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 Amynthas linguiensis Li & Jin 2024 Zootaxa 5410:60 Amynthas linguiensis GX201210-08A - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas lioujia Wang & Shih 2017 Zool Stud 56(18):6 Amynthas lioujia NCHUZOOL 14491 - PDF
Megascolecidae Lumbricus litoralis Grube, E. 1855 Arch. Naturg: 127. Pontodrilus litoralis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima lluchi Aspe & James 2014 Zootaxa 3881:426 Pheretima lluchi NMA 4525 -
Megascolecidae Megascolex lobulatus Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:49. Megascolex lobulatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta lochensis Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:13. Diporochaeta lochensis - -
Megascolecidae Begemius lockerbiensis Easton 1982 Aust.J.Zool.30:720. Begemius lockerbiensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas lohri Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:12. Amynthas lohri - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas lompobatangensis Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:33. Amynthas lompobatangensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta longa Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):239. Metaphire longa - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas longicaeca Bantaowong & Panha 2014 Raffles Bull Zool 62:660 Amynthas longicaeca CUMZ 3304 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima longicauliculata Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:395. Amynthas longicauliculatus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex longicystis Nicholls & Jackson 1927 J.Roy.Soc.W.Aust.12:142. Austrohoplochaetella longicystis - -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta longiductis Blakemore, R. 1997 Journal of Natural History 31(12): 1829. Anisochaeta longiductis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima longigula Aspe & James 2014 Zootaxa 3881:423 Pheretima longigula NMA 4511 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima longipenis Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:91. Metaphire longipenis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima longiprostata Aspe & James 2014 Zootaxa 3881:420 Pheretima longiprostata NMA 4519 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas longiprostaticus Nguyen & Lam 2020 Zootaxa 4790:279 Amynthas ongiprostaticus CTU-EW.088.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolex longiseta Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):163. Megascolex longiseta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima longisiphona Qiu 1988 Sichuan J.Zool.7(1):2. Pheretima longisiphona - -
Megascolecidae Pontodrilus longissimus Seesamut & Panha 2018 Zootaxa 4496:227 Pontodrilus longissimus CUMZ 3670 - PDF
Megascolecidae Digaster longmani Boardman 1932 Mem.Qd.Mus.10:125. Digaster longmani - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus longus Gates 1954 Rec.Ind.Mus.52(1):66. Plutellus longus - -
Megascolecidae Oreoscolex longus Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 26(4):311. Notoscolex longus - -
Megascolecidae Simsia longwarriensis Jamieson 1972 Mem.Nat.Mus.Vict.33:73. Simsia longwarriensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima lorella Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:425. Metaphire lorella - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex lorenzi Rosa 1894 Atti.Acad.Torino 29:5. Megascolex lorenzi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta loriae Rosa 1898 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)39:61. Metapheretima loriae - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima losbanosensis Aspe & Obusan 2023 Zootaxa 5255:103 Pheretima losbanosensis PNM 4649 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima loti Chen & Hsu 1975 Acta Zool.Sin.21(1):93. Pheretima loti - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima loveridgei Gates 1968 J.Nat.Hist.2:257. Amynthas loveridgei - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima lubricata Chen 1936 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 11:281. Amynthas lubricatus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus lucasi Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:143. Cryptodrilus lucasi - -
Megascolecidae Digaster lumbricoides Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:94. Digaster lumbricoides - -
Megascolecidae Digaster lumbricoides kondalilla Jamieson 1975 Mem.Qd.Mus.17(2):267. Digaster lumbricoides kondalilla - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima lunata Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:411. Amynthas lunatus - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex lunatus Gates 1929 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.75(10):16. Notoscolex lunatus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas luridus Shen & Chang 2019 Zootaxa 4658:104 Amynthas luridus TESRIO-H-54, RY021 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima luxa Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:427. Amynthas luxus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta luzonica Perrier 1875 C.R.Soc.Biol.(D) 81:1044. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus macedonensis Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:138. Cryptodrilus macedonensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides macelfreshi F.Smith 1937 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.84(3009):166. Driloleirus maclfreshi - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus macer Gates 1954 Rec.Ind.Mus.52:67. Plutellus macer - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx macintoshii Beddard 1886 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(1883) XII.p.217. Perionyx macintoshii - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta macleayi Fletcher 1899 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1556. Anisochaeta macleayi - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Plutellus macnabi McKey F. 1957 Washmann J.Biol.15(1):49. Macnabodrilus macnabi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta macquariensis Fletcher 1890 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 4:1000. Spenceriella macquariensis - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta macrochaeta simpliciseta Jamieson 1977 Bull.Mus.Nat.Hist.Nat.(3) No.450, Zool.313:482. Diporochaeta macrochaeta simpliciseta - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus macrochaetus Stephenson 1925 Rec.Ind.Mus.27:54. Plutellus macrochaetus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima maculata Ude 1925 Zool.Anz.63:104. Planapheretima maculata - -
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