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 Megascolex rodwayi Stephenson 1931 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:53. Anisochaeta rodwayi - Blakemore 2000
Megascolecidae Megascolex inermis Stephenson 1933 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1933:914. Anisochaeta inermis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex crateroides Boardman 1943 Rec.Aust.Mus.21:174. Megascolex crateroides - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex jenolanensis Boardman 1943 Rec.Aust.Mus.21:176. Megascolex jenolanensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex wiburdi Boardman 1943 Rec.Aust.Mus.21:168. Megascolex wiburdi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex peranellus Gates 1945 Spol.Zeyl.24:78. Megascolex peranellus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex novae-zelandiae Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:38. Megascolex novae-zelandiae - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex animae Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:281. Anisochaeta animae - Blakemore 2004
Megascolecidae Megascolex celmisiae Jamieson 1973 Rec.Aust.Mus.28(11):215. Megascolex celmisiae - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex burniensis Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 26(4):319. Anisochaeta burniensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex montisathuri Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 26(4):321. Megascolex montisathuri - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex vazhichlensis Lone et al. 2022 Diversity 14(1006):14 Megascolex vazhichlensis DHSGV-ZDM-H005 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolex papparensis Lone et al. 2022 Diversity 14(1006):12 papparensis DHSGV-ZDM-H004 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolex quadripapillatus Narayanan & Paliwal 2024 Zootaxa 5424:570 Megascolex quadripapillatus ZSI/WGRC/I.R.INV.25142 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolex jeyporeghatiensis Narayanan & Paliwal 2024 Zootaxa 5424:573 Megascolex jeyporeghatiensis ZSI/WGRC/I.R.INV. 25144 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolex (Promegascolex) mekongianus Cognetti 1922 Boll.Mus.Torino 37(744):3. Amynthas mekongianus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides australis McCoy 1878 Prodr.Zool.Vict.21. Megascolides australis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides pygmaeus Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1525. Megascolides pygmaeus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides mawarrae Benham 1890 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 31:224. Megascolides mawarrae - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides attenuatus Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:155. Megascolides attenuatus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides cameroni Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:144. Megascolides cameroni - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides hulmei Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:147. Megascolides hulmei - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides incertus Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:151. Megascolides incertus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides insignis Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:146. Megascolides insignis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides manni Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:149. Megascolides manni - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides manni variabilis Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:150. Megascolides manni variabilis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides obscurus Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:148. Megascolides obscurus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides roseus Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:153. Megascolides roseus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides sinuosus Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:152. Megascolides sinuosus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides victoriensis Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:151. Megascolides victoriensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides bassanus Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:46. Graliophilus? bassanus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides simsoni Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:45. Notoscolex simsoni - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides americanus F.Smith 1897 Amer.Nat.31:203. Driloleirus americanus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides singhalensis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:174. Megascolides singhalensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides halyi Michaelsen 1899 Zool.Jb.Syst.12:142. Megascolides halyi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides punctatus Spencer 1900 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:37. Megascolides punctatus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides steeli Spencer 1900 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:34. Megascolides steeli - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides volvens Spencer 1900 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:39. Megascolides volvens - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides diaphanus Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:32. Megascolides diaphanus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides eucalypti Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:35. Megascolides eucalypti - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides warragulensis Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:38. Megascolides warragulensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides nokanenaensis Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):188. Megascolides nokanenaensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides bergtheili Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):150. Scolioscolides bergtheili - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides neglectus Cognetti 1909 Ann.Mus.Genova (3)4(44):1. Megascolides neglectus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides albertisii Cognetti 1910 Ann.Mus.Genova (3)4:329. Aporodrilus? albertisii - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides tenmalai Michaelsen 1910 Abh.Ver.Hamb.19:55. Megascolides tenmalai - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides cochinensis Michaelsen 1910 Abh.Ver.Hamb.19:56. Travoscolides cochinensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides hastatus Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:63. Megascolides hastatus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides duodecimalis Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:65. Travoscolides duodecimalis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides pilatus Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:68. Travoscolides pilatus - -
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