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 Pheretima quadrigemina Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:486. Metaphire quadrigemina - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas quadrapulvinatus Wu Jihua, et al 1997 Sichuan Journal of Zoology 16(1):3. Amynthas quadrapulvinatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta quadragenaria Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:122. Metaphire quadragenaria - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas qiongzhongensis Jiang & Zhao 2015 J Nat Hist 49:13 Amynthas qiongzhongensis C-HN022-02A -
Megascolecidae Megascolides pygmaeus Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1525. Megascolides pygmaeus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus pygmaeus Michaelsen 1913 Nova Caledonia 1(3):255. Plutellus pygmaeus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas pyeongchangensis Hong & James 2009 J. Nat. Hist. 43(21-22): 1250 Amynthas pyeongchangensis - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire puyuma Chu-Fu,T., Huei-Ping,S., Su-Chen, T. 1999 Journal of the National Taiwan Museum p.42 Metaphire puyuma - -
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 Spenceriella pusilla Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1289 Spenceriella pusilla - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus purpureus Michaelsen 1889 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.6:3. Cryptodrilus purpureus - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella purpureus Jamieson 1973 Rec.Aust.Mus.28(11):215. Perionychella purpureus - -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus purpureus Jamieson 1973 Rec.Austr.Mus.28:227. Vesiculodrilus purpureus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta purpurea Benham 1897 Ann.Nat.Hist.18:445. Amynthas purpureus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima purpurata Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.42 Amynthas purpuratus - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Megascolex purpurascens Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):214. Megascolex purpurascens - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pura Rosa 1898 Ann.Nat.Hist.2:285. Pheretima pura - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas punicans Blakemore 2015 J. Spec. Res 4:11 Amynthas punicans NIBR-IV0000261322 -
Megascolecidae Megascolides punctatus Spencer 1900 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:37. Megascolides punctatus - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta punctata Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:277. Diporochaeta punctata - -
Megascolecidae Celeriella punctata Jamieson 1977 Bull.Mus.Nat.Hist.Nat.(3) No.450.Zool.313:489. Celeriella punctata - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex pumilio Stephenson 1916 Rec.Ind.Mus.12:333. Megascolex pumilio - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardiella pumila Stephenson 1931 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:51. Woodwardiella pumila - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas pulvinus Sun & Jiang 2013 J Nat Hist 47:1156 Amynthas pulvinus SNM C-HN201115-08 -
Megascolecidae Perionyx pulvinatus Stephenson 1916 Rec.Ind.Mus.12:318. Perionyx pulvinatus - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta pulvilla Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Diporochaeta pulvilla - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx pullus Stephenson 1920 Mem.Ind.Mus.7:217. Perionyx pullus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pulchra Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):233. Metaphire pulchra - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas pulcher Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:16. Amynthas pulcher - -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus pulchellus Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus pulchellus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas pulauensis Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:904. Metaphire pulauensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pugnatoris Hong & James 2010 Zool. Studies 49(4): 528 Pheretima pugnatoris NMA 4340 -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima puertoprincesaensis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:768 Polypheretima puertoprincesaensis WPU-A020 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima puerilis Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:394. Pheretima puerilis - -
Megascolecidae Digaster pseudoperichaeta Jamieson 1975 Mem.Qd.Mus.17(2):267. Digaster pseudoperichaeta - -
Megascolecidae Didymogaster prothecata Jamieson & Bradbury 1972 Pedobiologia 12:111. Didymogaster prothecata - -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus prospectus Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus prospectus - -
Megascolecidae Diplotrema proserpinensis Dyne, G. R. et al 1998 Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42/2/, 29 June 1998:491. Diplotrema proserpinensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta propora Rosa 1896 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)36:522. Amynthas proporus - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta profuga Cognetti 1904 Boll.Mus.Torino 19(474):4. Diporochaeta profuga - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta producta Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:73. Amynthas flavescens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima procera Gates 1937 Bull.Raffles Mus.13:193. Amynthas procerus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas proasacceus Tsai, Shen, Tsai 2001 Zool. Stud., 40(4): 282. Amynthas proasacceus - Shen 2018 PDF
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta proandris Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Anisochaeta proandris - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex pritchardi Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:47. Megascolex pritchardi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima principalis Michaelsen 1932 Bull.Mus.Hist.Nat.Belg.8(32):1. Amynthas principalis - -
Megascolecidae Pontodrilus primoris Blakemore 2000 Tasmanian Earthworms CD: 47 Pontodrilus primoris - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima primadamae Michaelsen 1934 Arch.Zool.Exp.Gen.76:526. Amynthas primadamae - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex prima Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:373. Tonoscolex depressus - -
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