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 posthuma Vaillant 1868 Mem.Acad.Montpell.7:146. Metaphire posthuma - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta affinis Perrier 1872 Nouv.Arch.Mus.Hist.Nat.8:106. Metaphire affinis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta houlleti Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:99. Metaphire houlleti - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta quadragenaria Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:122. Metaphire quadragenaria - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dicystis Perrier 1877 Bull.Soc.Zool.Fr.2:243. Metaphire californica - Brown et al. 2006:340
Megascolecidae Megascolex capensis Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus.5:195. Metaphire javanica - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex musica Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus.5:193. Metaphire musica - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta birmanica Rosa 1888 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)26:164. Metaphire birmanica - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ringeana Michaelsen 1890 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.7:10. Metaphire ringeana - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta campanulata Rosa 1890 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)30:115. Metaphire campanulata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta peguana Rosa 1890 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)30:113. Metaphire peguana - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ferdinandi Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:38. Metaphire ferdinandi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta operculata Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien.6:398. Metaphire operculata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hesperidum Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:169. Metaphire hesperidum - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta longa Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):239. Metaphire longa - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pulchra Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):233. Metaphire pulchra - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta udekemi Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):240. Metaphire udekemi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta fasciata Rosa 1892 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)32:543. Metaphire fasciata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta falcata Horst 1893 Notes Leyden Mus. 15:316. Metaphire falcata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta inflata Horst 1893 Notes Leyden Mus.15:327. Metaphire inflata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tenkatei Horst 1893 Notes Leyden Mus.15:321. Metaphire tenkatei - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tjibodae Horst 1893 Notes Leyden Mus.15:326. Metaphire tjibodae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta variabilis Horst 1893 Notes Leyden Mus.15:319. Metaphire variabilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta parva Ude 1893 Z.wiss.Zool.57:64. Metaphire parva - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta guarini Rosa 1894 Atti.Acad.Torino 29:13. Metaphire guarina - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta merabahensis Beddard & Fedarb 1895 Ann.Nat.Hist.16:72. Metaphire merabahensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta caducichaeta Benham 1895 Ann.Nat.Hist.16:47. Metaphire caducichaeta - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sexta Benham 1895 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(6)16:44. Metaphire sexta - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta willeyi Benham 1895 Ann.Nat.Hist.16:41. Metaphire willeyi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta guillelmi Michaelsen 1895 Abh.Ver.Hamb.18:32. Metaphire guillelmi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sandvicensis Beddard 1896 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1896:203. Metaphire sandvicensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta densipapillata Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:227. Metaphire densipapillata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sumatrana Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus 5:189 Metaphire javanica - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta crescentica Fedarb 1898 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1898:447. Metaphire crescentica - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima travancorense Fedarb 1898 J.Bombay Nat.Hist.Soc.11:435. Metaphire travancorensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta schizopora Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:76. Metaphire schizopora - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta glandularis Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:18. Metaphire glandularis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta levis Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:20. Metaphire levis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vesiculata Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:21. Metaphire vesiculata - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas bindjeyensis Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:94. Metaphire bindjeyensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas impudens Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:84. Metaphire impudens - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas quadripapillatus Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:93. Metaphire quadripapillata - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas biporus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:908. Metaphire bipora - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas kelantanensis Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:902. Metaphire kelantanensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas malayanus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:893. Metaphire malayana - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas perichaeta Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:896. Metaphire perichaeta - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas pulauensis Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:904. Metaphire pulauensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas virgo Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:895. Metaphire virgo - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima dunckeri Michaelsen 1903 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.19:9. Metaphire dunckeri - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima andamanensis Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):164. Metaphire andamanensis - -
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