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 virgata S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52(2):305. Pheretima virgata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima viracensis Hong & James 2009 Zootaxa 2059: 37. Pheretima viracensis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx violaceus Horst 1896 Reise Niederl.O.-Ind.3:72. Perionyx violaceus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta violacea Beddard 1895 Monogr.Oligo.:407 Pithemera violacea - -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta vincula Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Anisochaeta vincula - -
Megascolecidae Lampito vilpattiensis Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Anst.24(2):160. Lampito vilpattiensis - -
Megascolecidae Metapheretima vietnamensis Thai 1984 Zool.Zh.63(4):614. Metapheretima vietnamensis ZMLUM W270 -
Megascolecidae Pithemera viengthongensis Hong, James & Inkhavilay 2009 Korean J. Syst. Zool. 24: 161 Pithemera viengthongensis BDNUL -
Megascolecidae Perionyx vidakensis Julka 1981 Rec.Zool.Surv.Ind.(Misc.Publ.No.26):27. Perionyx vidakensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides victoriensis Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:151. Megascolides victoriensis - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima victoriaensis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:760 Polypheretima victoriaensis WPU-A014 - PDF
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus victoriae Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:139. Cryptodrilus victoriae - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas vicinus Yong Hong & S. W. James 2001 Rev. suisse Zool. 108/1/:71. Amynthas vicinus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vicinipora S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52(2):301. Pheretima vicinipora - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vialis Michaelsen 1924 Nova Guinea15:25. Amynthas vialis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vesiculata Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:21. Metaphire vesiculata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bigibberosa Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.40 Metaphire vesiculata - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
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 versteegi Michaelsen 1913 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.30:73. Pheretima versteegi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima versteegi Michaelsen 1938 Zool.Anz.121:172. Amynthas versteegi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vergrandis Aspe & James 2014 Zootaxa 3881:429 Pheretima vergrandis NMA 4521 -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus ventralis Blakemore 2000 Records of the Queen Victoria Museum p. 7 Vesiculodrilus ventralis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima velata clavata Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:541. Amynthas velatus clavatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima velata alveata Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:539. Amynthas velatus alveatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima velata Gates 1930 Rec.Ind.Mus.32:321. Amynthas velatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima velata typica Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:538. Amynthas velatus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex vazhichlensis Lone et al. 2022 Diversity 14(1006):14 Megascolex vazhichlensis DHSGV-ZDM-H005 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima variens Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:385. Amynthas variens - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella variegata Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):158. Perionychella variegata - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella variegata Blakemore 2000 Records of the Queen Victoria Museum p. 17 Perionychella variegata - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus varicystis Jackson 1931 J.Roy.Soc.W.Aust.17:92. Graliophilus varicystis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima varians songbaana Thai 1984 Zool.Zh.63(4):617. Amynthas? varians songbaana - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex varians insolitus Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:86. Megascolex varians insolitus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex varians Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:201. Megascolex varians - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta variabilis Horst 1893 Notes Leyden Mus.15:319. Metaphire variabilis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus variabilis Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:51. Plutellus variabilis - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella variabilis Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1327 Spenceriella variabilis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima varellana gilva Michaelsen 1934 Arch.Zool.Exp.Gen.76:512. Pheretima varellana gilva - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima varellana Michaelsen 1934 Arch.Zool.Exp.Gen.76:511. Metaphire varellana - -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus vantralis Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus vantralis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas vanhyai Hong 2017 J Asia Pac Biodivers 10:422 Amynthas vanhyai BDNUL 0024 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas vanhi Hong & James 2014 ASED 30:83 Amynthas vanhi BDNUL 0024 -
Megascolecidae Woodwardiella vandiemensis Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Woodwardiella vandiemensis - -
Megascolecidae Arctiostrotus vancouverensis McKey et.al. 1994 Canadian Journal of Zoology 72(7):1332. Arctiostrotus vancouverensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vallis Kobayashi 1936 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)11:176. Amynthas vallis - -
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster valida S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52(2):309. Pleionogaster valida - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vaillanti Beddard 1890 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1890:66. Pheretima vaillanti - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus uzeli Michaelsen 1903 SB.Bohm.Ges.15:4. Plutellus uzeli - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas uvaglandularis Shen, Tsai & Tsai 2003 Zool Stud 42:479 Amynthas uvaglandularis TESRI-1999-24-Shen - PDF
Megascolecidae Parapheretima utekwana Cognetti 1915 Trans.Zool.Soc.London 20:494. Pheretima (Planapheretima) utekwana - -
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