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 kumiliensis Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:70. Megascolex kumiliensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas kume Blakemore 2022 Bull Kanagawa Pref Mus 51:95 Amynthas kume LBM FY2015-11-1 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima kuchingensis Stephenson 1916 Rec.Ind.Mus.12:337. Pheretima kuchingensis - -
Megascolecidae Trinephrus kraepelini Michaelsen 1904 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.21:128. Trinephrus kraepelini - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima koyana Michaelsen 1934 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 77:29. Polypheretima koyana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima koryoensis Kobayashi 1936 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)11:146. Metaphire koryoensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima korinchiana Cognetti 1922 Boll.Mus.Torino 37(733):2. Pheretima korinchiana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima koreana Kobayashi 1938 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)11:115. Amynthas koreanus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima conjugata Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.34 Amynthas koreanus - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Megascolex konkanensis longus Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:97. Megascolex konkanensis longus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex konkanensis Fedarb 1898 J.Bombay Soc.11:434. Megascolex konkanensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas konkakinh Nguyen, Lam & Nguyen 2016 Zool Stud 55(52):10 Amynthas konkakinh CTU-EW038-p01 PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima kollikeri Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A(2):8. Manus koellikeri - Blakemore, 2010
Megascolecidae Pheretima kockensis Michaelsen 1930 Bull.Mus.Hist.Nat.Belg.6:2. Metaphire kockensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kobayashii Kobayashi 1938 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)11:119. Amynthas kobayashii - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima klockei Ude 1925 Zool.Anz.63:107. Amynthas klockei - -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta kiwi mihi Blakemore 2012 J Species Res 1(2): 114 Anisochaeta kiwi mihi AMNZ 5260 -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta kiwi Blakemore 2012 J Species Res 1(2): 111 Anisochaeta kiwi AMNZ 5270 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kitangladensis S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2004. 52(2):290. Pheretima kitangladensis - -
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster kitangladensis S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52(2):310. Pleionogaster kitangladensis - -
Megascolecidae Tokea kirki Benham 1904 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1904:251. Tokea kirki - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Amynthas kinmenensis Shen et al 2013 Zootaxa 3599:473 Amynthas kinmenensis NTU 14-07374 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas kinmenensis Shen, Chang, Li, Chih & Chen 2013 Zootaxa 3599:473 Amynthas kinmenensis IZCLNTU 14-07374 -
Megascolecidae Metaphire kinki Blakemore 2022 Bull Kanagawa Pref Mus 51:98 Metaphire kinki LBM FY2015-11-1 - PDF
Megascolecidae Gastrodrilus kingi Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra kingi kingi - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus kincaidii Altman 1936 Univ.Wash.Publ.Biol.4:74. Kinkaidodrilus kincaidii - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta kinabaluensis Beddard & Fedarb 1895 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.16:71. Polypheretima kinabaluensis - -
Megascolecidae Metapheretima kilii Easton 1979 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 35(1):107. Metapheretima kilii - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire kiengiangensis Nguyen & Trinh 2015 Raffles Bull Zool 63:461 Metaphire kiengiangensis CTU.EW019?h01 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kiangensis Michaelsen 1931 Peking Nat.Hist.Bull.5:21. Amynthas kiangensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima khoii Do & Tran 1994 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 16(1):25. Thang 3. Amynthas? khoii - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire khaoluangensis Bantaowong & Panha 2016 Zootaxa 4117:71 Metaphire khaoluangensis CUMZ 3377 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas khaohayod Bantaowong & Panha 2015 Trop Nat Hist 15(2): 173 Amynthas khaohayod CUMZ 3401 -
Megascolecidae Metaphire khaochamao Bantaowong & Panha 2016 Zootaxa 4117:73 Metaphire khaochamao CUMZ 3382 -
Megascolecidae Dashiella khandalaensis Julka 1988 Fauna India Mega.Oligo.94. Dashiella khandalaensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima khami Thai 1984 Zool.Zh.63(4):614. Amynthas? khami - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella kershawi Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool) 26(4):229. Diporochaeta kershawi - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima kershawae Easton 1979 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 35(1):62. Polypheretima kershawae - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kengtungensis Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:394. Metaphire kengtungensis - -
Megascolecidae Austrohaplochaetella kendricki Jamieson 1971 J.Zool.London 165:492. Austrohaplochaetella kendricki - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx kempi Stephenson 1914 Rec.Ind.Mus.8:389. Perionyx kempi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex kempi Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:84. Megascolex kempi - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella kempi Stephenson 1924 Rec.Ind.Mus.26:332. Celeriella kempi - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus kempi Stephenson 1924 Rec.Ind.Mus.26:327. Plutellus kempi - -
Megascolecidae Lampito kempi Gates 1938 Rec.Ind.Mus.40:407. Lampito kempi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Metapheretima) kellneri Ude 1932 Arch.Naturg.1:177. Polypheretima kellneri - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas kelantanensis Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:902. Metaphire kelantanensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima keishuensis Kobayashi 1938 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)11:155. Metaphire keishuensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima keiana Michaelsen 1925 Treubia 5:394. Amynthas keianus - -
Megascolecidae Digaster keatsi Jamieson 1977 Proc.Roy.Soc.Qd.88:83. Digaster keatsi - -
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