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 makilingensis Hong, Y. & James, SW. 2008 Zootaxa, 1695: 46. Pheretima makilingensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima malaca Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:429. Pheretima malaca - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima maculosa Gates 1933 Rec.Ind.Mus.35:534. Amynthas malacus - Gates 1936 nom nov
Megascolecidae Pheretima medimaculosa Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas malacus - nom. nov. pro. Ph. maculosa Gates, 1933
Megascolecidae Amynthas malayanus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:893. Metaphire malayana - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire malayanoides Nguyen & Lam 2017 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 39:407 Metaphire malayanoides CTU-EW.084.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas malinaoensis Yong Hong & S. W. James 2004 Revue Suisse De Zoologie 111(4):732. Amynthas malinaoensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima malindangensis Aspe & James 2014 Zootaxa 3881:416 Pheretima malindangensis NMA 4513 -
Megascolecidae Pithemera malindangensis Aspe & James 2015 J. Nat. Hist. 49: 2244 Pithemera malindangensis NMA 4528 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mamillana Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:400. Metaphire mamillana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mamillaris Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:413. Amynthas mamillaris - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mammoporophorata Thai 1982 Zool.Zh.61(6):825. Amynthas? mammoporophorata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mangophila Nguyen 2011 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 33(1):24 Metaphire mangophila ZBDCT-EWh017 Blakemore 2016
Megascolecidae Metaphire mangophiloides Nguyen & Le 2015 Raffles Bull Zool 63:467 Metaphire mangophiloides CTU.EW082?h01 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima manicata cucfuongmontis Thai 1984 Zool.Zh.63(9):1321. Amynthas? manicata cucfuongmontis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima manicata Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:414. Amynthas manicatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima suctoria manicata Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:412. Amynthas manicatus - Blakemore 2006
Megascolecidae Pheretima manicata decorosa Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:528. Amynthas manicatus decorosus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima manicata quefongensis Do & Tran 1994 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 16(1):24. Thang 3. Amynthas manicatus quefongensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima manicata supina Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:528. Amynthas manicatus supinus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus manifestus Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1538. Cryptodrilus manifestus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides manni Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:149. Megascolides manni - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta manni Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:60. Diporochaeta manni - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides manni variabilis Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:150. Megascolides manni variabilis - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima mantalingahanensis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:772 Polypheretima mantalingahanensis MSUN-A011 - PDF
Megascolecidae Tokea maorica Benham 1904 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1904:252. Tokea maorica - Blakemore 2014
Megascolecidae Tokea decipiens Benham 1906 Trans.N.Z.Inst.38:241. Megascolides maoricus - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta maplestoni Spencer 1900 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:64. Diporochaeta maplestoni - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex margaritacea Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):245. Archipheretima margaritacea - -
Megascolecidae Argilophilus margaritae James 1994 Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash.107(4):630. Argilophilus margaritae - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima margaritata Hong & James 2011 Raffles Bull. Zool. 59: 20 Pheretima margaritata NMA 4385, KUNHM, NIBR, ZRC -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mariae Hong, Y. & James, SW. 2008 Zootaxa, 1695: 48. Pheretima mariae - -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus marian Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus marian - -
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 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
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