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 Megascolex mjobergi Michaelsen 1917 Kungl.Svenska Vet.-Akad.Handl.52(13):28. Spenceriella mjobergi - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella duodecimalis typica Stephenson 1924 Rec.Ind.Mus.24:330. Spenceriella duodecimalis typica - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella imparicystis Jamieson 1974 Proc.Roy.Soc.S.Aust.98(2):103. Spenceriella imparicystis - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella penolaensis Jamieson 1974 Proc.Roy.Soc.S.Aust.98(2):105. Spenceriella penolaensis - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella difficilis Jamieson 1977 Rec.Aust.Mus.30:286. Spenceriella difficilis - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella hollowayi Jamieson 1977 Rec.Aust.Mus.30:287. Spenceriella hollowayi - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella howeana Jamieson 1977 Rec.Aust.Mus.30:288. Spenceriella howeana - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella saundersi Jamieson 1977 Rec.Aust.Mus.30:290. Spenceriella saundersi - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella minor Jamieson 1979 Aust.J.Zool.27(4):648. Spenceriella minor - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella cormieri Jamieson & Wampler 1979 Aust.J.Zool.27(4):641. Spenceriella cormieri - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella curtisi Jamieson & Wampler 1979 Aust.J.Zool.27(4):644. Spenceriella curtisi - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella noticula Jamieson & Wampler 1979 Aust.J.Zool.27(4):651. Spenceriella noticula - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella conondalei Jamieson 1995 Mem.Qd.Mus.38(2):593. Spenceriella conondalei - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella bennetti Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1172 Spenceriella bennetti - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella calamonis Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1181 Spenceriella calamonis - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella campestris Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1188 Spenceriella campestris - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella crateris Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1202 Spenceriella crateris - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella pilularis Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1287 Spenceriella pilularis - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella pusilla Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1289 Spenceriella pusilla - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella thannae Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1321 Spenceriella thannae - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella variabilis Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1327 Spenceriella variabilis - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella virgultis Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1332 Spenceriella virgultis - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella xylicola Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1339 Spenceriella xylicola - -
Megascolecidae Simsia intermedia papillata Jamieson 1971 Mem.Nat.Mus.Vict.33:1. Simsia intermedia papillata - -
Megascolecidae Simsia longwarriensis Jamieson 1972 Mem.Nat.Mus.Vict.33:73. Simsia longwarriensis - -
Megascolecidae Simsia multituberculata Jamieson 1972 Mem.Nat.Mus.Vict.33:89. Simsia multituberculata - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides bergtheili Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):150. Scolioscolides bergtheili - -
Megascolecidae Scolecoides gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.512 Scolecoides gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta scolecoidea Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:51. Scolecoidea scolecoidea - -
Megascolecidae Scolecidrilus gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1083 Scolecidrilus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Rhododrilus cockayni waterfieldi Benham 1909 Subant.Is.N.Z.1:278. Rhododrilus cockayni waterfieldi - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella capensis Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool) 26(4):225. Retrovescus capensis - -
Megascolecidae Retrovescus mesibovi Blakemore, R. 1998 Invertebrate Taxonomy 12/4/ 1998:660. Retrovescus mesibovi - -
Megascolecidae Retrovescus plomleyi Blakemore, R. 1998 Invertebrate Taxonomy 12/4/ 1998:656. Retrovescus plomley - -
Megascolecidae Retrovescus simplex Blakemore, R. 1998 Invertebrate Taxonomy 12/4/ 1998:662. Retrovescus simplex - -
Megascolecidae Pseudonotoscolex pallinupensis Jamieson 1971 J.Zool.London 165:497. Pseudonotoscolex pallinupensis - -
Megascolecidae Pseudocryptodrilus diaphanus Jamieson 1972 Zool.J.Linn.Soc.51:172. Pseudocryptodrilus diaphanus - -
Megascolecidae Pseudocryptodrilus sublimis Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1061 Pseudocryptodrilus sublimis - -
Megascolecidae Provescus crottyi Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Provescus crottyi - -
Megascolecidae Provescus gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.235 Provescus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta newcombei Beddard 1887 Proc.Roy.Soc.Edinb.14:170. Propheretima newcombei - Blakemore 2000:38
Megascolecidae Propheretima eungella Jamieson 1995 Mem.Qd.Mus.38(2):590. Propheretima eungella - -
Megascolecidae Propheretima hugalli Jamieson 1995 Mem.Qd.Mus.38(2):592. Propheretima hugalli - -
Megascolecidae Propheretima agilis Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1015 Propheretima agilis - -
Megascolecidae Propheretima decipiens Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1021 Propheretima decipiens - -
Megascolecidae Priodoscolex montanus Gates 1940 Rec.Ind.Mus.42:122. Priodoscolex montanus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pellucida Bourne 1894 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 36:13. Priodochaeta pellucida - -
Megascolecidae Lumbricus litoralis Grube, E. 1855 Arch. Naturg: 127. Pontodrilus litoralis - -
Megascolecidae Pontodrilus primoris Blakemore 2000 Tasmanian Earthworms CD: 47 Pontodrilus primoris - -
Megascolecidae Pontodrilus longissimus Seesamut & Panha 2018 Zootaxa 4496:227 Pontodrilus longissimus CUMZ 3670 - PDF
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