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 capensis Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus.5:195. Metaphire javanica - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex musica Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus.5:193. Metaphire musica - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex schmardae Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus.5:194. Duplodicodrilus schmardae - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex hasselti Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus.5:190. Planapheretima hasselti - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex annulatus Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus.5:195. Polypheretima elongata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hasselti Horst 1885 Midden.Sumatra 4:5. Planapheretima hasselti - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vordermanni Horst 1890 Notes Leyden Mus.12:231. Amynthas vordermani - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta annulata Horst 1890 Notes Leyden Mus.12:236. Metapheretima annulata - Sims and Easton 1972:233
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sluiteri Horst 1890 Notes Leyden Mus.12:234. Pheretima sluiteri - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta minima Horst 1893 Reise Niederl.O.Ind.3:66. Amynthas minimus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta falcata Horst 1893 Notes Leyden Mus. 15:316. Metaphire falcata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta inflata Horst 1893 Notes Leyden Mus.15:327. Metaphire inflata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tenkatei Horst 1893 Notes Leyden Mus.15:321. Metaphire tenkatei - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tjibodae Horst 1893 Notes Leyden Mus.15:326. Metaphire tjibodae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta variabilis Horst 1893 Notes Leyden Mus.15:319. Metaphire variabilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bosschae Horst 1893 Notes Leyden Mus.15:324. Pheretima bosschae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dubia Horst 1893 Reise Niederl.O.Ind.3:68. Pheretima dubia - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta urceolata Horst 1893 Notes Leyden Mus.15:322. Pheretima urceolata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima tjibodae Horst 1893 Notes Leyden Mus.15:326. Pheretima tjibodae - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx violaceus Horst 1896 Reise Niederl.O.-Ind.3:72. Perionyx violaceus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sumatrana Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus 5:189 Metaphire javanica - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta monocystis Horst 1899 Notes Leyden Mus.20:202. Polypheretima elongata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta indica Horst 1885 Midden Sumatra 4(12):4 Pheretima darnleiensis - Sims and Easton 1972:260
Megascolecidae Amynthas assimilis Hong,Yong, Kim, TAe-Heung 2002 Korean Journal of Biological Sciences, p.196 Amynthas assimilis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas moakensis Hong,Yong, Kim, TAe-Heung 2002 Korean Journal of Biological Sciences, p.197 Amynthas moakensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas mujuensis Hong,Yong, Kim, TAe-Heung 2002 Korean Journal of Biological Sciences, p.195 Amynthas mujuensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas sangumburi Hong,Yong, Kim, TAe-Heung 2002 Korean Journal of Biological Sciences, p.198 Amynthas sangumburi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima lagunaensis Hong, Y. & James, SW. 2008 Zootaxa, 1695: 49. Pheretima lagunaensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima makilingensis Hong, Y. & James, SW. 2008 Zootaxa, 1695: 46. Pheretima makilingensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mariae Hong, Y. & James, SW. 2008 Zootaxa, 1695: 48. Pheretima mariae - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas namphouinensis Hong, Y. 2008 Zootaxa 1914: 58. Amynthas namphouinensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas chandyi Hong, Y. 2008 Zootaxa 1914: 59. Amynthas chandyi - -
Megascolecidae Pithemera viengthongensis Hong, James & Inkhavilay 2009 Korean J. Syst. Zool. 24: 161 Pithemera viengthongensis BDNUL -
Megascolecidae Amynthas bouatongi Hong, Inkhavilay & James 2018 Zootaxa 4496:239 Amynthas bouatongi BDNUL0031 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas hoauykanangensis Hong, Inkhavilay & James 2018 Zootaxa 4496:241 Amynthas hoauykanangensis BDNUL0033 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas phimpheti Hong, Inkhavilay & James 2018 Zootaxa 4496:242 Amynthas phimpheti BDNUL0035 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas nametensis Hong, Inkhavilay & James 2018 Zootaxa 4496:243 Amynthas nametensis BDNUL0038 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas somechanae Hong, Inkhavilay & James 2018 Zootaxa 4496:244 Amynthas somechanae BDNUL0041 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas wiggeri Hong, Inkhavilay & James 2018 Zootaxa 4496:244 Amynthas wiggeri BDNUL0044 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas fleischmani Hong, Inkhavilay & James 2018 Zootaxa 4496:246 Amynthas fleischmani BDNUL0047 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas antethecus Hong, Inkhavilay & James 2018 Zootaxa 4496:247 Amynthas antethecus BDNUL0050 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas elenabondae Hong, Inkhavilay & James 2018 Zootaxa 4496:249 Amynthas elenabondae BDNUL0053 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas gongjuensis Hong & Kim 2002 Rev. suisse Zool., 109:485 Amynthas gongjuensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas gyeryongensis Hong & Kim 2002 Rev. siusse Zool., 109:484 Amynthas gyeryongensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas yeoi Hong & Kim 2002 Rev. siusse Zool., 109:487 Amynthas yeoi - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas dageletensis Hong & Kim 2005 Korean J. Syst. Zool. 21: 132 Amynthas dageletensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kalingaensis Hong & James 2010 Zool. Studies 49(4): 524 Pheretima kalingaensis NMA 4336 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima aguinaldoi Hong & James 2010 Zool. Studies 49(4): 525 Pheretima aguinaldoi NMA 4337 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima balbalanensis Hong & James 2010 Zool. Studies 49(4): 526 Pheretima balbalanensis NMA 4338 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima banaoi Hong & James 2010 Zool. Studies 49(4): 527 Pheretima banaoi NMA 4339 -
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