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 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 lineatus Hutton 1877 Trans.N.Z.Inst.9:352. Megascolecidae lineatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kollikeri Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A(2):8. Manus koellikeri - Blakemore, 2010
Megascolecidae Plutellus macnabi McKey F. 1957 Washmann J.Biol.15(1):49. Macnabodrilus macnabi - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus hopsonae McKey F. 1970 Northwest Sci.44(4):225. Macnabodrilus hopsonae - -
Megascolecidae Lampito mauritii Kinberg 1867 Ofv.Akad.Fohr.23:103. Lampito mauritii - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta coerulea Perrier 1875 C.R.Soc.Biol.(D) 81:1044. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perichaeta luzonica Perrier 1875 C.R.Soc.Biol.(D) 81:1044. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perichaeta armata Beddard 1883 Ann.Nat.Hist.12:216. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bivaginata Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:666. Lampito mauritii - Stephenson 1923:258
Megascolecidae Perichaeta salettensis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:669. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perichaeta madagascarensis Michaelsen 1891 Arch.Naturg.57(1):227. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Lampito sylvicola Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Anst.24(2):161. Lampito sylvicola - -
Megascolecidae Lampito vilpattiensis Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Anst.24(2):160. Lampito vilpattiensis - -
Megascolecidae Lampito mauritii zeylanica Stephenson 1913 Spol.Zeyl.8:262. Lampito mauritii zeylanica - -
Megascolecidae Lampito trilobata Stephenson 1914 Rec.Ind.Mus.10:340. Lampito trilobata - -
Megascolecidae Lampito dubius Stephenson 1916 Rec.Ind.Mus.12:315. Lampito dubius - -
Megascolecidae Lampito kempi Gates 1938 Rec.Ind.Mus.40:407. Lampito kempi - -
Megascolecidae Lampito bouchei Jamieson 1977 Bull.Mus.Nat.Hist.Nat.(3) No.450.Zool.313:497. Lampito bouchei - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus kincaidii Altman 1936 Univ.Wash.Publ.Biol.4:74. Kinkaidodrilus kincaidii - -
Megascolecidae Gastrodrilus kingi Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra kingi kingi - -
Megascolecidae Kangaridrilus gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.843 Kangaridrilus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Kanchuria octotheca Julka 1988 Res.Bull.(Sci) Panjab Univ.39(1-2):88. Kanchuria octotheca - -
Megascolecidae Kanchuria sumerianus Julka 1988 Res.Bull.(Sci) Panjab Univ.39(1-2):89. Kanchuria sumerianus - -
Megascolecidae Kanchuria turaensis Julka 1988 Res.Bull.(Sci) Panjab Univ.39(1-2):89. Kanchuria turaensis - -
Megascolecidae Kanchuria daribokgrensis Lone et al. 2020 JAPB 13:273 Kanchuria daribokgrensis HGCU-190101 - PDF
Megascolecidae Kanchuria karorensis Lone et al. 2020 JAPB 13:274 Kanchuria karorensis HGCU-190102 - PDF
Megascolecidae Kanchuria makhulensis Lone et al. 2020 JAPB 13:274 Kanchuria makhulensis HGCU-190103 - PDF
Megascolecidae Kanchuria mohiskulensis Lone et al. 2020 JAPB 13:275 Kanchuria mohiskulensis HGCU-190104 - PDF
Megascolecidae Isarogoscolex abidai S. W. James 2005 Systematics and Biodiversity 2(3):277. Isarogoscolex abidai - -
Megascolecidae Isarogoscolex albayensis S: W: James 2005 Systematics and Biodiversity 2(3):278. Isarogoscolex albayensis - -
Megascolecidae Gastrodrilus iosem Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra iosem iosem - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella pedderensis Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool) 26(4):251. Hypolimnus pedderensis - -
Megascolecidae Hypolimnus gen nov Blakemore 2000 Records of the Queen Victoria Museum p. 4 Hypolimnus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Hickmaniella opisthogaster Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 26:(4):301. Hickmaniella opisthogaster - -
Megascolecidae Hickmaniella gogi Blakemore, R. J. et al 1997 Journal of Natural History 31(11), November 1997:1690. Hickmaniella gogi - -
Megascolecidae Hickmaniella classica Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Hickmaniella classica - -
Megascolecidae Hickmaniella faba Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Hickmaniella faba - -
Megascolecidae Hickmaniella noda Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Hickmaniella noda - -
Megascolecidae Hiatidrilus bongeeni Blakemore, R. 1997 Journal of Natural History 31(12), December 1997:1809. Hiatidrilus bongeeni - -
Megascolecidae Heteroporodrilus lamingtonensis Jamieson 1970 J.Zool.London 162:115. Heteroporodrilus lamingtonensis - -
Megascolecidae Heteroporodrilus shepardi armatus Jamieson 1974 Proc.Roy.Soc.S.Austr.98(2):85. Heteroporodrilus shepardi armatus - -
Megascolecidae Heteroporodrilus bongeen Blakemore 1994 Mem.Qd.Mus.37(1):23. Heteroporodrilus bongeen - -
Megascolecidae Heteroporodrilus doubei Blakemore 1994 Mem.Qd.Mus.37(1):26. Heteroporodrilus doubei - -
Megascolecidae Heteroporodrilus jamiesoni Blakemore 1994 Mem.Qd.Mus.37(1):28. Heteroporodrilus jamiesoni - -
Megascolecidae Heteroporodrilus thompsoni Blakemore 1994 Mem.Qd.Mus.37(1):32. Heteroporodrilus thompsoni - -
Megascolecidae Heteroporodrilus montisserratae Jamieson 1995 Mem.Qd.Mus.38(2):578. Heteroporodrilus montisserratae - -
Megascolecidae Heteroporodrilus bitenax Blakemore 2000 Records of the Australian Museum p. 202 Heteroporodrilus bitenax - -
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