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 Fletcherodrilus unicus purpureus Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:32.(Mich.:Oligo.Nat.hist.Mus.Hamb.I.-Fahrb.wiss.Anst.Hamb.Bd.VI. Fletcherodrilus unicus purpureus - -
Megascolecidae Fletcherodrilus unicus typicus Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:32.(Fletcher:Notes on Austrl.Eathw.V.Ebendas.III.2.) Fletcherodrilus unicus typicus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ferdinandi Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:38. Metaphire ferdinandi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta madagascarensis Michaelsen 1891 Arch.Naturg.57(1):227. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perionyx gruenewaldi Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:33. Perionyx excavatus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx sansibaricus Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.9:4. Perionyx sansibaricus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sangirensis Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:36. Pheretima sangirensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta stelleri Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:39. Polypheretima stelleri - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta divergens Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.48:243. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hilgendorfi Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58:235. Amynthas hilgendorfi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta mandhorensis Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):241. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta monilicystis Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):251. Amynthas monilicystis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pallida Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):227. Amynthas pallidus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex iris Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58:244. Archipheretima iris - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex margaritacea Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):245. Archipheretima margaritacea - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex pictus Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):246. Archipheretima picta - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta neoguinensis Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58:229. Metapheretima neoguinensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta longa Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):239. Metaphire longa - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pulchra Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):233. Metaphire pulchra - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta udekemi Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):240. Metaphire udekemi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta albida Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58:237. Spenceriella tenax - Jamieson 1965
Megascolecidae Perichaeta martensi Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):242. Pheretima martensi - -
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster jagori Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58:247. Pleionogaster horsti - -
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster samariensis Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):248. Pleionogaster horsti - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus matsushimensis indicus Michaelsen 1892 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(10)15:106. Plutellus litoralis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta martensis javana Michaelsen 1894 Denk.Ges.Jena 8:99. Pheretima martensis javana - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hupeiensis Michaelsen 1895 Abh.Ver.hamb.13:35. Amynthas hupeiensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta guillelmi Michaelsen 1895 Abh.Ver.Hamb.18:32. Metaphire guillelmi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta halmaherae Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.24:208. Amynthas halmaherae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta halmaherae batjanensis Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckb.Ges.23:215. Amynthas halmaherae batjanensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta halmaherae galelensis Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:221. Amynthas halmaherae galelensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta halmaherae gamsungi Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:218. Amynthas halmaherae gamsungi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta halmapherae caecilia Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:217. Amynthas halmapherae caecilius - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta minahassae Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:235. Amynthas minahassae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pataniensis Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:222. Amynthas pataniensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pataniensis labuhensis Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:224. Amynthas pataniensis labuhensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta supuensis Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:225. Amynthas supuensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima halmaherae imparicystis Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:216. Amynthas halmaherae imparicystis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta densipapillata Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:227. Metaphire densipapillata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bosschae Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:238. Pheretima bosschae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta crassicystis Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:204. Pheretima crassicystis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta crassicystis chica Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:207. Pheretima crassicystis chica - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta crassicystis tobeloensis Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:204. Pheretima crassicystis tobeloensis - -
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster ternatae Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:198. Pleionogaster horsti - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta barami Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:203. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus ceylanensis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:183. Cryptodrilus ceylanensis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus crassicystis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Nat.Hist.Mus.Hamb.14:194. Cryptodrilus crassicystis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus dambullaensis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:181. Cryptodrilus dambullaensis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus decipiens Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:197. Cryptodrilus decipiens - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus sarasinorum Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:177. Cryptodrilus sarasinorum - -
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