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 Neodiplotrema mcdonaldi Jamieson, B. G. M. 1997 Neodiplotrema mcdonaldi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex mazarredi Rosa 1894 Atti.Acad.Torino 29:6. Archipheretima mazarredi - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas maximus Qiu & Dong 2019 ZooKeys 884:25 Amynthas maximus C-GX201304-01A - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima maxima Cognetti 1915 Trans.Zool.Soc.Lond.20:493. Amynthas maximus - -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta mawbanna Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Anisochaeta mawbanna - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides mawarrae Benham 1890 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 31:224. Megascolides mawarrae - -
Megascolecidae Lampito mauritii zeylanica Stephenson 1913 Spol.Zeyl.8:262. Lampito mauritii zeylanica - -
Megascolecidae Lampito mauritii Kinberg 1867 Ofv.Akad.Fohr.23:103. Lampito mauritii - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta mauritiana Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:170. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus matsushimensis indicus Michaelsen 1892 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(10)15:106. Plutellus litoralis - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire matsuensis Shen 2014 J Nat Hist 48:514 Metaphire matsuensis TESRI-O-H-42 -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus mathinna Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus mathinna - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta masatakae Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:761. Amynthas masatakae - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima martiorum Michaelsen 1938 Zool.Anz.121:175. Amynthas martiorum - -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta martha Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Anisochaeta martha - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta martensis javana Michaelsen 1894 Denk.Ges.Jena 8:99. Pheretima martensis javana - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta martensi Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):242. Pheretima martensi - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas marsupiformis Jiang & Yuan 2018 Zootaxa 4496:274 Amynthas marsupiformis C-GX201314-04A - PDF
Megascolecidae Argilophilus marmoratus papillifer Eisen 1893 Zoe 4:253 Argilophilus marmoratus papillifer - -
Megascolecidae Argilophilus marmoratus ornatus Eisen 1893 Zoe 4:253. Argilophilus marmoratus marmoratus - -
Megascolecidae Argilophilus marmoratus collinus Eisen 1900 Proc.Calif.Acad.Sci.(3)2:163 Plutellus marmoratus collinus - -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus maritimus Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus marirtimus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima marinanaensis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:750 Pheretima marinanaensis WPU-A008 - PDF
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus marian Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus marian - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mariae Hong, Y. & James, SW. 2008 Zootaxa, 1695: 48. Pheretima mariae - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima margaritata Hong & James 2011 Raffles Bull. Zool. 59: 20 Pheretima margaritata NMA 4385, KUNHM, NIBR, ZRC -
Megascolecidae Argilophilus margaritae James 1994 Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash.107(4):630. Argilophilus margaritae - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex margaritacea Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):245. Archipheretima margaritacea - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima marenzelleri Cognetti 1906 Atti.Acad.Torino 41:780. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta maplestoni Spencer 1900 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:64. Diporochaeta maplestoni - -
Megascolecidae Tokea maorica Benham 1904 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1904:252. Tokea maorica - Blakemore 2014
Megascolecidae Polypheretima mantalingahanensis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:772 Polypheretima mantalingahanensis MSUN-A011 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolides manni variabilis Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:150. Megascolides manni variabilis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides manni Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:149. Megascolides manni - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta manni Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:60. Diporochaeta manni - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus manifestus Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1538. Cryptodrilus manifestus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima manicata supina Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:528. Amynthas manicatus supinus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima manicata quefongensis Do & Tran 1994 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 16(1):24. Thang 3. Amynthas manicatus quefongensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima manicata decorosa Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:528. Amynthas manicatus decorosus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima manicata cucfuongmontis Thai 1984 Zool.Zh.63(9):1321. Amynthas? manicata cucfuongmontis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima manicata Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:414. Amynthas manicatus - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire mangophiloides Nguyen & Le 2015 Raffles Bull Zool 63:467 Metaphire mangophiloides CTU.EW082?h01 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mangophila Nguyen 2011 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 33(1):24 Metaphire mangophila ZBDCT-EWh017 Blakemore 2016
Megascolecidae Perichaeta mandhorensis Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):241. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mammoporophorata Thai 1982 Zool.Zh.61(6):825. Amynthas? mammoporophorata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mamillaris Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:413. Amynthas mamillaris - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mamillana Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:400. Metaphire mamillana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima malindangensis Aspe & James 2014 Zootaxa 3881:416 Pheretima malindangensis NMA 4513 -
Megascolecidae Pithemera malindangensis Aspe & James 2015 J. Nat. Hist. 49: 2244 Pithemera malindangensis NMA 4528 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas malinaoensis Yong Hong & S. W. James 2004 Revue Suisse De Zoologie 111(4):732. Amynthas malinaoensis - -
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