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 Amynthas jiangmenensis Zhang, Li and Qiu 2006 J. Nat. Hist., 40: 398. Amynthas jiangmenensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas jinburi Blakemore, Lee, Lee & Seo 2013 ZooKeys 307:39 Amynthas jinburi NIBR IV0000213690 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas jindoensis Yong Hung & S. W. James 2001 Rev. suisse Zool. 108(1):73. Amynthas jindoensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima jiriensis Song & Paik 1971 Korean J.Zool.14:193. Amynthas jiriensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima jocchana Cognetti 1911 Boll.Mus.Torino 26:5. Metapheretima jocchana - -
Megascolecidae Arctiostrotus johnsoni McKey et.al. 1994 Canadian Journal of Zoology 72(7):1330. Arctiostrotus johnsoni - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx jorpokriensis Julka 1975 Mitt.Zool.Mus.Berlin 51(1):21. Perionyx jorpokriensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides jotaylorae Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Megascolides jotaylorae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta juliani Perrier 1875 C.R.Acad.Sci.81:1045. Amynthas juliani - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima julkai Hong & James 2011 J. Nat. Hist. 45: 1780 Pheretima julkai NMA 04377 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas juloides Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:53. Amynthas juloides - -
Megascolecidae Tonoscolex kabakensis Julka 1981 Rec.Zool.Surv.India, Occ.Pap.(0)26:30. Tonoscolex kabakensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kagoshimensis Takahashi 1932 Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kaironkensis Gates 1970 Aust.Zool.15:387. Amynthas kaironkensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas kalaensis Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:68. Amynthas kalaensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kalbaryoensis Hong & James 2011 Raffles Bull. Zool. 59: 21 Pheretima kalbaryoensis NMA 4386 -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima kalimpaaensis Fahri & Amaliah 2017 Raffles Bull Zool 65:564 Polypheretima kalimpaaensis MZB Oli. 0051 - PDF
Megascolecidae Tonoscolex kalimpongensis Ahmed & Julka 2022 Zootaxa 5124:376 Tonoscolex kalimpongensis ZSI-GNC-An 2203/1 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima kalingaensis Hong & James 2010 Zool. Studies 49(4): 524 Pheretima kalingaensis NMA 4336 -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta kamakurensis Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:68. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kamitai Kobayashi 1934 J.Chosen Nat.Hist.Soc.19:5. Amynthas kamitai - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kampeni Cognetti 1914 Zool.Jb.Syst.37:356. Metapheretima jocchana - -
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 Amynthas kaopingensis S.W.James & Hsi-Te Shih &Hsueh-Wen Chang 2005 Journal of Natural History 39(14):1017. Metaphire paiwanna paiwanna - Chang & Chen 2008
Megascolecidae Heteroporodrilus kaputar Blakemore 2000 Records of the Australian Museum p.206 Heteroporodrilus kaputar - -
Megascolecidae Kanchuria karorensis Lone et al. 2020 JAPB 13:274 Kanchuria karorensis HGCU-190102 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolex kavalaianus Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:91. Megascolex kavalaianus - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardiella kayankulamensis Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:53. Woodwardiella kayankulamensis - -
Megascolecidae Digaster keatsi Jamieson 1977 Proc.Roy.Soc.Qd.88:83. Digaster keatsi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima keiana Michaelsen 1925 Treubia 5:394. Amynthas keianus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima keishuensis Kobayashi 1938 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)11:155. Metaphire keishuensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas kelantanensis Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:902. Metaphire kelantanensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Metapheretima) kellneri Ude 1932 Arch.Naturg.1:177. Polypheretima kellneri - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx kempi Stephenson 1914 Rec.Ind.Mus.8:389. Perionyx kempi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex kempi Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:84. Megascolex kempi - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella kempi Stephenson 1924 Rec.Ind.Mus.26:332. Celeriella kempi - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus kempi Stephenson 1924 Rec.Ind.Mus.26:327. Plutellus kempi - -
Megascolecidae Lampito kempi Gates 1938 Rec.Ind.Mus.40:407. Lampito kempi - -
Megascolecidae Austrohaplochaetella kendricki Jamieson 1971 J.Zool.London 165:492. Austrohaplochaetella kendricki - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kengtungensis Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:394. Metaphire kengtungensis - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima kershawae Easton 1979 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 35(1):62. Polypheretima kershawae - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella kershawi Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool) 26(4):229. Diporochaeta kershawi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima khami Thai 1984 Zool.Zh.63(4):614. Amynthas? khami - -
Megascolecidae Dashiella khandalaensis Julka 1988 Fauna India Mega.Oligo.94. Dashiella khandalaensis - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire khaochamao Bantaowong & Panha 2016 Zootaxa 4117:73 Metaphire khaochamao CUMZ 3382 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas khaohayod Bantaowong & Panha 2015 Trop Nat Hist 15(2): 173 Amynthas khaohayod CUMZ 3401 -
Megascolecidae Metaphire khaoluangensis Bantaowong & Panha 2016 Zootaxa 4117:71 Metaphire khaoluangensis CUMZ 3377 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima khoii Do & Tran 1994 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 16(1):25. Thang 3. Amynthas? khoii - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kiangensis Michaelsen 1931 Peking Nat.Hist.Bull.5:21. Amynthas kiangensis - -
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