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 carnosa Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:15. Amynthas carnosus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta communissima Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:23. Amynthas communissimus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta iizukai Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:14. Amynthas fuscatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta irregularis Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:14. Amynthas irregularis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta megascolidioides Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:21. Amynthas megascolidioides - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta parvicystis Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:18. Amynthas parvicystis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta shimaensis Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:15. Amynthas shimaensis - -
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 Pheretima acincta Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:16. Pheretima acincta - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx shyamasreetus Ghosh, Hasan & Mandal 2018 J Appl Zool Res 29: 158 Perionyx shyamasreetus ZSI 5724/1 juvenile, Taxon inquirendum PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima insolita Gates 1925 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(9)16:568. Metaphire insolita - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima hawayana lineata Gates 1926 Rec.Ind.Mus.28:154. Amynthas morrisi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima houlleti rugosa Gates 1926 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(9)17:459. Metaphire houlleti rugosa - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima houlleti tortuosa Gates 1926 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(9)17:454. Metaphire houlleti tortuosa - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima planata Gates 1926 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(9)17:441./212. Metaphire planata - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex birmanicus Gates 1927 Ann.Nat.Hist.(9)19:609. Tonoscolex birmanicus - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex depressus Gates 1929 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.75(10):14. Notoscolex depressus - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex lunatus Gates 1929 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.75(10):16. Notoscolex lunatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima minuta Gates 1929 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.75(10):18. Amynthas exiguus - Gates 1930
Megascolecidae Pheretima ornata Gates 1929 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.75(10):20. Amynthas robustus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima defecta Gates 1930 Rec.Ind.Mus.32:308. Amynthas defectus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima exigua Gates 1930 Rec.Ind.Mus.32:310. Amynthas exiguus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima papilio Gates 1930 Rec.Ind.Mus.32:316. Amynthas papilio - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pinguis Gates 1930 Rec.Ind.Mus.32:319. Amynthas pinguis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima velata Gates 1930 Rec.Ind.Mus.32:321. Amynthas velatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima insulanus Gates 1930 Rec.Ind.Mus.32:312. Metaphire insulana - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex conversus Gates 1930 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:231. Tonoscolex conversus - Gates 1972
Megascolecidae Pheretima alexandri gracilior Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:363. Amynthas alexandri gracilior - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima doliaria Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:374. Amynthas doliarius - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima immerita Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:389. Amynthas immertus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima jacita Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:390. Amynthas jacitus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima longicauliculata Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:395. Amynthas longicauliculatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima manicata Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:414. Amynthas manicatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima nugalis Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:402. Amynthas nugalis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima referta Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:405. Amynthas refertus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rimosa Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:408. Amynthas rimosus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima browni Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.363:372. Metaphire molesta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima campanulata penetralis Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:435. Metaphire campanulata penetralis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima gemella Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.35:379. Metaphire gemella - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kengtungensis Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:394. Metaphire kengtungensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mamillana Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:400. Metaphire mamillana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima suctoria manicata Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:412. Amynthas manicatus - Blakemore 2006
Megascolecidae Plutellus ambiguus Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:357. Plutellus ambiguus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima analecta Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:501. Amynthas analectus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima balteolata Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:425. Amynthas balteolatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bellatula Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:427. Amynthas bellatulus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima canaliculata Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:408. Amynthas canaliculatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima carinensis mota Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:449. Amynthas carinensis motus - -
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