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 Notoscolex gippslandicus Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:456. Notoscolex gippslandicus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta enormis Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales (2)3:1555. Anisochaeta enormis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tenax Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales (2)1:953. Megascolex tenax - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus clarkei Dyne 1981 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.W.105(2):97. Plutellus clarkei - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus notatus Dyne 1981 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.W.105(2):102. Plutellus notatus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus minyoni Dyne 1981 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.W.105(2):100. Plutellus minyoni - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx festivus Gates 1945 Proc.Ind.Acad.Sci.(B)21(4):227. Perionyx festivus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus exilis Gates 1945 Proc.Ind.Acad.Sci.(B) 21(4):224. Plutellus exilis - -
Megascolecidae Argilophilus hyalinus Eisen 1900 Proc.Calif.Acad.Sci.(3)2:163. Plutellus hyalinus - -
Megascolecidae Argilophilus marmoratus collinus Eisen 1900 Proc.Calif.Acad.Sci.(3)2:163 Plutellus marmoratus collinus - -
Megascolecidae Argilophilus margaritae James 1994 Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash.107(4):630. Argilophilus margaritae - -
Megascolecidae Argilophilus woodi James 1994 Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash.107(4):628. Argilophilus woodi - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus ellisii Spencer 1895 Proc. Roy. Soc. Victoria, 7:42. Graliophilus ellisii - -
Megascolecidae Tokea sapida Benham 1904 Proc Zool Soc London 1904: 245 Tokea sapida - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima albobrunnea Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D):7:191. Amynthas albobrunneus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pauaiensis Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D)7:194. Amynthas pauaiensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima americanorum Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:200. Amynthas americanorum - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima incerta Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:197. Metaphire incerta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima monticola Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:195. Polypheretima monticola - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sodalis Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:192. Amynthas sodalis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima orientalis Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:188. Amynthas orientalis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima benguetensis Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:183. Pheretima benguetensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima decipiens Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:180. Metaphire decipiens - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta rodericensis Grube 1879 Phil.Trans.Roy.Soc.London 168:554. Amynthas rodericensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima tibetana Michaelsen 1931 Peking.Nat.Hist.Bull.5:13. Metaphire tibetana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kiangensis Michaelsen 1931 Peking Nat.Hist.Bull.5:21. Amynthas kiangensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima siemsseni Michaelsen 1931 Peking Nat.Hist.Bull.5:17. Amynthas siemsseni - -
Megascolecidae Didymogaster prothecata Jamieson & Bradbury 1972 Pedobiologia 12:111. Didymogaster prothecata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima palaoensis Ohfuchi 1941 Palao.Trop.Biol.Stud.Tokyo 2:287. Pheretima palaoensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima aimerikiensis Ohfuchi 1941 Palao.Trop.Biol.Stu.Stud.Tokyo 2:302. Pheretima aimerikiensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima yapensis Ohfuchi 1941 Palao.Trop.Biol.Stu.Stud.2:283. Pheretima yapensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima trukensis Ohfuchi 1940 Palao.Trop.Biol.Stu.Stud.2:20. Metapheretima trukensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas yamade Blakemore 2010 Opusc. Zool. Budapest 41: 197 Amynthas yamade LBM 1390000092 -
Megascolecidae Metaphire tanbode Blakemore 2010 Opusc. Zool. Budapest 41: 193. Metaphire tanbode LBM 1380000094 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas nonmontanus Blakemore 2010 Opusc. Zool. Budapest 41: 193. Amynthas fuscatus nom. nov. pro Pheretima montana Ishizuka, 1999 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas nonsilvestris Blakemore 2010 Opusc. Zool. Budapest 41: 193. Amynthas micronarius nom. nov. pro Pheretima silvestris Ishizuka, 2000 Blakemore 2012:139
Megascolecidae Amynthas noninvisus Blakemore 2010 Opusc. Zool. Budapest 41: 193. Amynthas corticis nom. nov. pro Pheretima invisa Ishizuka, 2000 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas nonmonticolus Blakemore 2010 Opusc. Zool. Budapest 41: 193. Amynthas micronarius nom. nov. pro Pheretima monticola Ishizuka, 2000 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas nonsetosus Blakemore 2010 Opusc. Zool. Budapest 41: 193. Amynthas corticis nom. nov. pro Pheretima setosa Ishizuka et al., 2000 -
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster miagao Blakemore 2016 Opusc Zool Budapest 47:26 Pleionogaster miagao UPV S7 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster adya Blakemore 2016 Opusc Zool Budapest 47:25 Pleionogaster adya UPV S3 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima philippina victorias Blakemore 2016 Opusc Zool Budapest 47:20 Pheretima philippina victorias UPV P1 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima philippina lipa Blakemore 2016 Opusc Zool Budapest 47:19 Pheretima philippina lipa UPV S24 - PDF
Megascolecidae Woodwardiella michaelseni Blakemore 2014 Opusc Zool 45(2): 162 Woodwardiella michaelseni BMNH 425 -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex michaelseni Blakemore 2014 Opusc Zool 45(2): 161 Notoscolex michaelseni BMNH 420 -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex ajax Blakemore 2014 Opusc Zool 45(2): 160 Notoscolex ajax BMNH 419-3 -
Megascolecidae Graliophilus myara Blakemore 2014 Opusc Zool 45(2): 159 Graliophilus myara NHM 418?1 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas talus Blakemore 2014 Opusc Zool 45(2): 138 Amynthas talus ANIC (RB.95.1.1 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima subtilis Gates 1943 Ohio J.Sci.43:104. Metaphire subtilis - -
Megascolecidae Lampito mauritii Kinberg 1867 Ofv.Akad.Fohr.23:103. Lampito mauritii - -
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