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 dalatana Michaelsen 1934 Arch.Zool.Exp.Gen.76:533. Metaphire dalatana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima dawydovi Michaelsen 1934 Arch.Zool.Exp.Gen.76:517. Metaphire dawydovi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima floresiana Michaelsen 1934 Arch.Neerl.Zool.1:108. Metaphire floresiana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima fordi Michaelsen 1934 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 77:40. Metaphire fordi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima langbiangi Michaelsen 1934 Arch.Zool.Exp.Gen.76:522. Metaphire langbiangi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima stephensoni Michaelsen 1934 Arch.Zool.Exp.Gen.76:543. Metaphire stephensoni - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima varellana Michaelsen 1934 Arch.Zool.Exp.Gen.76:511. Metaphire varellana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima helvola Michaelsen 1934 Arch.Neerl.Zool.1:100. Metaphire honbaensis - Gates 1941:1
Megascolecidae Pheretima lejokana Michaelsen 1934 Quart.J.Micros.Soc.(n.s.) 77:36. Pheretima lejokana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima touranensis Michaelsen 1934 Arch.Zool.Exp.Gen.76:499. Polypheretima touranensis MHNP A730 Nguyen et al. 2014
Megascolecidae Pheretima varellana gilva Michaelsen 1934 Arch.Zool.Exp.Gen.76:512. Pheretima varellana gilva - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Planapheretima) ambulatrix Michaelsen 1934 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 77:22. Planapheretima ambulatrix - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Planapheretima) frondicola Michaelsen 1934 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 77:17. Planapheretima frondicola - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima beranensis tinjarana Michaelsen 1934 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 77:25. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima koyana Michaelsen 1934 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 77:29. Polypheretima koyana - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus whistleri Michaelsen 1935 J.Roy.Soc.W.Aust.21:39. Anisochaeta whistleri - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima martiorum Michaelsen 1938 Zool.Anz.121:175. Amynthas martiorum - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima versteegi Michaelsen 1938 Zool.Anz.121:172. Amynthas versteegi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima panarana Michaelsen 1938 Zool.Anz.121:167. Metapheretima panarana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bifaria wizzi Michaelsen 1938 Zool.Anz.121:171. Polypheretima bifaria - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus macnabi McKey F. 1957 Washmann J.Biol.15(1):49. Macnabodrilus macnabi - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus panulirus McKey F. 1959 Northwest.Sci.33:69. Argilophilus panulirus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus chenowithensis McKey F. 1970 Northwest Sci.44(4):240. Plutellus chenowithensis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus hammondi McKey F. 1970 Northwest Sci.44(4):235. Plutellus hammondi - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus hopsonae McKey F. 1970 Northwest Sci.44(4):225. Macnabodrilus hopsonae - -
Megascolecidae Arctiostrotus adunatus McKey et.al. 1994 Canadian Journal of Zoology 72(7):1327 Arctiostrotus adunatus - -
Megascolecidae Arctiostrotus fontinalis McKey et.al. 1994 Canadian Journal of Zoology 72(7):1329. Arctiostrotus fontinalis - -
Megascolecidae Arctiostrotus johnsoni McKey et.al. 1994 Canadian Journal of Zoology 72(7):1330. Arctiostrotus johnsoni - -
Megascolecidae Arctiostrotus pluvialis McKey et.al. 1994 Canadian Journal of Zoology 72(7):1332. Arctiostrotus pluvialis - -
Megascolecidae Arctiostrotus vancouverensis McKey et.al. 1994 Canadian Journal of Zoology 72(7):1332. Arctiostrotus vancouverensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides australis McCoy 1878 Prodr.Zool.Vict.21. Megascolides australis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus blacki Macnab & McKey F. 1952 Washmann J.Biol.10:347. Nephrallaxis blacki - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus davisi Macnab & McKey F. 1952 Washmann J.Biol.10:344. Nephrallaxis davisi - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus fenderi exutus Macnab & McKey F. 1958 Northwest Science 32:107. Plutellus exutus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus adecus Macnab & McKey F. 1959 Northwest Science 33:165. Toutellus adecus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus hyoiedes Macnab & McKey F. 1959 Northwest Science 33:158. Toutellus hyoiedes - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus fenderi Macnab 1958 Northwest Sci.32:103. Chetcodrilus fenderi - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus umbellulariae Macnab 1958 Northwest Sci.32:113. Chetcodrilus umbellulariae - -
Megascolecidae Kanchuria daribokgrensis Lone et al. 2020 JAPB 13:273 Kanchuria daribokgrensis HGCU-190101 - PDF
Megascolecidae Kanchuria karorensis Lone et al. 2020 JAPB 13:274 Kanchuria karorensis HGCU-190102 - PDF
Megascolecidae Kanchuria makhulensis Lone et al. 2020 JAPB 13:274 Kanchuria makhulensis HGCU-190103 - PDF
Megascolecidae Kanchuria mohiskulensis Lone et al. 2020 JAPB 13:275 Kanchuria mohiskulensis HGCU-190104 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolex vazhichlensis Lone et al. 2022 Diversity 14(1006):14 Megascolex vazhichlensis DHSGV-ZDM-H005 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolex papparensis Lone et al. 2022 Diversity 14(1006):12 papparensis DHSGV-ZDM-H004 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas linguiensis Li & Jin 2024 Zootaxa 5410:60 Amynthas linguiensis GX201210-08A - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas retentus Li & Jiang 2024 Zootaxa 5410:55 Amynthas retentus GX201210-11 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima campestris Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:39. Amynthas campestris - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta obtusa Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:41. Diporochaeta obtusa - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex novae-zelandiae Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:38. Megascolex novae-zelandiae - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides albus Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:35. Megascolides albus - -
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