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 birmanica Rosa 1888 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)26:164. Metaphire birmanica - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta intermedia Beddard 1889 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1889:380. Diporochaeta intermedia - Blakemore 2012:130
Megascolecidae Perichaeta attenuata Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1552. Anisochaeta attenuata - Jamieson 2000
Megascolecidae Perichaeta australis Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:561. Spenceriella australis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta enormis Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales (2)3:1555. Anisochaeta enormis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta indissimilis Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1550. Spenceriella indissimilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta modiglianii Rosa 1889 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)27:134. Amynthas modiglianii - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta forbesi Beddard 1890 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1890:65. Amynthas forbesi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vaillanti Beddard 1890 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1890:66. Pheretima vaillanti - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta fecunda Fletcher 1890 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 4:1007. Spenceriella fecunda - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta macquariensis Fletcher 1890 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 4:1000. Spenceriella macquariensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta terraereginae Fletcher 1890 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 4:1002. Terrisswalkerius terraereginae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vordermanni Horst 1890 Notes Leyden Mus.12:231. Amynthas vordermani - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta annulata Horst 1890 Notes Leyden Mus.12:236. Metapheretima annulata - Sims and Easton 1972:233
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sluiteri Horst 1890 Notes Leyden Mus.12:234. Pheretima sluiteri - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ringeana Michaelsen 1890 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.7:10. Metaphire ringeana - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bournei Rosa 1890 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)30:110. Amynthas bournei - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta carinensis Rosa 1890 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)30:107. Amynthas carinensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta campanulata Rosa 1890 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)30:115. Metaphire campanulata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta peguana Rosa 1890 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)30:113. Metaphire peguana - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta oeriginosa Beddard 1891 Proc.Phys.Soc.Edinb.10:278. Amynthas aeruginosus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta malamaniensis Benham 1891 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 32:316. Pheretima montana - Blakemore 2007 PDF
Megascolecidae Perichaeta heterochaeta Michaelsen 1891 Abh.Ver.Hamb.11:6. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ferdinandi Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:38. Metaphire ferdinandi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta madagascarensis Michaelsen 1891 Arch.Naturg.57(1):227. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sangirensis Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:36. Pheretima sangirensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta stelleri Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:39. Polypheretima stelleri - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta grubei Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien 6:395. Amynthas grubei - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hawayana Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien 6:396. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ijimae Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien 6:402. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta operculata Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien.6:398. Metaphire operculata - -
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 - -
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