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 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 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 prestonianus Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):201. Notoscolex prestonianus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima prava Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:90. Metaphire prava - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus pratensis Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:363. Plutellus pratensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides prashadi Stephenson 1920 Mem.Ind.Mus.7:202. Barogaster prashadi - -
Megascolecidae Graliophilus praestringor Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian Earthworms: CD-ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615 Canberra. Graliophilus praestringor - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima praepinguis Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):15. Metaphire praepinguis - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta pounamu Blakemore 2010 New Zealand earthworms CD-ROM:19 Diporochaeta pounamu TPTM -
Megascolecidae Pheretima potonganensis Aspe & James 2014 Zootaxa 3881:428 Pheretima potonganensis NMA 4526 -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta posthuma Vaillant 1868 Mem.Acad.Montpell.7:146. Metaphire posthuma - -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta portusarturi Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Anisochaeta portusarturi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima porrecta Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:444. Amynthas porrectus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex porphyrozonus Stephenson 1924 Rec.Ind.Mus.26:337. Megascolex porphyrozonus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas poropapillatus Nguyen, Lam, Trinh & Nguyen 2020 ZooKeys 932:20 Amynthas poropapillatus CTU-EW.190.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Notoscolex ponmudianus nanus Michaelsen 1914 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.30(2):83. Notoscolex ponmudianus nanus - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex ponmudianus Michaelsen 1914 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.30(2):79. Notoscolex ponmudianus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pongchii Chen 1936 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 11:279. Amynthas pongchii - -
Megascolecidae Aporodrilus ponga Blakemore 2011 ZooKeys 160: 30 Aporodrilus ponga AMNZ 5255 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pomella Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):14. Amynthas pomellus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima polytoreuta Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A.(3):27. Amynthas polytoreutus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex polytheca zonatus Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:90. Megascolex polytheca zonatus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex polytheca uniquus Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:71. Megascolex polytheca uniquus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas minutus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:906. Polypheretima polytheca - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas polythecus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:897. Polypheretima polytheca - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex polytheca Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:89. Megascolex polytheca - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus polynephricus Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:35. Cryptodrilus polynephricus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima polyglandularis Tsai 1964 Quart.J.Taiwan Mus.17:30. Amynthas polyglandularis - -
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