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 Aporodrilus gen nov Blakemore, R. 2000 Records of the Queen Victoria Museum p.4 Aporodrilus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Gastrodrilus gen nov Blakemore, R. 2000 Records of the Queen Victoria Museum p5 Gastrodrilus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Haereodrilus gen nov Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.735 Haereodrlius gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Araucaridrilus gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.172 Araucaridrilus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Bursadrilus gen nov. Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.252 Bursadrilus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Geofdyneia gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.667. Geofdyneia gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Healesvillea gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p. 741 Healesvillea gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Kangaridrilus gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.843 Kangaridrilus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Occicryptordilus gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.896 Occicryptodrilus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Plutelloides gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.977 Plutelloides gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Provescus gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.235 Provescus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Scolecidrilus gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1083 Scolecidrilus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Scolecoides gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.512 Scolecoides gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Tassiedrilus gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p315 Tassiderilus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Arthuridrilus gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.176 Arthuridrilus gen nov. - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas genitalis Qiu & Sun 2012 Zootaxa 3458: 155 Amynthas genitalis C-HN023-05 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima geojeinsulae Song & Paik 1970 Korean J.Zool.13:103. Pheretima geojeinsulae - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas geomunensis Yong Hung & S. W. James 2001 Rev. suisse Zool. 108(1):82. Amynthas geomunensis - -
Megascolecidae Graliophilus georgei Jamieson 1971 J.Zool.London 165:471. Graliophilus georgei - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ghilarovi Thai 1982 Zool.Zh.61(6):826. Amynthas ghilarovi Nguyen et al. 2016 PDF
Megascolecidae Plutellus ghumensis Julka 1975 Mitt.Zool.Mus.Berlin 51(1):24. Plutellus ghumensis - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire giengensis Nguyen, Lam & Nguyen 2022 Zootaxa 5093:487 Metaphire giengensis CTU-EW.017.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta gigantea Benham 1906 Trans.N.Z.Inst.38:251. Celeriella gigantea - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas gilvus Sun & Qiu 2016 J Nat Hist 50:2503 Amynthas gilvus C-SC201102-12A - PDF
Megascolecidae Notoscolex gippslandicus Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:456. Notoscolex gippslandicus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus gippslandicus Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:132. Cryptodrilus gippslandicus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima gjellerupi Cognetti 1914 Zool.Jb.Syst.37:358. Metaphire gjellerupi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima glabra Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:395. Amynthas glabrus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima tenellula Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:398. Amynthas glabrus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vieta Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:462. Amynthas glabrus - -
Megascolecidae Metapheretima glamdringi Easton 1979 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 35(1):113. Metapheretima glamdringi - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella glandifera Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool) 26(4):237. Perionychella glandifera - -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus glandiferus pyengana Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus glandiferus pyengana - -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus glandiferus pyengana Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus glandiferus pyengana - -
Megascolecidae Pithemera glandis Hong & James 2011 Raffles Bull. Zool. 59: 24 Pithemera glandis NMA 4389, KUNHM, NIBR, ZRC -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta glandularis Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:18. Metaphire glandularis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta glandulosa Rosa 1896 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)36:524. Amynthas glandulosus - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire bununa glareosus Tsai, Tsai & Liaw 2000 J. Nat. Hist. 34: 1738 Metaphire glareosa - Chang & Chen 2008
Megascolecidae Amynthas glaucus Azama & Ishizuka 2018 Edaphologia 103:27 Metaphire glauca RUMF-ZO-00018 Blakemore 2022:100 PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas glaucus Azama & Ishizuka 2018 Edaphologia 103:27 Amynthas glaucus RUMF-ZO-00018 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima globosa Hong & James 2011 Raffles Bull. Zool. 59: 23 Pheretima globosa NMA 4388, KUNHM, NIBR, ZRC -
Megascolecidae Amynthas godefroyi Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:17. Pithemera godeffroyi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sedgwicki ablata Ude 1905 Zeitschr.wiss.Zool.83:451. Pithemera godeffroyi - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex gogensis Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Notoscolex gogensis - -
Megascolecidae Hickmaniella gogi Blakemore, R. J. et al 1997 Journal of Natural History 31(11), November 1997:1690. Hickmaniella gogi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima gomejimensis Ohfuchi 1937 Res.Bull.Saito Ho-on Kai Mus.12:18. Amynthas gomejimensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas gongjuensis Hong & Kim 2002 Rev. suisse Zool., 109:485 Amynthas gongjuensis - -
Megascolecidae Digaster googarnae Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.360 Digaster googarnae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta goonmurk Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:21. Trichaeta goonmurk - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima gorasi Hong & James 2009 Zootaxa 2059: 43. Pheretima gorasi - -
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