Earthworm species. A searchable database*
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FAMILY GENUS SPECIES AUTHOR YEAR LITERATURE VALID_GENUS VALID_SPECIES TYPE REFERENCE DESCRIPTION
Megascolecidae Amynthas malayanus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:893. Metaphire malayana - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire malayanoides Nguyen & Lam 2017 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 39:407 Metaphire malayanoides CTU-EW.084.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Perichaeta malamaniensis Benham 1891 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 32:316. Pheretima montana - Blakemore 2007 PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima malaca Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:429. Pheretima malaca - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima makilingensis Hong, Y. & James, SW. 2008 Zootaxa, 1695: 46. Pheretima makilingensis - -
Megascolecidae Kanchuria makhulensis Lone et al. 2020 JAPB 13:274 Kanchuria makhulensis HGCU-190103 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas majia Wang & Shih 2017 Zool Stud 56(18):8 Amynthas majia NCHUZOOL 14492 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima magnodiverticulata Thai 1984 Zool.Zh.63(2):287. Amynthas? magnodiverticulata - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas magnipapillata Qui & Whang 1992 Acta Zootax.Sin.17(3):264. Amynthas magnipapillata - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas magnipapillata Qiu & Wang H 1992 Acta Zootax Sin 17:264 Amynthas megapapillatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima magnifica Chen 1936 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 11:283. Amynthas magnificus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas magnaprostata Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:777 Amynthas magnaprostata MSUN-A014 - PDF
Megascolecidae Metaphire magna minuscula Qiu & Zhao 2013 Zootaxa 3619:388 Metaphire magna minuscula SNM F-HN201116fm -
Megascolecidae Woodwardiella magna Jackson 1931 J.Roy.Soc.W.Aust.17:103. Woodwardiella affinis - Blakemore 2014
Megascolecidae Pheretima magna Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:416. Metaphire magna - -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta magna Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Anisochaeta magna - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides maestus Blakemore, R. J. et al 1997 Megascolides maestus - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex maecenatis Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):197. Notoscolex maecenatis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta madelinae Benham 1897 J.Linn.Soc.26:219. Pheretima madelinae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta madagascarensis Michaelsen 1891 Arch.Naturg.57(1):227. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Pheretima maculosus Hatai 1930 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)5:661. Amynthas phaselus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima maculosa Gates 1933 Rec.Ind.Mus.35:534. Amynthas malacus - Gates 1936 nom nov
Megascolecidae Pheretima maculodorsalis Aspe & James 2014 Zootaxa 3881:406 Pheretima maculodorsalis NMA 4505 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima maculata Ude 1925 Zool.Anz.63:104. Planapheretima maculata - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus macrochaetus Stephenson 1925 Rec.Ind.Mus.27:54. Plutellus macrochaetus - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta macrochaeta simpliciseta Jamieson 1977 Bull.Mus.Nat.Hist.Nat.(3) No.450, Zool.313:482. Diporochaeta macrochaeta simpliciseta - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta macquariensis Fletcher 1890 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 4:1000. Spenceriella macquariensis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus macnabi McKey F. 1957 Washmann J.Biol.15(1):49. Macnabodrilus macnabi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta macleayi Fletcher 1899 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1556. Anisochaeta macleayi - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Perionyx macintoshii Beddard 1886 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(1883) XII.p.217. Perionyx macintoshii - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus macer Gates 1954 Rec.Ind.Mus.52:67. Plutellus macer - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides macelfreshi F.Smith 1937 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.84(3009):166. Driloleirus maclfreshi - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus macedonensis Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:138. Cryptodrilus macedonensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta luzonica Perrier 1875 C.R.Soc.Biol.(D) 81:1044. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Pheretima luxa Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:427. Amynthas luxus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas luridus Shen & Chang 2019 Zootaxa 4658:104 Amynthas luridus TESRIO-H-54, RY021 - PDF
Megascolecidae Notoscolex lunatus Gates 1929 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.75(10):16. Notoscolex lunatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima lunata Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:411. Amynthas lunatus - -
Megascolecidae Digaster lumbricoides kondalilla Jamieson 1975 Mem.Qd.Mus.17(2):267. Digaster lumbricoides kondalilla - -
Megascolecidae Digaster lumbricoides Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:94. Digaster lumbricoides - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus lucasi Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:143. Cryptodrilus lucasi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima lubricata Chen 1936 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 11:281. Amynthas lubricatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima loveridgei Gates 1968 J.Nat.Hist.2:257. Amynthas loveridgei - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima loti Chen & Hsu 1975 Acta Zool.Sin.21(1):93. Pheretima loti - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima losbanosensis Aspe & Obusan 2023 Zootaxa 5255:103 Pheretima losbanosensis PNM 4649 - PDF
Megascolecidae Perichaeta loriae Rosa 1898 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)39:61. Metapheretima loriae - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex lorenzi Rosa 1894 Atti.Acad.Torino 29:5. Megascolex lorenzi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima lorella Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:425. Metaphire lorella - -
Megascolecidae Simsia longwarriensis Jamieson 1972 Mem.Nat.Mus.Vict.33:73. Simsia longwarriensis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus longus Gates 1954 Rec.Ind.Mus.52(1):66. Plutellus longus - -
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