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 Hegesipyle hanno Kinberg 1867 Ofv.Akad.Fohr.23:101. Genus dubium - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx athertonensis Michaelsen 1916 Ofv. Akad. Forh.52(13):7. Terrisswalkerius athertonensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex parvus Michaelsen 1918 Ofv. Akad. Forh.52(13):30. Megascolex parvus - -
Megascolecidae Digaster lamingtonensis Michaelsen 1918 Ofv. Akad. Forh.52(13):20. Digaster lamingtonensis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx phalacrus atavia Michaelsen 1916 Ofv. Akad. Forh.52(13):16. Terrisswalkerius atavius - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx (Diporochaeta) sigillatus Michaelsen 1918 Ofv. Akad. Forh.52(13):16. Fletcherodrilus sigillatus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx phalacrus typica Michaelsen 1916 Ofv. Akad. Forh.52(13):14. Terrisswalkerius phalacrus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx erici Michaelsen 1918 Ofv. Akad. Forh.52(13):12. Terrisswalkerius erici - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima californica Kinberg 1866 Ofv. Akad. Forh.23:102. Metaphire californica - -
Megascolecidae Nitocris gracilis Kinberg 1867 Ofv. Akad. Forh.23:102. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta corticis Kinberg 1867 Ofv. Akad. Forh.23:102. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima montana Kinberg 1867 Ofv. Akad. Forh.23:102. Pheretima montana - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas aeruginosus Kinberg 1866 Ofv. Akad. Forh.23:101. Amynthas aeruginosus - -
Megascolecidae Rhodopis javanica Kinberg 1866 Ofv. Akad. Forh.23(4):102. Metaphire javanica - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex heterochaetus Michaelsen 1918 Ofv. Akad. Forh. 52(13):25. Megascolex heterochaetus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex fuscus Michaelsen 1918 Ofv. Akad. Forh .52(13):24. Megascolex fuscus - -
Megascolecidae Archipheretima pandanophila James 2009 ODE 9(3):244e13 Archipheretima pandanophila NMA, KUNHM -
Megascolecidae Archipheretima cofini James 2009 ODE 9(3):244e12 Archipheretima cofini NMA, KUNHM -
Megascolecidae Archipheretima ricei James 2009 ODE 9(3):244e11 Archipheretima ricei NMA, KUNHM -
Megascolecidae Archipheretima middletoni James 2009 ODE 9(3): 244e9 Archipheretima middletoni NMA, KUNHM -
Megascolecidae Archipheretima gritzae James 2009 ODE 9(3): 244e7 Archipheretima gritzae NMA, KUNHM -
Megascolecidae Pheretima palarva Blakemore 2003 ODE 3(S11): 8 Amynthas micronarius? - nom. nov. pro Pheretima parvula Ishizuka et al., 2000 (Blakemore 2010)
Megascolecidae Metaphire dunan Shen, Chang & Ota 2022 ODE 22:53 Metaphire dunan RUMF-ZO-00059 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima vialis Michaelsen 1924 Nova Guinea15:25. Amynthas vialis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima barbara ambigua Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea volo.9:302. Pheretima barbara .ambigua - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima barbara Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:302. Pheretima (Planapheretima) barbara - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima barbara ambigua Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:302. Pheretima (Planapheretima) barbara ambigua - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima hellwigiana Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:300. Pheretima (Planapheretima) hellwigiana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pluviosa Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:300. Pheretima (Planapheretima) pluviosa - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima alkmaarica Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:298. Pheretima (Planapheretima) alkmaarica - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima beauforti apotrema Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:297. Pheretima (Planapheretima) beauforti apotrema - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima invisa Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:294. Polypheretima annulata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kochii Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:293. Polypheretima annulata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima misera Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:292. Amynthas miserus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima misella Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:291. Amynthas misellus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ferion Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:289. Metaphire ferion - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas homoeotrochus Cognetti 1912 Nova Guinea 5:546. Amynthas homoeotrochus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima homoeotrocha Cognetti 1912 Nova Guinea 5:546 Amynthas omtrekensis - invalid emendation
Megascolecidae Pheretima bifaria Michaelsen 1924 Nova Guinea 15:18. Polypheretima bifaria - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima heurni Michaelsen 1924 Nova Guinea 15(1):23. Amynthas heurni - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima doormani Michaelsen 1924 Nova Guinea 14:20. Amynthas doormani - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima speiseri Michaelsen 1913 Nova Caledonia 1(3):263. Metapheretima speiseri - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima fida Michaelsen 1913 Nova Caledonia 1(3):259. Polypheretima fida - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex novaecaledoniae Michaelsen 1913 Nova Caledonia 1(3):257. Megascolex novaecaledoniae - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus pygmaeus Michaelsen 1913 Nova Caledonia 1(3):255. Plutellus pygmaeus - -
Megascolecidae Diplotrema rouxi Michaelsen 1913 Nova Caledonia 1(3):251. Plutellus rouxi - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus sarasini Michaelsen 1913 Nova Caledonia 1(3):249. Plutellus sarasini - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus modestus Michaelsen 1913 Nova Caledonia 1(3):247. Plutellus modestus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus ingambii Michaelsen 1913 Nova Caledonia 1(3):245. Plutellus ingambii - -
Megascolecidae Diplotrema culminis Michaelsen 1913 Nova Caledonia 1(3):243. Plutellus culminis - -
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