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 poiana Michaelsen 1913 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.30(2):88. Pheretima poiana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima moultoni Michaelsen 1914 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.30(2):90. Planapheretima moultoni - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus dubariensis Michaelsen 1926 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.38:61. Plutellus dubariensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex pheretima Michaelsen 1926 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.38:66. Megascolex pheretima - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex curgensis Michaelsen 1926 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.42:64. Megascolex curgensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ophiodes Michaelsen 1929 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.44:85. Archipheretima ophiodes - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus purpureus Michaelsen 1889 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.6:3. Cryptodrilus purpureus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ringeana Michaelsen 1890 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.7:10. Metaphire ringeana - -
Megascolecidae Fletcherodrilus unicus pelewensis Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:32. Fletcherodrilus unicus pelewensis - -
Megascolecidae Fletcherodrilus unicus typicus Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:32.(Fletcher:Notes on Austrl.Eathw.V.Ebendas.III.2.) Fletcherodrilus unicus typicus - -
Megascolecidae Fletcherodrilus unicus fasciatus Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:32.(Fletcher:Notes on Austrl.Eathw.VI.Ebendas.IV.2.) Fletcherodrilus unicus fasciatus - -
Megascolecidae Fletcherodrilus unicus purpureus Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:32.(Mich.:Oligo.Nat.hist.Mus.Hamb.I.-Fahrb.wiss.Anst.Hamb.Bd.VI. Fletcherodrilus unicus purpureus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx gruenewaldi Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:33. Perionyx excavatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sangirensis Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:36. Pheretima sangirensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ferdinandi Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:38. Metaphire ferdinandi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta stelleri Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:39. Polypheretima stelleri - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx sansibaricus Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.9:4. Perionyx sansibaricus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus decatheca Michaelsen 1910 Mitt.Mus.hanb.27(2):81. Plutellus decatheca - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus crassicystis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Nat.Hist.Mus.Hamb.14:194. Cryptodrilus crassicystis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx jorpokriensis Julka 1975 Mitt.Zool.Mus.Berlin 51(1):21. Perionyx jorpokriensis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus ghumensis Julka 1975 Mitt.Zool.Mus.Berlin 51(1):24. Plutellus ghumensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta subquadrangula Grube 1877 Monber.Akad.Berlin 553. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta alsophila Beddard 1895 Monogr.Acanthodr.:441. Diporochaeta alsophila - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex monticola Beddard 1895 Monogr.Oligo.:374. Megascolex monticola - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex tenax Beddard 1895 Monogr.Oligo.:377. Megascolex tenax - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex albidus Beddard 1896 Monogr.Oligo.:387. Megascolex albidus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta violacea Beddard 1895 Monogr.Oligo.:407 Pithemera violacea - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta acystis Beddard 1895 Monogr.Oligo.:423. Polypheretima elongata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta robusta Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:112. Amynthas robustus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta aspergillum Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:118. Amynthas aspergillus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta quadragenaria Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:122. Metaphire quadragenaria - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta elongata Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:124. Polypheretima elongata MHNP AE 633-646, -
Megascolecidae Perionyx excavatus Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:126. Perionyx excavatus - -
Megascolecidae Digaster lumbricoides Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:94. Digaster lumbricoides - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta houlleti Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:99. Metaphire houlleti - -
Megascolecidae Metapheretima sergei Easton 1984 N.Z.Journ.Zool.11:117. Metapheretima sergei - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima neglecta Easton 1984 N.Z.Journ.Zool.vol.11:116. Polypheretima neglecta - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima tamarae Easton 1984 N.Z.Journ.Zool.vol.11:126. Polypheretima tamarae - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima hsinpuensis Kuo 1995 Nat. Hsin. Teach. Coll. Amynthas rockefelleri - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rennelana Gates 1957 Nat.Hist.Rennel Is.2:11. Amynthas rennelanus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima lavangguana Gates 1957 Nat.Hist.Rennel.Is.2:14. Amynthas lavangguanus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pickfordi Gates 1957 Nat.Hist.Rennel.Is.2:18. Metapheretima pickfordi - -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta eastoni Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.152 Anisochaeta eastoni - -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus duodecithecatus Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p. 101 Vesiculodrilus duodecithecatus - -
Megascolecidae Healesvillea gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p. 741 Healesvillea gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Propheretima agilis Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1015 Propheretima agilis - -
Megascolecidae Propheretima decipiens Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1021 Propheretima decipiens - -
Megascolecidae Pseudocryptodrilus sublimis Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1061 Pseudocryptodrilus sublimis - -
Megascolecidae Scolecidrilus gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1083 Scolecidrilus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella bennetti Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1172 Spenceriella bennetti - -
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