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 Pheretima winkleri Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A (3):29. Amynthas winkleri - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima penrisseni Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A.(3):11. Archipheretima zonata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima atrofusca Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A (3)37. Metaphire atrofusca - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ditheca Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A (3):45. Metaphire ditheca - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima dorsalis Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A (3):52. Metaphire dorsalis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima notizusa Michaelsen 1928 Treubia 10:294. Metaphire notizusa - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pajana Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A(3):33. Metaphire pajana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima simplex Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A(3):48. Metaphire simplex - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima indica birangi Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20(3):42. Pheretima birangi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kollikeri Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A(2):8. Manus koellikeri - Blakemore, 2010
Megascolecidae Pheretima pallescens Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A(3):15. Planapheretima pallescens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Archipheretima) scandens Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A.(3):18. Planapheretima scandens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima beranensis Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A (3):23. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex auriculata Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:64. Megascolex auriculata - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex avicula Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:66. Megascolex avicula - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex kumiliensis Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:70. Megascolex kumiliensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex peermadensis Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:68. Megascolex peermadensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex polytheca uniquus Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:71. Megascolex polytheca uniquus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex travancorensis proboscidea Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:62. Megascolex travancorensis proboscidea - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex minimus Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:60. Notoscolex minimus - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex peermadensis Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:58. Notoscolex peermadensis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex tenmalai ghatensis Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:56. Notoscolex tenmalai ghatensis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex travancorensis Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:59. Notoscolex travancorensis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus variabilis Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:51. Plutellus variabilis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides chengaunures Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:54. Travoscolides chengaunures - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardiella kayankulamensis Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:53. Woodwardiella kayankulamensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima paraglandularis Fang 1929 Sinesia Nank.1:15. Amynthas aspergillus - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex depressus Gates 1929 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.75(10):14. Notoscolex depressus - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex lunatus Gates 1929 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.75(10):16. Notoscolex lunatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima minuta Gates 1929 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.75(10):18. Amynthas exiguus - Gates 1930
Megascolecidae Pheretima ornata Gates 1929 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.75(10):20. Amynthas robustus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ophiodes Michaelsen 1929 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.44:85. Archipheretima ophiodes - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima andersoni choprai Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:233. Amynthas andersoni choprai - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima anomala centralis Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:234. Metaphire anomala centralis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex choprai Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:230. Notoscolex choprai - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima anomala insolita Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:234. Metaphire anomala - Blakemore 2007
Megascolecidae Pheretima anomala typica Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:234. Metaphire anomala - Blakemore 2007
Megascolecidae Pheretima obscuritopora Chen 1930 Sci.Rept.Nat.cent.Univ.Nanking.1:28. Amynthas obscuritoporus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kiangsuensis Chen 1930 Sci.Rept.Nat.Cent.Univ.Nanking.1:24. Metaphire tschiliensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vulgaris Chen 1930 Sci.Rept.Natn.Cent.Univ.Nanking.1:12. Metaphire vulgaris vulgaris - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vulgaris agricola Chen 1930 Sci.Rept.Nat.Cent.Univ.Nanking 1:18. Metaphire vulgaris agricola - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima defecta Gates 1930 Rec.Ind.Mus.32:308. Amynthas defectus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima exigua Gates 1930 Rec.Ind.Mus.32:310. Amynthas exiguus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima papilio Gates 1930 Rec.Ind.Mus.32:316. Amynthas papilio - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pinguis Gates 1930 Rec.Ind.Mus.32:319. Amynthas pinguis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima velata Gates 1930 Rec.Ind.Mus.32:321. Amynthas velatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima insulanus Gates 1930 Rec.Ind.Mus.32:312. Metaphire insulana - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex conversus Gates 1930 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:231. Tonoscolex conversus - Gates 1972
Megascolecidae Pheretima maculosus Hatai 1930 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)5:661. Amynthas phaselus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima phaselus Hatai 1930 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)5:659. Amynthas phaselus - -
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