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 Pheretima marinanaensis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:750 Pheretima marinanaensis WPU-A008 - PDF
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus maritimus Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus marirtimus - -
Megascolecidae Argilophilus marmoratus collinus Eisen 1900 Proc.Calif.Acad.Sci.(3)2:163 Plutellus marmoratus collinus - -
Megascolecidae Argilophilus marmoratus ornatus Eisen 1893 Zoe 4:253. Argilophilus marmoratus marmoratus - -
Megascolecidae Argilophilus marmoratus papillifer Eisen 1893 Zoe 4:253 Argilophilus marmoratus papillifer - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas marsupiformis Jiang & Yuan 2018 Zootaxa 4496:274 Amynthas marsupiformis C-GX201314-04A - PDF
Megascolecidae Perichaeta martensi Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):242. Pheretima martensi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta martensis javana Michaelsen 1894 Denk.Ges.Jena 8:99. Pheretima martensis javana - -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta martha Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Anisochaeta martha - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima martiorum Michaelsen 1938 Zool.Anz.121:175. Amynthas martiorum - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta masatakae Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:761. Amynthas masatakae - -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus mathinna Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus mathinna - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire matsuensis Shen 2014 J Nat Hist 48:514 Metaphire matsuensis TESRI-O-H-42 -
Megascolecidae Plutellus matsushimensis indicus Michaelsen 1892 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(10)15:106. Plutellus litoralis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta mauritiana Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:170. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Lampito mauritii Kinberg 1867 Ofv.Akad.Fohr.23:103. Lampito mauritii - -
Megascolecidae Lampito mauritii zeylanica Stephenson 1913 Spol.Zeyl.8:262. Lampito mauritii zeylanica - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides mawarrae Benham 1890 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 31:224. Megascolides mawarrae - -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta mawbanna Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Anisochaeta mawbanna - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima maxima Cognetti 1915 Trans.Zool.Soc.Lond.20:493. Amynthas maximus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas maximus Qiu & Dong 2019 ZooKeys 884:25 Amynthas maximus C-GX201304-01A - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolex mazarredi Rosa 1894 Atti.Acad.Torino 29:6. Archipheretima mazarredi - -
Megascolecidae Terrisswalkerius mcdonaldi Jamieson 1994 Mem.Qd.Mus.37(1):163. Terrisswalkerius mcdonaldi - -
Megascolecidae Neodiplotrema mcdonaldi Jamieson, B. G. M. 1997 Neodiplotrema mcdonaldi - -
Megascolecidae Terrisswalkerius mcilwraithi Jamieson 1997 Mem.Qd.Mus.42(1):263. Terrisswalkerius mcilwraithi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex mediaeviae Michaelsen 1907 Abh.Ver.Hamb.19:19. Megascolex mediaeviae - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima medialis Lam, Nguyen & Nguyen 2018 Bull Raffles Mus 66:573 Polypheretima medialis CTU-EW.184.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima medicampestris Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas corticis - nom. nov. pro. Ph. casmpestris Lee, 1952
Megascolecidae Pheretima medimaculosa Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas malacus - nom. nov. pro. Ph. maculosa Gates, 1933
Megascolecidae Pheretima medioca Chen & Hsu 1975 Acta Zool.Sin.21(1):92. Pheretima medioca - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta mediocincta Spencer 1900 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:53. Diporochaeta mediocincta - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus mediocris Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1544. Cryptodrilus mediocris - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mediparva Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas parvus - nom. nov. pro. Ph. parva Chen & Zhifang, 1977
Megascolecidae Pheretima mediparvula Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Metaphire parvula - nom. nov. pro. Ph. parva Ohfuchi, 1956
Megascolecidae Pheretima medipusilla Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas assacceus - nom. nov. pro Ph. pusilla Ohfichi, 1956
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus mediterreus Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:614. Cryptodrilus mediterreus - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex meekae Blakemore 2000 Records of the Australian Museum p.217 Notoscolex meekae - -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta megagaster Blakemore, R. 1997 Journal of Natural History 31(12): 1831. Anisochaeta megagaster - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas megapapillatus Qiu, Wang H & Wang W 1991 Guizhou Science 9:221 Amynthas megapapillatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta megascolidioides Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:21. Amynthas megascolidioides - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas meioglandularis Qui et al 1993 Acta Zootax.Sin.18(4):406. Amynthas meioglandularis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex (Promegascolex) mekongianus Cognetti 1922 Boll.Mus.Torino 37(744):3. Amynthas mekongianus - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima mekongmontis Nguyen, Tran & Nguyen 2014 Zootaxa 3866:118 Polypheretima mekongmontis CTU. EW028?h01 -
Megascolecidae Aporodrilus melaleucus Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Aporodrilus melaleucus - -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus melaleuteus Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus melaleuteus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx memoralis Gates 1954 Ark.Zool.6(20):345. Perionyx memoralis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus mendilai Michaelsen 1905 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):177. Plutellus mendilai - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mendosa Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:473. Metaphire mendosa - -
Megascolecidae Fletcherodrilus menurus Jamieson 1994 Mem.Qd.Mus.37(1):169. Fletcherodrilus menurus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta merabahensis Beddard & Fedarb 1895 Ann.Nat.Hist.16:72. Metaphire merabahensis - -
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