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 Perionyx egmonti Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:43. Perionyx egmonti - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx memoralis Gates 1954 Ark.Zool.6(20):345. Perionyx memoralis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx montanus Gates 1954 Ark.Zool.6(20):433. Perionyx montanus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx nemoralis Gates 1954 Ark.Zool.6(20):435. Perionyx nemoralis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx tenuis Gates 1954 Ark.Zool.6(20):437. Perionyx tenuis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx jorpokriensis Julka 1975 Mitt.Zool.Mus.Berlin 51(1):21. Perionyx jorpokriensis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx daflaensis Julka 1981 Rec.Zool.Surv.Ind.(Misc.Publ.No.26):18. Perionyx daflaensis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx daminensis Julka 1981 Rec.Zool.Surv.Ind.(Misc.Publ.No.26):20. Perionyx daminensis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx vidakensis Julka 1981 Rec.Zool.Surv.Ind.(Misc.Publ.No.26):27. Perionyx vidakensis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx rahuli Hasan, Ghosh & Mandal 2019 J Appl Zool Res 30:14 Perionyx rahuli ZSI An5725/1 - PDF
Megascolecidae Perionyx shyamasreetus Ghosh, Hasan & Mandal 2018 J Appl Zool Res 29: 158 Perionyx shyamasreetus ZSI 5724/1 juvenile, Taxon inquirendum PDF
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dendyi Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:12. Perionychella dendyi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dilwynnia Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:50. Perionychella dilwynnia - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta irregularis Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:53. Perionychella irregularis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta richea Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:49. Perionychella richea - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella annandalei Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):154. Perionychella annandalei - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella nainiana Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Anst.24(2):155. Perionychella nainiana - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella sikkimensis Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Anst.24(2):156. Perionychella sikkimensis - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella simlaensis Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Anst.24(2):157. Perionychella simlaensis - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella variegata Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):158. Perionychella variegata - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx lacustris Stephenson 1924 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(9)14:546. Perionychella lacustris - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella purpureus Jamieson 1973 Rec.Aust.Mus.28(11):215. Perionychella purpureus - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella bitheca Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool) 26(4):233. Perionychella bitheca - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella glandifera Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool) 26(4):237. Perionychella glandifera - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella hickmani Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool) 26(4):226. Perionychella richea - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella inconstans Jamieson 1974 Proc.Roy.Soc.S.Aust.98(2):83. Perionychella inconstans - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella obliquae Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool) 26(4):250. Perionychella richea - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella variegata Blakemore 2000 Records of the Queen Victoria Museum p. 17 Perionychella variegata - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella eruca Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Perionychella eruca - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella myrtea Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Perionychella myrtea - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella ngakawau Blakemore 2010 New Zealand earthworms CD-ROM:23 Perionychella ngakawau TPTM -
Megascolecidae Terrisswalkerius leichhardti Jamieson, McDonald & James 2013 Mem Queensl Mus 58:17 Perionychella leichhardti QM G231053 Blakemore 2014
Megascolecidae Perionychella strzeleckii Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Perionychelal strezeleckii - -
Megascolecidae Pericryptodrilus monteithi Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.945 Pericryptodrilus monteithi - -
Megascolecidae Paraplutellus insularis Jamieson 1972 Mem.Nat.Mus.Vict.33:73. Paraplutellus insularis - -
Megascolecidae Oreoscolex imparicystis Jamieson 1973 Rec.Aust.Mus.28(11):215. Oreoscolex imparicystis - -
Megascolecidae Oreoscolex retrocystis Jamieson 1995 Mem.Qd.Mus.38(2):587. Oreoscolex retrocystis - -
Megascolecidae Occicryptordilus gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.896 Occicryptodrilus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex camdenensis Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:456. Notoscolex camdenensis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex gippslandicus Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:456. Notoscolex gippslandicus - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex grandis Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:551. Notoscolex grandis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex tuberculatus Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:611. Notoscolex tuberculatus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus campestris Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:39. Notoscolex campestris - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus irregularis Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:34. Notoscolex irregularis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus officeri Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:44. Notoscolex officeri - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus wellingtonensis Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:43. Notoscolex wellingtonensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides simsoni Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:45. Notoscolex simsoni - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex hortensis Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):199. Notoscolex hortensis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex jenolanensis Michaelsen 1907 Abh.Ver.Hamb.19:13. Notoscolex jenolanensis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex maecenatis Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):197. Notoscolex maecenatis - -
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