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 mertoni Michaelsen 1910 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.33:256. Polypheretima mertoni - -
Megascolecidae Retrovescus mesibovi Blakemore, R. 1998 Invertebrate Taxonomy 12/4/ 1998:660. Retrovescus mesibovi - -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus mesibovi Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus mesibovi - -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus metandris Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus metandris - -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta metandris Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Anisochaeta metandris - -
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster miagao Blakemore 2016 Opusc Zool Budapest 47:26 Pleionogaster miagao UPV S7 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima michaelseni Ude 1925 Zool.Anz.63:103. Metaphire michaelseni - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides michaelseni F.Smith 1937 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.84(3009):168. Driloleirus michaelseni - -
Megascolecidae Tonoscolex michaelseni Julka 1976 Rec.Zool.Surv.India 69:233. Tonoscolex michaelseni - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex michaelseni Blakemore 2014 Opusc Zool 45(2): 161 Notoscolex michaelseni BMNH 420 -
Megascolecidae Woodwardiella michaelseni Blakemore 2014 Opusc Zool 45(2): 162 Woodwardiella michaelseni BMNH 425 -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus microchaeta Benham 1950 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.78:324. Cryptodrilus microchaeta - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta micronaria Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:74. Amynthas micronarius NMST An446 Neotype Blakemore 2012:140
Megascolecidae Archipheretima middletoni James 2009 ODE 9(3): 244e9 Archipheretima middletoni NMA, KUNHM -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima militium Nguyen, Tran & Nguyen 2015 Zootaxa 3905:596 Polypheretima militium CTU-EW041?h01 -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta millaamillaa Jamieson 1976 Zool.Verh.Leiden No.149:34. Diporochaeta millaamillaa - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx millardi Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:74. Perionyx millardi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta minahassae Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:235. Amynthas minahassae - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima mindanaoensis Aspe & James 2015 J. Nat. Hist. 49: 2238 Polypheretima mindanaoensis NMA 4527 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas mindoroensis Yong Hong & S. W. James 2004 Revue Suisse De Zoologie 111(4):735. Amynthas mindoroensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas minhdam Nguyen & Tran 2020 Zootaxa 4790:286 Amynthas minhdam CTU-EW.168.h0 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima miniata Gates 1936 Bull.Raffles Mus.12:101. Amynthas miniatus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx miniatus Gates 1945 J.Roy.Aviatic Soc.Bengal. 11:73. Perionyx miniatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta minima Horst 1893 Reise Niederl.O.Ind.3:66. Amynthas minimus - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta minima Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:274. Diporochaeta minima - -
Megascolecidae Digaster minima Jamieson 1975 Mem.Qd.Mus.17(2):267. Digaster minima - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx minimus Stephenson 1920 Mem.Ind.Mus.7:219. Perionyx minimus - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex minimus Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:60. Notoscolex minimus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas minjae Hong 2001 Zool. Stud., 40(4): 264. Amynthas minjae - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus minor Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:144. Cryptodrilus minor - -
Megascolecidae Digaster minor Spencer 1900 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:65. Digaster minor - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex minor Spencer 1900 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:49. Megascolex minor - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella minor Jamieson 1979 Aust.J.Zool.27(4):648. Spenceriella minor - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima minuta Gates 1929 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.75(10):18. Amynthas exiguus - Gates 1930
Megascolecidae Amynthas minutus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:906. Polypheretima polytheca - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus minyoni Dyne 1981 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.W.105(2):100. Plutellus minyoni - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mira Gates 1972 Micronesica 8:121. Pithemera mira - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta mirabilis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:669. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Gemascolex mirabilis Jamieson 1974 Proc.Roy.Soc.S.Aust.98(2):92. Gemascolex mirabilis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas mirifius Sun & Zhao 2013 J Nat Hist 47:1151 Amynthas mirifius SNM C-HN201103-02 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima misamisensis Aspe & James 2014 Zootaxa 3881:418 Pheretima misamisensis NMA 4516 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima misella Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:291. Amynthas misellus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima misera Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:292. Amynthas miserus - -
Megascolecidae Terrisswalkerius miserae Jamieson 1997 Mem.Qd.Mus.42(1):266. Terrisswalkerius miserae - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus mishmiensis Julka 1976 Rec.Zool.Surv.India 69:236. Plutellus mishmiensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mitakensis Ishizuka K. 2000 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.28 Amynthas fuscatus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex mjobergi Michaelsen 1917 Kungl.Svenska Vet.-Akad.Handl.52(13):28. Spenceriella mjobergi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mjobergi Michaelsen 1923 Ark.Zool.15(14):10. Amynthas mjoebergi - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas moakensis Hong,Yong, Kim, TAe-Heung 2002 Korean Journal of Biological Sciences, p.197 Amynthas moakensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima modesta Michaelsen 1927 Boll.Lab.Zool.Portici 21:88. Amynthas modestus - -
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