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 novarae Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien.6:396. Pheretima novarae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta philippina Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien.6:397. Pheretima philippina philippina - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta racemosa Rosa 1891 Ann.Hoff.Wien 6:399. Pheretima racemosa - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pentacystis Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien.6:400. Polypheretima pentacystis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta barbadensis Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:167. Amynthas barbadensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bermudensis Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:160. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dyeri Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:157. Amynthas rodericensis - Blakemore 2014:120
Megascolecidae Perichaeta masatakae Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:761. Amynthas masatakae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta mauritiana Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:170. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta morrisi Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:166. Amynthas morrisi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta nipponica Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:760. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta rokugo Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:756. Amynthas rokugo - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sinensis Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:158. Amynthas sinensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tokioensis Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:762. Amynthas tokioensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hesperidum Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:169. Metaphire hesperidum - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vitiensis Beddard 1892 Ann.Nat.Hist.9:131. Pheretima vitiensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta taprobanae Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:163. Polypheretima taprobanae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta divergens Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.48:243. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hilgendorfi Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58:235. Amynthas hilgendorfi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta mandhorensis Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):241. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta monilicystis Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):251. Amynthas monilicystis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pallida Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):227. Amynthas pallidus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta neoguinensis Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58:229. Metapheretima neoguinensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta longa Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):239. Metaphire longa - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pulchra Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):233. Metaphire pulchra - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta udekemi Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):240. Metaphire udekemi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta albida Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58:237. Spenceriella tenax - Jamieson 1965
Megascolecidae Perichaeta martensi Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):242. Pheretima martensi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta aeliana Rosa 1892 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)32:545. Amynthas aelianus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta enganensis Rosa 1892 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)32:547 Amynthas enganensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta enganensis tetra Rosa 1892 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)32:548. Amynthas enganensis tetrus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta fasciata Rosa 1892 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)32:543. Metaphire fasciata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta alsophila Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:17. Diporochaeta alsophila - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta copelandi Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:2. Diporochaeta copelandi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dendyi Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:12. Perionychella dendyi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta frenchii Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:9. Spenceriella frenchii - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta minima Horst 1893 Reise Niederl.O.Ind.3:66. Amynthas minimus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta falcata Horst 1893 Notes Leyden Mus. 15:316. Metaphire falcata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta inflata Horst 1893 Notes Leyden Mus.15:327. Metaphire inflata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tenkatei Horst 1893 Notes Leyden Mus.15:321. Metaphire tenkatei - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tjibodae Horst 1893 Notes Leyden Mus.15:326. Metaphire tjibodae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta variabilis Horst 1893 Notes Leyden Mus.15:319. Metaphire variabilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bosschae Horst 1893 Notes Leyden Mus.15:324. Pheretima bosschae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dubia Horst 1893 Reise Niederl.O.Ind.3:68. Pheretima dubia - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta urceolata Horst 1893 Notes Leyden Mus.15:322. Pheretima urceolata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bakeri Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:26. Diporochaeta bakeri - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dicksonia Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:16. Diporochaeta dicksonia - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dubia Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:14. Diporochaeta dubia - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta fielderi Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:19. Trichaeta fielderi - Jamieson 2000
Megascolecidae Perichaeta frosti Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:20. Trichaeta frosti - Jamieson 2000
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