Earthworm species. A searchable database*
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FAMILY GENUS SPECIES AUTHOR YEAR LITERATURE VALID_GENUS VALID_SPECIES TYPE REFERENCE DESCRIPTION
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pusilla Ude 1893 Z.wiss.Zool.57:63. Amynthas minimus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pusilla Ohfuchi 1956 J.Agric.Sci.Tokyo 3:138. Amynthas assacceus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas pyeongchangensis Hong & James 2009 J. Nat. Hist. 43(21-22): 1250 Amynthas pyeongchangensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas qiongzhongensis Jiang & Zhao 2015 J Nat Hist 49:13 Amynthas qiongzhongensis C-HN022-02A -
Megascolecidae Amynthas quadrapulvinatus Wu Jihua, et al 1997 Sichuan Journal of Zoology 16(1):3. Amynthas quadrapulvinatus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas quadriorbis Shen & Chang 2016 J Nat Hist 50:1891 Amynthas quadriorbis TESRI-O-H-47 -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta queenslandica Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:962. Amynthas queenslandicus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas quinqueconvexus Hong & James 2009 J. Nat. Hist. 43(21-22): 1237 Amynthas quinqueconvexus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima quintana Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.239 Amynthas quintanus - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima ralla Gates 1936 Bull.Raffles Mus.12:104. Amynthas rallus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rallida Gates 1936 Bull.Raffles Mus.12:106. Amynthas rallidus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas rarus Lam, Tran & Nguyen 2024 Zootaxa 5406:566 Amynthas rarus CTU EW.193.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas recavus Yuan & Jiang 2019 J Nat Hist 53:1965 Amynthas recavus YN201109-09 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima rechingeri Cognetti 1909 Boll.Mus.Torino 24(604):1. Amynthas rechingeri - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta recta Rosa 1898 Ann.Nat.Hist.2:284. Amynthas rectus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas reductus Nguyen, Lam & Nguyen 2022 Zootaxa 5093:484 Amynthas reductus CTU-EW.051.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima referta Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:405. Amynthas refertus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima reisuiensis Kobayashi 1938 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)11:139. Amynthas reisuiensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rennelana Gates 1957 Nat.Hist.Rennel Is.2:11. Amynthas rennelanus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas retentus Li & Jiang 2024 Zootaxa 5410:55 Amynthas retentus GX201210-11 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas retortus Sun & Jiang 2016 J Nat Hist 50:2505 Amynthas retortus C-SC201102-15A - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima rhabdoida Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:410. Amynthas rhabdoidus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas righii Yong Hung & S. W. James 2001 Rev. suisse Zool. 108(1):87. Amynthas righii - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rimosa Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:408. Amynthas rimosus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta robusta Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:112. Amynthas robustus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rockefelleri Chen 1933 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 9:238. Amynthas rockefelleri - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta rodericensis Grube 1879 Phil.Trans.Roy.Soc.London 168:554. Amynthas rodericensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta rokugo Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:756. Amynthas rokugo - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rubella Gates 1936 Bull.Raffles Mus.12:108. Amynthas rubellus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rufidula Ishizuka K. 2000 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.15 Amynthas micronarius - Blakemore 2012:138
Megascolecidae Pheretima rufula Gates 1933 Rec.Ind.Mus.35:543. Amynthas rufulus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas ruiyenensis Shen 2019 Zootaxa 4658:110 Amynthas ruiyenensis TESRI-O-H-55, RY023 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima rutila Gates 1936 Bull.Raffles Mus.12:111. Amynthas rutilus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas sakonnakhonensis Chanabun & Panha 2023 ZooKeys 1176:203 Amynthas sakonnakhonensis CUMZ 3823 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas samgaki Hong 2011 Rev. suisse Zool. 118:226 Amynthas samgaki (NIBRIV0000224642 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas sanchongensis Yong Hung & S. W. James 2001 Rev. suisse Zool. 108(1):90. Amynthas sanchongensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex sanctaehelenae Baird 1873 J.Linn.Soc.11:96. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sanctijacobi Beddard 1895 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1895:61. Amynthas sanctijacobi - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas sangirensis chica Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:79. Amynthas sangirensis chica - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas sangirensis crassicystis Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:79. Amynthas sangirensis crassicystis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas sangirensis typicus Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:77. Amynthas sangirensis typicus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas sangumburi Hong,Yong, Kim, TAe-Heung 2002 Korean Journal of Biological Sciences, p.198 Amynthas sangumburi - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas sangyeoli Yong Hong & S. W. James 2001 Zoological Studies 40(4):271. Amynthas carnosus - Shen et al 2003: 484
Megascolecidae Pheretima sapiniana Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:130. Amynthas sapinianus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas sarasinorum Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:71. Amynthas sarasinorum - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta scholastica Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:70. Amynthas scholasticus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima schraderi Gates 1970 Aust.Zool.15:388. Amynthas schrader - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas semifasciatus Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16(1):49. Amynthas semifasciatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima semilunaris Ishizuka K. 2000 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.18 Amynthas micronarius - Blakemore 2012:138
Megascolecidae Pheretima serena Gates 1936 Bull.Raffles Mus.12:113. Amynthas serenus - -
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