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 malamaniensis Benham 1891 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 32:316. Pheretima montana - Blakemore 2007 PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolex coeruleus Bourne 1891 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 32:49. Megascolex coeruleus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta heterochaeta Michaelsen 1891 Abh.Ver.Hamb.11:6. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Fletcherodrilus unicus fasciatus Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:32.(Fletcher:Notes on Austrl.Eathw.VI.Ebendas.IV.2.) Fletcherodrilus unicus fasciatus - -
Megascolecidae Fletcherodrilus unicus pelewensis Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:32. Fletcherodrilus unicus pelewensis - -
Megascolecidae Fletcherodrilus unicus purpureus Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:32.(Mich.:Oligo.Nat.hist.Mus.Hamb.I.-Fahrb.wiss.Anst.Hamb.Bd.VI. Fletcherodrilus unicus purpureus - -
Megascolecidae Fletcherodrilus unicus typicus Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:32.(Fletcher:Notes on Austrl.Eathw.V.Ebendas.III.2.) Fletcherodrilus unicus typicus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ferdinandi Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:38. Metaphire ferdinandi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta madagascarensis Michaelsen 1891 Arch.Naturg.57(1):227. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perionyx gruenewaldi Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:33. Perionyx excavatus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx sansibaricus Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.9:4. Perionyx sansibaricus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sangirensis Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:36. Pheretima sangirensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta stelleri Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:39. Polypheretima stelleri - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta grubei Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien 6:395. Amynthas grubei - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hawayana Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien 6:396. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ijimae Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien 6:402. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus insularis Rosa 1891 Ann.Nat.Hist.Wien 6:387. Cryptodrilus insularis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta operculata Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien.6:398. Metaphire operculata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta novarae Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien.6:396. Pheretima novarae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta philippina Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien.6:397. Pheretima philippina philippina - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta racemosa Rosa 1891 Ann.Hoff.Wien 6:399. Pheretima racemosa - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pentacystis Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien.6:400. Polypheretima pentacystis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta barbadensis Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:167. Amynthas barbadensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bermudensis Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:160. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dyeri Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:157. Amynthas rodericensis - Blakemore 2014:120
Megascolecidae Perichaeta masatakae Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:761. Amynthas masatakae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta mauritiana Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:170. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta morrisi Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:166. Amynthas morrisi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta nipponica Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:760. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta rokugo Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:756. Amynthas rokugo - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sinensis Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:158. Amynthas sinensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tokioensis Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:762. Amynthas tokioensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex cingulatus Beddard 1892 Ann.Nat.Hist.9:122. Megascolex cingulatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hesperidum Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:169. Metaphire hesperidum - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vitiensis Beddard 1892 Ann.Nat.Hist.9:131. Pheretima vitiensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sinensis Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:158. Pheretima sinensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta taprobanae Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:163. Polypheretima taprobanae - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus perrieri Benham 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:138. Plutellus perrieri - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta divergens Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.48:243. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hilgendorfi Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58:235. Amynthas hilgendorfi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta mandhorensis Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):241. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta monilicystis Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):251. Amynthas monilicystis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pallida Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):227. Amynthas pallidus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex iris Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58:244. Archipheretima iris - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex margaritacea Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):245. Archipheretima margaritacea - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex pictus Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):246. Archipheretima picta - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta neoguinensis Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58:229. Metapheretima neoguinensis - -
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 - -
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