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 schmardae macrochaeta Michaelsen 1899 Zool.Jb.Syst.12:227. Duplodicodrilus schmardae macrochaeta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kikuchii Hatai & Ohfuchi 1936 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)10:767. Duplodicodrilus schmardae - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides americanus F.Smith 1897 Amer.Nat.31:203. Driloleirus americanus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides wellsi Altman 1936 Univ.Wash.Publ.Biol.4:89. Driloleirus wellsi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides cascadensis F.Smith 1937 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.84(3009):164. Driloleirus cascadensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides eiseni F.Smith 1937 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.84(3009):171. Driloleirus eiseni - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides macelfreshi F.Smith 1937 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.84(3009):166. Driloleirus maclfreshi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides michaelseni F.Smith 1937 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.84(3009):168. Driloleirus michaelseni - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta novae-zelandiae Beddard 1888 Ann.Nat.Hist.2:434. Diporochaeta intermedia - Blakemore 2012:130
Megascolecidae Perichaeta intermedia Beddard 1889 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1889:380. Diporochaeta intermedia - Blakemore 2012:130
Megascolecidae Perichaeta alsophila Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:17. Diporochaeta alsophila - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta copelandi Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:2. Diporochaeta copelandi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bakeri Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:26. Diporochaeta bakeri - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dicksonia Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:16. Diporochaeta dicksonia - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dubia Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:14. Diporochaeta dubia - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta lochensis Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:13. Diporochaeta lochensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta obscura Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:3. Diporochaeta obscura - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tanjilensis Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:24. Diporochaeta yarraensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta walhallae Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:15. Diporochaeta walhallae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta yarraensis Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:23. Diporochaeta yarraensis - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta alsophila Beddard 1895 Monogr.Acanthodr.:441. Diporochaeta alsophila - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta moroea Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:49. Diporochaeta moroea - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta arnoldi Spencer 1900 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:61. Diporochaeta arnoldi - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta grandis Spencer 1900 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:63. Diporochaeta grandis - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta maplestoni Spencer 1900 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:64. Diporochaeta maplestoni - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta mediocincta Spencer 1900 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:53. Diporochaeta mediocincta - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta telopea Spencer 1900 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:56. Diporochaeta telopea - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta chathamensis Benham 1901 Trans.N.Z.Inst.33:134. Diporochaeta chathamensis - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta davallia Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:52. Diporochaeta davallia - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta euzona Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:55. Diporochaeta euzona - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta frosti Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:62. Diporochaeta frosti - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta lindti Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:54. Diporochaeta lindti - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta manni Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:60. Diporochaeta manni - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta nemoralis Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:59. Diporochaeta nemoralis - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta notabilis Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:57. Diporochaeta notabilis - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta richardi Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:58. Diporochaeta richardi - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta aquatica Benham 1903 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.2:226. Diporochaeta aquatica - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta profuga Cognetti 1904 Boll.Mus.Torino 19(474):4. Diporochaeta profuga - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta faucium Michaelsen 1907 Abh.Ver.Hamb.19(5):7. Diporochaeta faucium - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta sedecimalis Michaelsen 1907 Abh.Ver.Hamb.19(5):47. Diporochaeta sedecimalis - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta spenceri Michaelsen 1907 Abh.Ver.Hamb.19(5):47. Diporochaeta spenceri - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta brachysoma Benham 1909 Subant.Is.N.Z.1:284. Diporochaeta brachysoma - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta helophila Benham 1909 Subant.Is.N.Z.1:283. Diporochaeta helophila - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta heterochaeta Benham 1909 Subant.Is.N.Z.1:28. Diporochaeta heterochaeta - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta perionychopsis Benham 1909 Subant.Is.N.Z.1:286. Diporochaeta perionychopsis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx (Diporochaeta) duodecimalis Michaelsen 1924 Vid.Meddel.Nat.Foren.75:229. Diporochaeta duodecimalis - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta apiocystis Stephenson 1933 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1932:928. Diporochaeta apiocystis - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta obtusa Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:41. Diporochaeta obtusa - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta caswelli Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:270. Diporochaeta caswelli - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta minima Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:274. Diporochaeta minima - -
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