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 Megascolex kempi Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:84. Megascolex kempi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex konkanensis longus Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:97. Megascolex konkanensis longus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex phaseolus Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:93. Megascolex phaseolus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex polytheca Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:89. Megascolex polytheca - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex polytheca zonatus Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:90. Megascolex polytheca zonatus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex varians insolitus Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:86. Megascolex varians insolitus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex zietzi quadricystis Michaelsen 1916 Ark.Zool.10(9):9. Megascolex zietzi quadricystis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex pentagonalis Stephenson 1916 Rec.Ind.Mus.12:331. Megascolex pentagonalis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex pumilio Stephenson 1916 Rec.Ind.Mus.12:333. Megascolex pumilio - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex trivandranus Stephenson 1916 Rec.Ind.Mus.12:330. Megascolex trivandranus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex fuscus Michaelsen 1918 Ofv. Akad. Forh .52(13):24. Megascolex fuscus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex heterochaetus Michaelsen 1918 Ofv. Akad. Forh. 52(13):25. Megascolex heterochaetus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex parvus Michaelsen 1918 Ofv. Akad. Forh.52(13):30. Megascolex parvus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex horai Stephenson 1922 Rec.Ind.Mus.24:432. Megascolex horai - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex porphyrozonus Stephenson 1924 Rec.Ind.Mus.26:337. Megascolex porphyrozonus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex sylvicola marinae Stephenson 1924 Rec.Ind.Mus.26:336. Megascolex sylvicola marinae - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex triangularis Stephenson 1925 Rec.Ind.Mus.27:56. Megascolex triangularis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex tripartitus Stephenson 1925 Rec.Ind.Mus.27:58. Megascolex tripartitus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex curgensis Michaelsen 1926 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.42:64. Megascolex curgensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex pheretima Michaelsen 1926 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.38:66. Megascolex pheretima - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex auriculata Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:64. Megascolex auriculata - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex avicula Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:66. Megascolex avicula - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex kumiliensis Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:70. Megascolex kumiliensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex peermadensis Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:68. Megascolex peermadensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex polytheca uniquus Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:71. Megascolex polytheca uniquus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex travancorensis proboscidea Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:62. Megascolex travancorensis proboscidea - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex albidus Jackson 1931 J.Roy.Soc.W.Aust.17:118. Megascolex albidus - -
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 Megascolex peranellus Gates 1945 Spol.Zeyl.24:78. Megascolex peranellus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex novae-zelandiae Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:38. Megascolex novae-zelandiae - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex celmisiae Jamieson 1973 Rec.Aust.Mus.28(11):215. Megascolex celmisiae - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex montisathuri Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 26(4):321. Megascolex montisathuri - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex vazhichlensis Lone et al. 2022 Diversity 14(1006):14 Megascolex vazhichlensis DHSGV-ZDM-H005 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolex quadripapillatus Narayanan & Paliwal 2024 Zootaxa 5424:570 Megascolex quadripapillatus ZSI/WGRC/I.R.INV.25142 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolex jeyporeghatiensis Narayanan & Paliwal 2024 Zootaxa 5424:573 Megascolex jeyporeghatiensis ZSI/WGRC/I.R.INV. 25144 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolides australis McCoy 1878 Prodr.Zool.Vict.21. Megascolides australis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides pygmaeus Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1525. Megascolides pygmaeus - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex illawarrae Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:1523. Megascolides illawarrae - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides mawarrae Benham 1890 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 31:224. Megascolides mawarrae - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides attenuatus Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:155. Megascolides attenuatus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides cameroni Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:144. Megascolides cameroni - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides hulmei Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:147. Megascolides hulmei - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides incertus Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:151. Megascolides incertus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides insignis Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:146. Megascolides insignis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides manni Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:149. Megascolides manni - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides manni variabilis Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:150. Megascolides manni variabilis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides obscurus Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:148. Megascolides obscurus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides roseus Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:153. Megascolides roseus - -
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