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 Pheretima decipiens Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:180. Metaphire decipiens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima benguetensis Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:183. Pheretima benguetensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima orientalis Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:188. Amynthas orientalis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sodalis Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:192. Amynthas sodalis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima monticola Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:195. Polypheretima monticola - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima incerta Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:197. Metaphire incerta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima americanorum Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:200. Amynthas americanorum - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pauaiensis Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D)7:194. Amynthas pauaiensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima albobrunnea Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D):7:191. Amynthas albobrunneus - -
Megascolecidae Tokea sapida Benham 1904 Proc Zool Soc London 1904: 245 Tokea sapida - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus ellisii Spencer 1895 Proc. Roy. Soc. Victoria, 7:42. Graliophilus ellisii - -
Megascolecidae Argilophilus woodi James 1994 Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash.107(4):628. Argilophilus woodi - -
Megascolecidae Argilophilus margaritae James 1994 Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash.107(4):630. Argilophilus margaritae - -
Megascolecidae Argilophilus marmoratus collinus Eisen 1900 Proc.Calif.Acad.Sci.(3)2:163 Plutellus marmoratus collinus - -
Megascolecidae Argilophilus hyalinus Eisen 1900 Proc.Calif.Acad.Sci.(3)2:163. Plutellus hyalinus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus exilis Gates 1945 Proc.Ind.Acad.Sci.(B) 21(4):224. Plutellus exilis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx festivus Gates 1945 Proc.Ind.Acad.Sci.(B)21(4):227. Perionyx festivus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus minyoni Dyne 1981 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.W.105(2):100. Plutellus minyoni - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus notatus Dyne 1981 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.W.105(2):102. Plutellus notatus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus clarkei Dyne 1981 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.W.105(2):97. Plutellus clarkei - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tenax Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales (2)1:953. Megascolex tenax - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta enormis Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales (2)3:1555. Anisochaeta enormis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex camdenensis Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:456. Notoscolex camdenensis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex gippslandicus Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:456. Notoscolex gippslandicus - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex grandis Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:551. Notoscolex grandis - -
Megascolecidae Didymogaster sylvaticus Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:554. Didymogaster sylvaticus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta australis Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:561. Spenceriella australis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta coxii Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:565. Anisochaeta coxii - Blakemore 2000:3
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus rusticus Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:570. Cryptodrilus rusticus - -
Megascolecidae Digaster armifera Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:947. Digaster armifera - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus saccarius Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:951. Cryptodrilus saccarius - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta austrina Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:956. Spenceriella austrina - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta gracilis Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:958. Anisochaeta gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta barronensis Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:960. Terrisswalkerius barronensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta queenslandica Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:962. Amynthas queenslandicus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta darnleiensis Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:966. Pheretima darnleiensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta peregrina Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:969. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex illawarrae Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:1523. Megascolides illawarrae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta exigna murrayana Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:239. Anisochaeta murrayana - Blakemore 2000:3
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus rubens Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:381. Cryptodrilus rubens - -
Megascolecidae Perissogaster excavata Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:383. Perissogaster excavata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta exigua Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:387. Anisochaeta exigua - Blakemore 2000:3
Megascolecidae Perichaeta monticola Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:390. Spenceriella monticola - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta canaliculata Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:391. Terrisswalkerius canaliculatua - Jamieson 2000
Megascolecidae Perichaeta stirlingi Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:395. Gemascolex stirlingi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta raymondiana Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:398. Spenceriella raymondiana - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hamiltoni Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:399. Spenceriella hamiltoni - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta wilsoniana Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:400. Spenceriella wilsoniana - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta fecunda Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:401. Spenceriella fecunda - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex tasmanianus Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:607. Vesiculodrilus tasmanianus - -
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