Earthworm species. A searchable database*
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FAMILY GENUS SPECIES AUTHOR YEAR LITERATURE VALID_GENUS VALID_SPECIES TYPE REFERENCE DESCRIPTION
Megascolecidae Pheretima wui Chen 1935 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 11(4):109. Amynthas wui - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas wuhumontis Shen et al 2013 Zootaxa 3599:475 Amynthas wuhumontis NTU 14-07391 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas wuhumontis Shen, Chang, Li, Chih & Chen 2013 Zootaxa 3599:475 Amynthas wuhumontis IZCLNTU 14-07391 -
Megascolecidae Plutellus woodwardi Michaelsen 1905 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):171. Plutellus woodwardi - -
Megascolecidae Graliophilus woodi Jamieson 1973 Rec.Aust.Mus.28(11):221. Graliophilus woodi - -
Megascolecidae Argilophilus woodi James 1994 Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash.107(4):628. Argilophilus woodi - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas wonjuensis Hong & James 2013 Zootaxa 3646:79 Amynthas wonjuensis NIBR IV0000261342 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima winkleri Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A (3):29. Amynthas winkleri - -
Megascolecidae Terrisswalkerius windsori Jamieson 1995 Mem.Qd.Mus.38(2):581. Terrisswalkerius windsori - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima wimberleyana Stephenson 1925 Rec.Ind.Mus.27:62. Metaphire wimberleyana - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta wilsoniana Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:400. Spenceriella wilsoniana - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus willsiensis Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:140. Cryptodrilus willsiens - -
Megascolecidae Digaster williamsi Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.425 Digaster williamsi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta willeyi Benham 1895 Ann.Nat.Hist.16:41. Metaphire willeyi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex willey Michaelsen 1909 Spol.Zeyl.6:96. Megascolex willey - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas wiggeri Hong, Inkhavilay & James 2018 Zootaxa 4496:244 Amynthas wiggeri BDNUL0044 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolex wiburdi Boardman 1943 Rec.Aust.Mus.21:168. Megascolex wiburdi - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas whitteni Bantaowong, Chanabun & Panha 2020 Raffles Bull Zool suppl. 35:17 Amynthas whitteni CUMZ 3805 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolex whistleri Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):212. Megascolex whistleri - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus whistleri Michaelsen 1935 J.Roy.Soc.W.Aust.21:39. Anisochaeta whistleri - -
Megascolecidae Metapheretima wetzeli Ude 1932 Arch.Naturg.1:173. Amynthas wetzeli - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima wendessiana Cognetti 1911 Boll.Mus.Torino 26(641):4. Pheretima (Planapheretima) wendessiana - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas wenchangensis Qiu & Zhao 2018 Zootaxa 4496:279 Amynthas wenchangensis HN201518-04 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolides wellsi Altman 1936 Univ.Wash.Publ.Biol.4:89. Driloleirus wellsi - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus wellingtonianus Michaelsen 1905 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):167. Plutellus wellingtonianus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus wellingtonensis Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:43. Notoscolex wellingtonensis - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella weldboroughi Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool) 26(4):230. Zacharius weldboroughi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima weberi Cognetti 1913 Bijdr.Dierk.19:37. Metaphire weberi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima wati Aspe & James 2014 Zootaxa 3881:419 Pheretima wati NMA 4517 -
Megascolecidae Aporodrilus warrai Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Aporodrilus warrai - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides warragulensis Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:38. Megascolides warragulensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas wangi Shen, Tsai & Tsai 2003 Zool Stud 42:489 Amynthas wangi TERSI-1999-24-Shen - PDF
Megascolecidae Caecadrilus walkersi Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Caecadrilus walkersi - -
Megascolecidae Gemascolex walkeri Jamieson 1974 Proc.Roy.Soc.S.Aust.98(2):100. Gemascolex walkeri - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta walhallae Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:15. Diporochaeta walhallae - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vungtauensis T.Nguyen, N.Nguyen & A.Nguyen 2018 Zootaxa 4496:252 Pheretima vungtauensis CTU-EW.166.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima vulgaris Chen 1930 Sci.Rept.Natn.Cent.Univ.Nanking.1:12. Metaphire vulgaris vulgaris - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vulgaris agricola Chen 1930 Sci.Rept.Nat.Cent.Univ.Nanking 1:18. Metaphire vulgaris agricola - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima voungmontis Thai 1984 Zool.Zh.63(4):615. Amynthas? voungmontis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vordermanni Horst 1890 Notes Leyden Mus.12:231. Amynthas vordermani - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides volvens Spencer 1900 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:39. Megascolides volvens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima voeltzkowi Michaelsen 1907 Wiss.Erg.Reise Ostafr.2:45. Polypheretima voeltzkowi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vivida Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:123. Amynthas vividus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vittata Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:74. Amynthas vittatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vitiensis Beddard 1892 Ann.Nat.Hist.9:131. Pheretima vitiensis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx viridis Gates 1933 Rec.Ind.Mus.35:551. Perionyx viridis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides viridis Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:28. Tokea viridis - Blakemore
Megascolecidae Metaphire viridis Feng & Ma 1987 Acta.Zootax.Sin.12(3):248. Metaphire viridis - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella virgultis Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1332 Spenceriella virgultis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas virgo Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:895. Metaphire virgo - -
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