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 Perichaeta udei Rosa 1896 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)36:521. Amynthas udei - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta atheca Rosa 1896 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)36:520. spec inc sed - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta eoa Rosa 1896 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)36:528. Pheretima eoa - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hexatheca Benham 1897 Ann.Nat.Hist.18:440. Amynthas hexathecus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta novaebritannicae Benham 1897 J.Linn.Soc.26:199. Amynthas novaebritannicae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta purpurea Benham 1897 Ann.Nat.Hist.18:445. Amynthas purpureus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta zebra Benham 1897 Ann.Nat.Hist.(6)18:442. Amynthas zebrus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta arthuri Benham 1897 J.Linn.Soc.London 26:205. Pheretima arthuri - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sedgwickii Benham 1897 J.Linn.Soc.26:201. Pithemera sedgwickii - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta floweri Benham 1897 J.Linn.Soc.26:217. Pheretima floweri - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta madelinae Benham 1897 J.Linn.Soc.26:219. Pheretima madelinae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta indica ceylonica Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:246. Pheretima darnleiensis - Sims and Easton 1972:260
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pauli Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:243. Polypheretima taprobanae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta cupulifera Fedarb 1898 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1898:445. Amynthas cupuliferus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta crescentica Fedarb 1898 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1898:447. Metaphire crescentica - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta campestris Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:67. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta candida Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:77. Amynthas candidus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta decimpapillata Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:71. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta flavescens Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:72. Amynthas flavescens - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta fuscata Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:66. Amynthas fuscatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta grossa Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:75. Amynthas fuscatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta heteropoda Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:69. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta kamakurensis Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:68. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta micronaria Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:74. Amynthas micronarius NMST An446 Neotype Blakemore 2012:140
Megascolecidae Perichaeta obscura Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:70. Amynthas obscurus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta parvula Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:68. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta producta Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:73. Amynthas flavescens - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta scholastica Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:70. Amynthas scholasticus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta takatorii Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:76. Amynthas aspergillus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vittata Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:74. Amynthas vittatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta schizopora Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:76. Metaphire schizopora - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta halmaherae kauensis Michaelsen 1898 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:220. Amynthas halmaherae kauensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta neoguinensis spectabilis Rosa 1898 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)39:60. Amynthas spectabilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta papua Rosa 1898 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)39:63. Amynthas papuus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta recta Rosa 1898 Ann.Nat.Hist.2:284. Amynthas rectus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta loriae Rosa 1898 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)39:61. Metapheretima loriae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta belli Rosa 1898 Ann.Nat.Hist.2:286. Pheretima belli - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pura Rosa 1898 Ann.Nat.Hist.2:285. Pheretima pura - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta zonopora Rosa 1898 Ann.Nat.Hist.2:288. Pheretima zonopora - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta brevis Rosa 1898 Ann.Nat.Hist.2:283. Polypheretima brevis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta esafatae Beddard 1899 Zool.Results 2:187. Amynthas esafatae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pacifica Beddard 1899 Zool.Results 2:190. Pithemera pacifica - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta solomonis Beddard 1899 Zool.Results.2:188. Amynthas solomonis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta macleayi Fletcher 1899 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1556. Anisochaeta macleayi - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Perichaeta agrestis Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3(1):17. Amynthas agrestis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta carnosa Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:15. Amynthas carnosus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta communissima Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:23. Amynthas communissimus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta iizukai Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:14. Amynthas fuscatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta irregularis Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:14. Amynthas irregularis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta megascolidioides Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:21. Amynthas megascolidioides - -
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