Earthworm species. A searchable database*
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FAMILY GENUS SPECIES AUTHOR YEAR LITERATURE VALID_GENUS VALID_SPECIES TYPE REFERENCE DESCRIPTION
Megascolecidae Pheretima callosa Gates 1937 Bull.Mus.Comp.Zool.80:313. Pheretima callosa - -
Megascolecidae Lampito kempi Gates 1938 Rec.Ind.Mus.40:407. Lampito kempi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima flavellana Gates 1938 Bull.Raffles Mus.14:238. Metaphire flavellana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima fluvialis Gates 1939 J.Thailand Res.Soc.12:89. Amynthas mekongianus - Blakemore et al 207:21
Megascolecidae Nelloscolex parvus Gates 1939 Rec.Ind.Mus.41:42. Nelloscolex parvus - -
Megascolecidae Nelloscolex strigosus Gates 1939 Rec.Ind.Mus.41:40. Nelloscolex strigosus - -
Megascolecidae Priodoscolex montanus Gates 1940 Rec.Ind.Mus.42:122. Priodoscolex montanus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima hobaensis Gates 1941 Rec.Ind.Mus.43:497. Metaphire hobaensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima honbaensis Gates 1941 Rec.Ind.Mus.43:497. Metaphire honbaensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima humilis Gates 1942 Bull.Mus.Comp.Zool.98:120. Amynthas minimus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima subtilis Gates 1943 Ohio J.Sci.43:104. Metaphire subtilis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex peranellus Gates 1945 Spol.Zeyl.24:78. Megascolex peranellus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bahli Gates 1945 Spol.Zeyl.24:85. Metaphire bahli - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex lautus Gates 1945 Spol.Zeylanica 24:71. Notoscolex lautus - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex plenus Gates 1945 Spol.Zeylanica 24:73. Notoscolex plenus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx festivus Gates 1945 Proc.Ind.Acad.Sci.(B)21(4):227. Perionyx festivus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx miniatus Gates 1945 J.Roy.Aviatic Soc.Bengal. 11:73. Perionyx miniatus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx rufulus Gates 1945 J.Roy.Asiatic Soc.Bengal 11:74. Perionyx rufulus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus exilis Gates 1945 Proc.Ind.Acad.Sci.(B) 21(4):224. Plutellus exilis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus himalayanus Gates 1945 J.Roy.AsiaticSoc.Bengal.11:71. Plutellus himalayanus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus rallus Gates 1945 J.Roy.Asiatic Soc.Bengal.11:72. Plutellus rallus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima baliemensis Gates 1948 Treubia 19(2):144. Metaphire baliemensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima habbemana Gates 1948 Treubia 19(2):151. Pheretima habbemana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bernhardi Gates 1948 Treubia 19(2):149. Pheretima (Planapheretima) bernhardi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rufa Gates 1948 Treubia 19(2):160. Pheretima (Planapheretima) rufa - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rufomaculata Gates 1948 Treubia 19(2):162. Planapheretima rufomaculata - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus altmani Gates 1942 Amer Midland Nat 27:89 Arctiostrotus altmani - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima flustrella Gates 1949 Bull.Raffles Mus.19:19. Amynthas flustrellus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima balingensis Gates 1949 Bull.Raffles Mus.19:10. Metaphire balingensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima flocellana Gates 1949 Bull.Raffles Mus.19:15. Metaphire flocellana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima fovella Gates 1949 Bull.Raffles Mus.19:21. Metaphire fovella - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima strellana Gates 1949 Bull.Raffles Mus.19:34. Metaphire strellana - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx memoralis Gates 1954 Ark.Zool.6(20):345. Perionyx memoralis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx montanus Gates 1954 Ark.Zool.6(20):433. Perionyx montanus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx nemoralis Gates 1954 Ark.Zool.6(20):435. Perionyx nemoralis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx tenuis Gates 1954 Ark.Zool.6(20):437. Perionyx tenuis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus leucaspis Gates 1954 Rec.Ind.Mus.52(1):65. Plutellus leucaspis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus longus Gates 1954 Rec.Ind.Mus.52(1):66. Plutellus longus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus macer Gates 1954 Rec.Ind.Mus.52:67. Plutellus macer - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus pauxillulus Gates 1954 Rec.Ind.Mus.52:70. Plutellus pauxillulus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus subtilis Gates 1954 Rec.Ind.Mus.52:73. Plutellus subtilis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus thanbulanus Gates 1954 Rec.Ind.Mus.52:74. Plutellus thanbulanus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus compositus Gates 1955 Rec.Ind.Mus.52:61. Plutellus compositus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus comptus Gates 1955 Rec.Ind.Mus.52:62. Plutellus comptus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima lavangguana Gates 1957 Nat.Hist.Rennel.Is.2:14. Amynthas lavangguanus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rennelana Gates 1957 Nat.Hist.Rennel Is.2:11. Amynthas rennelanus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pickfordi Gates 1957 Nat.Hist.Rennel.Is.2:18. Metapheretima pickfordi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima brevicincta Gates 1958 Amer.Mus.Nov.no.1888:3. Amynthas brevicinctus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima garama Gates 1958 Amer.Mus.Nov.no.1888:8. Metapheretima carolinensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima queribunda Gates 1958 Amer.Mus.Nov.no.1888:25. Metapheretima queribunda - -
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