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 Perichaeta elongata Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:124. Polypheretima elongata MHNP AE 633-646, -
Megascolecidae Plutellus heteroporus Perrier 1873 Arch.Zool.2:245. Plutellus heteroporus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta juliani Perrier 1875 C.R.Acad.Sci.81:1045. Amynthas juliani - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta coerulea Perrier 1875 C.R.Soc.Biol.(D) 81:1044. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perichaeta luzonica Perrier 1875 C.R.Soc.Biol.(D) 81:1044. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bicincta Perrier 1875 C.R.Acad.Sci.81:1044. Pithemera bicincta - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta biseralis Perrier 1875 C.R.Acad.Sci.81:1044. Polypheretima elongata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dicystis Perrier 1877 Bull.Soc.Zool.Fr.2:243. Metaphire californica - Brown et al. 2006:340
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tricystis Perrier 1877 Bull.Soc.Zool.Fr.2:243. Amynthas gracilis - Brown et al. 2006:340
Megascolecidae Amynthas phatubensis Panha & Bantaowong 2011 Zookeys 90: 40 Amynthas phatubensis CUMZ 3204 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas tontong Panha & Bantaowong 2011 Zookeys 90: 44 Amynthas tontong CUMZ 3206 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas srinan Panha & Bantaowong 2011 Zookeys 90: 49 Amynthas srinan CUMZ 3210 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima saigonensis Omodeo 1956 Mem.Mus.Civ.St.Nat.Verona 5:327. Metaphire bahli - Nguyen et al. 2021 PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima tappensis Ohfuchi 1935 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)10:409. Amynthas tappensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima yamizoyamensis Ohfuchi 1935 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)10:413. Amynthas yamizoyamensis - Blakemore 2012:145
Megascolecidae Pheretima gomejimensis Ohfuchi 1937 Res.Bull.Saito Ho-on Kai Mus.12:18. Amynthas gomejimensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima oyamai Ohfuchi 1937 Res.Bull.Saito Ho-on Kai Mus.12:62. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima hataii Ohfuchi 1937 Res.Bull.Saito Ho-on Kai Mus.12:13. Metaphire hataii - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima oynensis Ohfuchi 1937 Res.Bull.Saito Ho-on Kai Mus.12:24. Pheretima oynensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima tajiroensis Ohfuchi 1938 Res.Bull.Saito Ho-on Kai Mus.15:46. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sakaguchii Ohfuchi 1938 Res.Bull.Saito Ho-on Kai Mus.15:53. Metaphire sakaguchii - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima tosaensis Ohfuchi 1938 Bull.Res.Saito Ho-on Kai Mus.15:58. Metaphire tosaensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima trukensis Ohfuchi 1940 Palao.Trop.Biol.Stu.Stud.2:20. Metapheretima trukensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ishikawai Ohfuchi 1941 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)16:248. Amynthas minimus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima torii Ohfuchi 1941 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)16:244. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima aimerikiensis Ohfuchi 1941 Palao.Trop.Biol.Stu.Stud.Tokyo 2:302. Pheretima aimerikiensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima palaoensis Ohfuchi 1941 Palao.Trop.Biol.Stud.Tokyo 2:287. Pheretima palaoensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima yapensis Ohfuchi 1941 Palao.Trop.Biol.Stu.Stud.2:283. Pheretima yapensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima enkyokuanus Ohfuchi 1951 Misc.Rept.Inst.Nat.Res.Tokyo 19-21:60. Amynthas enkyokuanus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima indigo Ohfuchi 1951 Misc.Rept.Inst.Nat.Res.Tokyo 19-21:58. Metaphire indigo - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sanseiana Ohfuchi 1951 Misc.Rept.Inst.Nat.Resources Tokyo 19-21:19. Metaphire sanseiana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima houlleti bidenryoana Ohfuchi 1956 Journ.of.Agr.Sci.Tokyo 3:169. Amynthas flavescens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima noharuzakiensis Ohfuchi 1956 J.Agric.Sci.Tokyo 3:175. Amynthas flavescens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pusilla Ohfuchi 1956 J.Agric.Sci.Tokyo 3:138. Amynthas assacceus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima parvula Ohfuchi 1956 J.Agric.Sci.Tokyo 3:152. Metaphire parvula - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sonaiensis Ohfuchi 1956 J.Agric.Sci.Tokyo 3:154. Metaphire sonaiensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima hatomajimensis Ohfuchi 1957 J.Agric.Sci.Tokyo vol.3.no.2:245. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima obtusa Ohfuchi 1957 J.Agric.Sci.Tokyo vol.3.no.244. Amynthas obtusus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima riukiuensis Ohfuchi 1957 J.Agric.Sci.Tokyo 3:248. Metaphire riukiuensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex longicystis Nicholls & Jackson 1927 J.Roy.Soc.W.Aust.12:142. Austrohoplochaetella longicystis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex swarbricki Nicholls & Jackson 1927 J.Roy.Soc.W.Aust.12:143. Austrohoplochaetella swarbricki - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima cattienensis Nguyen, Tran & Nguyen 2015 Zootaxa 3905:594 Polypheretima cattienensis CTU-EW040-h01 -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima militium Nguyen, Tran & Nguyen 2015 Zootaxa 3905:596 Polypheretima militium CTU-EW041?h01 -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima cordata Nguyen, Tran & Nguyen 2015 Zootaxa 3905:597 Polypheretima cordata CTU-EW042?h01 -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima mekongmontis Nguyen, Tran & Nguyen 2014 Zootaxa 3866:118 Polypheretima mekongmontis CTU. EW028?h01 -
Megascolecidae Metaphire haui Nguyen, Nam, Lam & Nguyen 2020 Raffles Bull Zool 68:223 Metaphire haui CTU-EW.172.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Metaphire bariaensis Nguyen, Nam, Lam & Nguyen 2020 Raffles Bull Zool 68:225 Metaphire bariaensis CTU-EW.169.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Metaphire planatoides Nguyen, Nam, Lam & Nguyen 2020 Raffles Bull Zool 68:228 Metaphire planatoides CTU-EW.171.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Metaphire ongbeensis Nguyen, Nam, Lam & Nguyen 2020 Raffles Bull Zool 68:228 Metaphire ongbeensis CTU-EW.176.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Metaphire setosa Nguyen, Nam, Lam & Nguyen 2020 Raffles Bull Zool 68:230 Metaphire setosa CTU-EW.179.h01 - PDF
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