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 Lampito mauritii Kinberg 1867 Ofv.Akad.Fohr.23:103. Lampito mauritii - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta coerulea Perrier 1875 C.R.Soc.Biol.(D) 81:1044. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perichaeta luzonica Perrier 1875 C.R.Soc.Biol.(D) 81:1044. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perichaeta armata Beddard 1883 Ann.Nat.Hist.12:216. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bivaginata Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:666. Lampito mauritii - Stephenson 1923:258
Megascolecidae Perichaeta salettensis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:669. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perichaeta madagascarensis Michaelsen 1891 Arch.Naturg.57(1):227. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Lampito sylvicola Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Anst.24(2):161. Lampito sylvicola - -
Megascolecidae Lampito vilpattiensis Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Anst.24(2):160. Lampito vilpattiensis - -
Megascolecidae Lampito mauritii zeylanica Stephenson 1913 Spol.Zeyl.8:262. Lampito mauritii zeylanica - -
Megascolecidae Lampito trilobata Stephenson 1914 Rec.Ind.Mus.10:340. Lampito trilobata - -
Megascolecidae Lampito dubius Stephenson 1916 Rec.Ind.Mus.12:315. Lampito dubius - -
Megascolecidae Lampito kempi Gates 1938 Rec.Ind.Mus.40:407. Lampito kempi - -
Megascolecidae Lampito bouchei Jamieson 1977 Bull.Mus.Nat.Hist.Nat.(3) No.450.Zool.313:497. Lampito bouchei - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus macnabi McKey F. 1957 Washmann J.Biol.15(1):49. Macnabodrilus macnabi - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus hopsonae McKey F. 1970 Northwest Sci.44(4):225. Macnabodrilus hopsonae - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kollikeri Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A(2):8. Manus koellikeri - Blakemore, 2010
Megascolecidae Megascolex lineatus Hutton 1877 Trans.N.Z.Inst.9:352. Megascolecidae lineatus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex caeruleus Templeton 1844 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.12:89. Megascolex caeruleus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta branchycycla Schmarda 1861 Neue Wirbell.Th.1:14. Megascolex branchycyclus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta cingulata Schmarda 1861 Neue Wirbell.Th.1:14. Megascolex cingulatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta leucocycla Schmarda 1861 Neue Wirbell.Th.1:13. Megascolex leucocyclus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta viridis Schmarda 1861 Neue Wirbell.Th.1:13. Megascolex Spec. Inc. Sed. - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex affinis Beddard 1883 Ann.Nat.Hist.12:214. Megascolex affinis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ceylonica Beddard 1886 Ann.Nat.Hist.17:89. Megascolex ceylonicus - Michaelsen 1900:228
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tenax Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales (2)1:953. Megascolex tenax - -
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 Megascolex robustus Vaillant 1889 Hist.Nat.Annel.3(1):76. Megascolex robustus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex coeruleus Bourne 1891 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 32:49. Megascolex coeruleus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex cingulatus Beddard 1892 Ann.Nat.Hist.9:122. Megascolex cingulatus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex templetonianus Rosa 1892 Boll.Mus.Torino 7:1. Megascolex templetonianus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex armatus Beddard 1883 Ann Mag Nat Hist 12:256 Megascolex armatus - -
Megascolecidae Mahbenus imperatrix Bourne 1894 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 36:12. Megascolex imperatrix - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex lorenzi Rosa 1894 Atti.Acad.Torino 29:5. Megascolex lorenzi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex pharetratus Rosa 1894 Atti.Acad.Torino 29:3. Megascolex pharetratus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex monticola Beddard 1895 Monogr.Oligo.:374. Megascolex monticola - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex tenax Beddard 1895 Monogr.Oligo.:377. Megascolex tenax - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex albidus Beddard 1896 Monogr.Oligo.:387. Megascolex albidus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex acanthodriloides Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:235. Megascolex acanthodriloides - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex funis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:210. Megascolex funis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex multispinus Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:211. Megascolex multispinus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex nureliyensis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:232. Megascolex nureliyensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex sarasinorum Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:224. Megascolex sarasinorum - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex schmardae Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:208. Megascolex schmardae - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex singhalensis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:227. Megascolex singhalensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex varians Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:201. Megascolex varians - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex varians simplex Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:207. Megascolex simplex varians - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex zygochaetus Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:199. Megascolex zygochaetus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex konkanensis Fedarb 1898 J.Bombay Soc.11:434. Megascolex konkanensis - -
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