Earthworm species. A searchable database*
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Last updated 26. March, 2020

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FAMILY GENUS SPECIES AUTHOR YEAR LITERATURE VALID_GENUS VALID_SPECIES TYPE REFERENCE DESCRIPTION
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus decipiens Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:197. Cryptodrilus decipiens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima decipiens Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:180. Metaphire decipiens - -
Megascolecidae Propheretima decipiens Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1021 Propheretima decipiens - -
Megascolecidae Aceeca dee Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Aceeca dee - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima defecta Gates 1930 Rec.Ind.Mus.32:308. Amynthas defectus - -
Megascolecidae Metapheretima deidrae Easton 1979 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 35(1):102. Metapheretima deidrae - -
Megascolecidae Amphimiximus delicans Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Amphimiximus delicans - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas demptus Qiu & Jiang 2019 Zootaxa 4664:392 Amynthas demptus YN201104-03A - PDF
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus dendrophagus Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus dendrphagus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dendyi Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:12. Perionychella dendyi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta densipapillata Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:227. Metaphire densipapillata - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas dentiformis Sun & Jiang 2018 Zootaxa 4496:293 Amynthas dentiformis C-YN201105-02A - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas deogyusanensis Yong Hung & S. W. James 2001 Rev. suisse Zool. 108(1):75. Amynthas deogyusanensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima deongangana Thai 1984 Zool.Zh.63(9):1325. Amynthas? deongangana - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx depressus Stephenson 1914 Rec.Ind.Mus.8:394. Perionyx depressus - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex depressus Gates 1929 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.75(10):14. Notoscolex depressus - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex prima Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:373. Tonoscolex depressus - -
Megascolecidae Tonoscolex depressus scutatus Gates 1933 Rec.Ind.Mus.35:385. Tonoscolex depressus scutatus - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta diadema Blakemore 2000 Records of the Queen Victoria Museum p.8 Diporochaeta diadema - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas diaoluomontis Qiu & Sun 2009 Rev. Suisse Zool. 116: 290 Amynthas diaoluomontis MNS, MHNG -
Megascolecidae Megascolides diaphanus Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:32. Megascolides diaphanus - -
Megascolecidae Pseudocryptodrilus diaphanus Jamieson 1972 Zool.J.Linn.Soc.51:172. Pseudocryptodrilus diaphanus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dicksonia Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:16. Diporochaeta dicksonia - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima diesmosi S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2004. 52(2):299. Pheretima diesmosi - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella difficilis Jamieson 1977 Rec.Aust.Mus.30:286. Spenceriella difficilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta digitata Benham 1896 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.18:430. Amynthas digitatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima digna Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.(B) 16:132. Amynthas dignus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas dilatatus Qiu & Jiang 2015 J Nat Hist 49:7 Amynthas dilatatus C-HN012-03A -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dilwynnia Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:50. Perionychella dilwynnia - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima dinagatensis Aspe & James 2016 Zool Stud 55(8):7 Pheretima dinagatensis NMA 4686 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas dinagatensis Aspe & James 2016 Zool Stud 55(8):20 Amynthas dinagatensis NMA 4595 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas dinganensis Qiu & Zhao 2013 Zootaxa 3619:385 Amynthas dinganensis SNM F-HN201116-04A -
Megascolecidae Amynthas dinghuensis Shen & Chih 2016 J Nat Hist 50:1902 Amynthas dinghuensis TESRI-O-H-50 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas dinghumontis Zhang, W., Li, J., Fu, S., Qiu, J. 2006 Annales Zoologici 56(2): 249-254 Amynthas dinghumontis - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardiella dioecia Stephenson 1933 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1932:910. Woodwardiella dioecia - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima multitheca dipapillata Thai & Tran 1986 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 8(4):9 Metaphire dipapillata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima directa Chen 1935 Bull.Fn.Mem.Inst.Biol.6:47. Amynthas directus - -
Megascolecidae Gemascolex disparatus Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.625 Gemascolex disparatus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas dispersus Sun & Qiu 2018 Zootaxa 4496:288 Amynthas dispersus C-GD201108-07A - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas dissimilis Qiu & Jiang 2018 Zootaxa 4496:270 Amynthas dissimilis C-GX201302-12 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima disticha Ishizuka K. 2000 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series a (Zoology)p.185 Pheretima disticha - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella duodecimalis ditheca Stephenson 1924 Rec.Ind.Mus.24:332. Celeriella ditheca - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ditheca Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A (3):45. Metaphire ditheca - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx ditheca Stephenson 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:186. Perionyx ditheca - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima divitopapillata Thai 1984 Zool.Zh.63(9):1321. Amynthas? divitopapillata - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire doiphamon Bantaowong & Panha 2016 Zootaxa 4117:76 Metaphire doiphamon CUMZ 3390 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima doliaria Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:374. Amynthas doliarius - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima doliaria armillata Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:415. Amynthas doliarius armillatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima doliaria dolosa Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:416. Amynthas doliarius dolosus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima doliaria stercoraria Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:415. Amynthas doliarius stercorarius - -
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