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 Perionyx miniatus Gates 1945 J.Roy.Aviatic Soc.Bengal. 11:73. Perionyx miniatus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx rufulus Gates 1945 J.Roy.Asiatic Soc.Bengal 11:74. Perionyx rufulus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus exilis Gates 1945 Proc.Ind.Acad.Sci.(B) 21(4):224. Plutellus exilis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus himalayanus Gates 1945 J.Roy.AsiaticSoc.Bengal.11:71. Plutellus himalayanus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus rallus Gates 1945 J.Roy.Asiatic Soc.Bengal.11:72. Plutellus rallus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex crateroides Boardman 1943 Rec.Aust.Mus.21:174. Megascolex crateroides - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex jenolanensis Boardman 1943 Rec.Aust.Mus.21:176. Megascolex jenolanensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex wiburdi Boardman 1943 Rec.Aust.Mus.21:168. Megascolex wiburdi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima subtilis Gates 1943 Ohio J.Sci.43:104. Metaphire subtilis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima peregrina v. papillosa Tzelepis 1943 Simvoli Olig Ell. Amynthas corticis -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex equestris Benham 1942 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.72:220. Aporodrilus equestris - Blakemore 2011
Megascolecidae Pheretima americana bidentata Cernosvitov 1942 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.(B) 111:198. Pheretima americana bidentata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima humilis Gates 1942 Bull.Mus.Comp.Zool.98:120. Amynthas minimus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus altmani Gates 1942 Amer Midland Nat 27:89 Arctiostrotus altmani - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides napierensis Benham 1941 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.71:27. Megascolides napierensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima hobaensis Gates 1941 Rec.Ind.Mus.43:497. Metaphire hobaensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima honbaensis Gates 1941 Rec.Ind.Mus.43:497. Metaphire honbaensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ishikawai Ohfuchi 1941 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)16:248. Amynthas minimus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima torii Ohfuchi 1941 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)16:244. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima aimerikiensis Ohfuchi 1941 Palao.Trop.Biol.Stu.Stud.Tokyo 2:302. Pheretima aimerikiensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima palaoensis Ohfuchi 1941 Palao.Trop.Biol.Stud.Tokyo 2:287. Pheretima palaoensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima yapensis Ohfuchi 1941 Palao.Trop.Biol.Stu.Stud.2:283. Pheretima yapensis - -
Megascolecidae Priodoscolex montanus Gates 1940 Rec.Ind.Mus.42:122. Priodoscolex montanus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima trukensis Ohfuchi 1940 Palao.Trop.Biol.Stu.Stud.2:20. Metapheretima trukensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima brevicingula Chen 1939 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sic.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:401. Amynthas brevicingulus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima fluvialis Gates 1939 J.Thailand Res.Soc.12:89. Amynthas mekongianus - Blakemore et al 207:21
Megascolecidae Nelloscolex parvus Gates 1939 Rec.Ind.Mus.41:42. Nelloscolex parvus - -
Megascolecidae Nelloscolex strigosus Gates 1939 Rec.Ind.Mus.41:40. Nelloscolex strigosus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima assaccea Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool) 12:382. Amynthas assacceus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima fungina Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:389. Amynthas funginus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima hainanica Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:396. Amynthas hainanicus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima homoseta Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:414. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima infantilis Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:392. Amynthas infantilis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima limpida Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:405. Amynthas limpidus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima lunata Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:411. Amynthas lunatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mamillaris Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:413. Amynthas mamillaris - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima monoserialis Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:399. Amynthas monoserialis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima muta Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:391. Amynthas mutus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mutica Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:403. Amynthas muticus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima oculata Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:298. Amynthas oculatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rhabdoida Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:410. Amynthas rhabdoidus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sinuosa Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:407. Amynthas sinuosus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima variens Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:385. Amynthas variens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima magna Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:416. Metaphire magna - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima multitheca Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:383. Metaphire multitheca - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima puerilis Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:394. Pheretima puerilis - -
Megascolecidae Lampito kempi Gates 1938 Rec.Ind.Mus.40:407. Lampito kempi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima flavellana Gates 1938 Bull.Raffles Mus.14:238. Metaphire flavellana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kobayashii Kobayashi 1938 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)11:119. Amynthas kobayashii - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima koreana Kobayashi 1938 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)11:115. Amynthas koreanus - -
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