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 Megascolides fuscus Lee 1952 Trans Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:32. Megascolides fuscus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides irregularis Lee 1952 Trans Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:34. Megascolides irregularis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides parvus Lee 1952 Trans Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:30. Tokea parva - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Megascolides raglani Lee 1952 Trans Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:31. Megascolides raglani - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides ruber Lee 1952 Trans Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:29. Tokea ruber - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Megascolides viridis Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:28. Tokea viridis - Blakemore
Megascolecidae Perionyx egmonti Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:43. Perionyx egmonti - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta caswelli Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:270. Diporochaeta caswelli - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta minima Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:274. Diporochaeta minima - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta punctata Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:277. Diporochaeta punctata - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex animae Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:281. Anisochaeta animae - Blakemore 2004
Megascolecidae Megascolides rubicundus Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:309. Megascolides rubicundus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides tasmani Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:313. Notoscolex tasmani - Blakemore 2011
Megascolecidae Plutellus parvus Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:331. Plutellus parvus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus stewartensis Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:333. Plutellus stewartensis - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella argillae Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:342. Celeriella argillae - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella pallida Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:345. Celeriella pallida - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima tumulifaciens Lee 1967 Trans.Roy.Soc.S.Aust.91:59. Metapheretima jocchana - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas eltoni Lee 1981 Aust.J.Zool.29(4):546. Amynthas eltoni - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas sladeni Lee 1981 Aust.J.Zool.29(4):547. Amynthas sladeni - -
Megascolecidae Metapheretima agathis Lee 1981 Aust.J.Zool.29(4):549. Metapheretima agathis - -
Megascolecidae Metapheretima apunae Lee 1981 Aust.J.Zool.29(4):550. Metapheretima apunae - -
Megascolecidae Metapheretima buckerfieldi Lee 1981 Aust.J.Zool.29(4):552. Metapheretima buckerfieldi - -
Megascolecidae Metapheretima erromangae Lee 1981 Aust.J.Zool.29(4):553. Metapheretima erromangae - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima unicystis Lee 1981 Aust.J.Zool.29(4):561. Pheretima unicystis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima binhgiaensis Le 1994 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 16(1):22. Thang 3. Metaphire? binhgiaensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas rarus Lam, Tran & Nguyen 2024 Zootaxa 5406:566 Amynthas rarus CTU EW.193.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas tayninhensis Lam, Tran & Nguyen 2024 Zootaxa 5406:569 Amynthas tayninhensis CTU EW.015.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Polypheretima medialis Lam, Nguyen & Nguyen 2018 Bull Raffles Mus 66:573 Polypheretima medialis CTU-EW.184.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Polypheretima tabhingensis Lam, Nguyen & Nguyen 2018 Bull Raffles Mus 66:575 Polypheretima tabhingensis CTU-EW.185.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima hsinpuensis Kuo 1995 Nat. Hsin. Teach. Coll. Amynthas rockefelleri - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kamitai Kobayashi 1934 J.Chosen Nat.Hist.Soc.19:5. Amynthas kamitai - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kyamikia Kobayashi 1934 J. Chosen. Nat. Hist. Soc., 19:1. Amynthas carnosus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima aggera Kobayashi 1934 J.Chosen.Nat.Hist.Soc.19:7. Metaphire aggera - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima fibula Kobayashi 1936 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)11:159. Amynthas fibulus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima fibula ranuncula Kobayashi 1936 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)11:159. Amynthas fibulus ranunculus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima monstrifera Kobayashi 1936 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.4(11):168. Amynthas monstriferus - Blakemore 2012: 36, Shen 2018:331 PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima serrata Kobayashi 1936 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)11:165. Amynthas serratus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima susakii Kobayashi 1936 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)11:171. Amynthas susakii - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima susakii patina Kobayashi 1936 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)11:175. Amynthas susakii patinus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vallis Kobayashi 1936 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)11:176. Amynthas vallis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bitheca Kobayashi 1936 Sci.Rept.Tohoku.Univ.(4)11:179. Metaphire bitheca - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima koryoensis Kobayashi 1936 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)11:146. Metaphire koryoensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima fibula typica Kobayashi 1936 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)11:159. Pheretima fibula typica - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kanrazana Kobayashi 1937 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)11:340. Amynthas kanrazanus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kanrazana incerta Kobayashi 1937 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Uni.(4)11:343. Amynthas kanrazanus incertus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima quelparta Kobayashi 1937 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)11:347. Metaphire quelparta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kobayashii Kobayashi 1938 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)11:119. Amynthas kobayashii - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima koreana Kobayashi 1938 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)11:115. Amynthas koreanus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima morii Kobayashi 1938 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.4(13):161. Amynthas corticis - -
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