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 Perichaeta newcombei Beddard 1887 Proc.Roy.Soc.Edinb.14:170. Propheretima newcombei - Blakemore 2000:38
Megascolecidae Perichaeta mirabilis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:669. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bivaginata Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:666. Lampito mauritii - Stephenson 1923:258
Megascolecidae Perichaeta burliarensis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:667. Amynthas rodericensis - Michaelsen 1910:11
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hulikalensis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:668. Megascolex spec. Inc. Sed. - Stephenson 1923:290
Megascolecidae Perichaeta lawsoni Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:664. Megascolex lawsoni - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta salettensis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:669. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perichaeta canaliculata Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:391. Terrisswalkerius canaliculatua - Jamieson 2000
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dorsalis Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:618. Gemascolex dorsalis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta exigna murrayana Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:239. Anisochaeta murrayana - Blakemore 2000:3
Megascolecidae Perichaeta exigua Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:387. Anisochaeta exigua - Blakemore 2000:3
Megascolecidae Perichaeta fecunda Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:401. Spenceriella fecunda - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hamiltoni Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:399. Spenceriella hamiltoni - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta monticola Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:390. Spenceriella monticola - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta raymondiana Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:398. Spenceriella raymondiana - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta stirlingi Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:395. Gemascolex stirlingi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta wilsoniana Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:400. Spenceriella wilsoniana - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta novae-zelandiae Beddard 1888 Ann.Nat.Hist.2:434. Diporochaeta intermedia - Blakemore 2012:130
Megascolecidae Perichaeta feae Rosa 1888 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)26:161. Amynthas feae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta birmanica Rosa 1888 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)26:164. Metaphire birmanica - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta intermedia Beddard 1889 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1889:380. Diporochaeta intermedia - Blakemore 2012:130
Megascolecidae Perichaeta attenuata Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1552. Anisochaeta attenuata - Jamieson 2000
Megascolecidae Perichaeta australis Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:561. Spenceriella australis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta enormis Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales (2)3:1555. Anisochaeta enormis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta indissimilis Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1550. Spenceriella indissimilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta modiglianii Rosa 1889 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)27:134. Amynthas modiglianii - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta forbesi Beddard 1890 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1890:65. Amynthas forbesi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vaillanti Beddard 1890 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1890:66. Pheretima vaillanti - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta fecunda Fletcher 1890 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 4:1007. Spenceriella fecunda - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta macquariensis Fletcher 1890 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 4:1000. Spenceriella macquariensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta terraereginae Fletcher 1890 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 4:1002. Terrisswalkerius terraereginae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vordermanni Horst 1890 Notes Leyden Mus.12:231. Amynthas vordermani - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta annulata Horst 1890 Notes Leyden Mus.12:236. Metapheretima annulata - Sims and Easton 1972:233
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sluiteri Horst 1890 Notes Leyden Mus.12:234. Pheretima sluiteri - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ringeana Michaelsen 1890 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.7:10. Metaphire ringeana - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bournei Rosa 1890 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)30:110. Amynthas bournei - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta carinensis Rosa 1890 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)30:107. Amynthas carinensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta campanulata Rosa 1890 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)30:115. Metaphire campanulata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta peguana Rosa 1890 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)30:113. Metaphire peguana - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta oeriginosa Beddard 1891 Proc.Phys.Soc.Edinb.10:278. Amynthas aeruginosus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta malamaniensis Benham 1891 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 32:316. Pheretima montana - Blakemore 2007 PDF
Megascolecidae Perichaeta heterochaeta Michaelsen 1891 Abh.Ver.Hamb.11:6. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ferdinandi Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:38. Metaphire ferdinandi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta madagascarensis Michaelsen 1891 Arch.Naturg.57(1):227. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sangirensis Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:36. Pheretima sangirensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta stelleri Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:39. Polypheretima stelleri - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta grubei Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien 6:395. Amynthas grubei - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hawayana Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien 6:396. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ijimae Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien 6:402. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta operculata Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien.6:398. Metaphire operculata - -
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