Earthworm species. A searchable database*
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FAMILY GENUS SPECIES AUTHOR YEAR LITERATURE VALID_GENUS VALID_SPECIES TYPE REFERENCE DESCRIPTION
Megascolecidae Perichaeta papua Rosa 1898 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)39:63. Amynthas papuus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima papulosa sauteri Michaelsen 1922 Capita Zool.1(3):26. Amynthas papulosus sauteri - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta papulosa Rosa 1896 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)36:525. Amynthas papulosus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex papparensis Lone et al. 2022 Diversity 14(1006):12 papparensis DHSGV-ZDM-H004 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima papillifera Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):13. Amynthas papilliferus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima papilio insignis Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:402. Amynthas papilio insignis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima papilio hiulca Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:402. Amynthas papilio hiulcus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima papilio fracta Gates 1933 Rec.Ind.Mus.35:539. Amynthas papilio fractus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima papilio Gates 1930 Rec.Ind.Mus.32:316. Amynthas papilio - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus panulirus McKey F. 1959 Northwest.Sci.33:69. Argilophilus panulirus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pannosa Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:441. Amynthas pannosus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus pandus Gates 1933 Rec.Ind.Mus.35:480. Plutellus pandus - -
Megascolecidae Archipheretima pandanophila James 2009 ODE 9(3):244e13 Archipheretima pandanophila NMA, KUNHM -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Parapheretima) pandanensis Aspe & James 2016 Zool Stud 55(8):18 Pheretima (Parapheretima) pandanensis NMA 4593 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima panarana Michaelsen 1938 Zool.Anz.121:167. Metapheretima panarana - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus palniensis Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.4(2):149. Plutellus palniensis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex palniensis Stephenson 1924 Rec.Ind.Mus.26:333. Notoscolex palniensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima palmosa Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:116. Amynthas palmosus - -
Megascolecidae Pseudonotoscolex pallinupensis Jamieson 1971 J.Zool.London 165:497. Pseudonotoscolex pallinupensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pallida Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):227. Amynthas pallidus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx pallidus Stephenson 1917 Rec.Ind.Mus.13:376. Perionyx pallidus - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella pallida Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:345. Celeriella pallida - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pallescens Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A(3):15. Planapheretima pallescens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Metapheretima) pallens Ude 1924 Zool.Anz.61:80. Metapheretima pallens - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas palgongensis Hong 2001 Zool. Stud., 40(4): 263. Amynthas palgongensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima palawanensis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:744 Pheretima palawanensis WPU-A006 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima palaoensis Ohfuchi 1941 Palao.Trop.Biol.Stud.Tokyo 2:287. Pheretima palaoensis - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire paka Blakemore 2007 Zootaxa, 1613: 25. Metaphire paka - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pajana Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A(3):33. Metaphire pajana - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire paiwanna typica Tsai, Tsai & Liaw 2000 J. Nat. Hist. 34: 1732 Metaphire paiwanna paiwanna - Blakemore 2007
Megascolecidae Amynthas kaopingensis S.W.James & Hsi-Te Shih &Hsueh-Wen Chang 2005 Journal of Natural History 39(14):1017. Metaphire paiwanna paiwanna - Chang & Chen 2008
Megascolecidae Metaphire paiwanna liliumfordi Tsai, Tsai & Liaw 2000 J. Nat. Hist. 34: 1734 Metaphire paiwanna liliumfordi - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas hengchunensis S.W.James & Hsi-Te Shih &Hsueh-Wen Chang 2005 Journal of Natural History 39(14):1015. Metaphire paiwanna hengchunensis - Chang & Chen 2008
Megascolecidae Polypheretima pagudpudensis Hong & James 2011 Raffles Bull. Zool. 59: 26 Polypheretima pagudpudensis NMA 4392 -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta paeta Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):13. Metaphire paeta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima paeta Gates 1935 Smith.Misc.Coll.vol.93.no.3:13. Pheretima paeta - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas padasensis madelinae Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:76. Amynthas padasensis madelinae - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas padasensis lokonensis Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:74. Pheretima padasensis lokonensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta padasensis Beddard & Fedarb 1895 Ann.Nat.Hist.16:73. Pheretima padasensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pacseana Thai & Samphon 1988 Sci Inf Hanoi Univ:8 Metaphire pacseana - Blakemore 2008
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pacifica Beddard 1899 Zool.Results 2:190. Pithemera pacifica - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bipapillata Ude 1905 Z.wiss.Zool.82:429. Pithemera pacifica - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima oynensis Ohfuchi 1937 Res.Bull.Saito Ho-on Kai Mus.12:24. Pheretima oynensis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus oxleyensis Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1537. Cryptodrilus oxleyensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas oviformis Yong Hong & S. W. James 2001 Rev. suisse Zool. 108/1/:72. Amynthas oviformis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima osmastoni Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):163. Amynthas osmastoni - -
Megascolecidae Hypogaeon orthostichon Schmarda, 1861 Neue wirbellose Tiere, vol. 1. p. 12 Tokea orthostichon - Blakemore 2014
Megascolecidae Pheretima orientalis Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:188. Amynthas orientalis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus oregonensis swiftae F.Smith 1937 Proc.N.S.Nat.Mus.84(3009):180. Toutellus oregonensis swiftae - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus oregonensis F.Smith 1937 Proc.V.S.Nat.Mus.84(3009):177.180?? Toutellus oregonensis oregonensis - -
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