Earthworm species. A searchable database*
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FAMILY GENUS SPECIES AUTHOR YEAR LITERATURE VALID_GENUS VALID_SPECIES TYPE REFERENCE DESCRIPTION
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 Perionyx pallidus Stephenson 1917 Rec.Ind.Mus.13:376. Perionyx pallidus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pallida Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):227. Amynthas 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 palarva Blakemore 2003 ODE 3(S11): 8 Amynthas micronarius? - nom. nov. pro Pheretima parvula Ishizuka et al., 2000 (Blakemore 2010)
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 Metaphire paiwanna liliumfordi Tsai, Tsai & Liaw 2000 J. Nat. Hist. 34: 1734 Metaphire paiwanna liliumfordi - -
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 oynensis Ohfuchi 1937 Res.Bull.Saito Ho-on Kai Mus.12:24. Pheretima oynensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima oyamai Ohfuchi 1937 Res.Bull.Saito Ho-on Kai Mus.12:62. Amynthas corticis - -
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 ornata Gates 1929 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.75(10):20. Amynthas robustus - -
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 - -
Megascolecidae Metapheretima orcrista Easton 1979 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 35(1):112. Metapheretima orcrista - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas orbicularis Sun & Jiang 2016 J Nat Hist 50:2509 Amynthas orbicularis C-SC201102-19A - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolides oppidanus Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Megascolides oppidanus - -
Megascolecidae Hickmaniella opisthogaster Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 26:(4):301. Hickmaniella opisthogaster - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ophtalmopapillata Thai 1982 Zool.Zh.61(6):823. Amynthas? ophtalmopapillata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ophiodes Michaelsen 1929 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.44:85. Archipheretima ophiodes - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta operculata Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien.6:398. Metaphire operculata - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire ongbeensis Nguyen, Nam, Lam & Nguyen 2020 Raffles Bull Zool 68:228 Metaphire ongbeensis CTU-EW.176.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolides oneilli monochris Stephenson 1916 Rec.Ind.Mus.12:313. Megascolides oneilli monochris - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex oneilli Stephenson 1914 Rec.Ind.Mus.8:377. Megascolides oneilli - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima omtrekensis Cognetti 1911 Boll.Mus.Torino 26(641):3. Amynthas omtrekensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas omodeoi Zhao and Qiu 2009 J. Nat. Hist. 43(17-18): 1031. Amynthas omodeoi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima omeimontis kinfumontis Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:119. Amynthas omeimontis kinfumontis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas omeimontis kinabalu Sims & Easton 1972 Biol.J.Linn.Soc.4(3):259. Amynthas omeimontis kinabalu - -
Megascolecidae Aporodrilus olympus Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Aporodrilus olympus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima okutamaensis Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.38 Metaphire vesiculata - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima oinakensis Cognetti 1914 Zool.Jb.Syst.37:355. Metapheretima oinakensis - -
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