensis BDNUL 0025 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima angusticauda Thai 1982 Zool.Zh.61(6):821. Amynthas? angusticauda - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas ani Hong & James 2009 J. Nat. Hist. 43(21-22): 1252 Amynthas ani - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex animae Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:281. Anisochaeta animae - Blakemore 2004
Megascolecidae Megascolides annandalei Stephenson 1921 Rec.Ind.Mus.22:757. Barogaster annadalei - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima annamensis Stephenson 1931 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:60. Polypheretima annamensis BMNH1930.2.7.10-11 -
Megascolecidae Perionychella annandalei Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):154. Perionychella annandalei - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex annandalei Stephenson 1913 Spol.Zeyl.8:263. Megascolex annandalei - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima annandalei Stephenson 1917 Rec.Ind.Mus.13:386. Metaphire annandalei - -
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