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 Amynthas polythecus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:897. Polypheretima polytheca - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas kelantanensis Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:902. Metaphire kelantanensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas pulauensis Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:904. Metaphire pulauensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas minutus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:906. Polypheretima polytheca - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas evansi Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:907. Amynthas evansi - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas biporus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:908. Metaphire bipora - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas alexandri Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:999. Amynthas alexandri - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus lacustris Benham 1903 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1903:228. Plutellus lacustris - -
Megascolecidae Tokea esculenta Benham 1904 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1904:240. Tokea esculenta - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Tokea urewerae Benham 1904 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1904:246. Tokea urewerae - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Tokea huttoni Benham 1904 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1904:248. Tokea huttoni - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Tokea suteri Benham 1904 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1904:250. Tokea suteri - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Tokea kirki Benham 1904 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1904:251. Tokea kirki - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Tokea maorica Benham 1904 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1904:252. Tokea maorica - Blakemore 2014
Megascolecidae Woodwardiella bahli Stephenson 1925 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1925:888. Nellogaster bahli - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pingi Stephenson 1925 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1925:891. Amynthas pingi - Blakemore 2012: 40
Megascolecidae Pheretima himalayana Stephenson 1925 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1925:893. Amynthas himalayanus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx hingstoni Stephenson 1925 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1925:895. Perionyx hingstoni - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardiella pumila Stephenson 1931 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:51. Woodwardiella pumila - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex rodwayi Stephenson 1931 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:53. Anisochaeta rodwayi - Blakemore 2000
Megascolecidae Pheretima bianensis Stephenson 1913 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:58. Metaphire bianensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima annamensis Stephenson 1931 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:60. Polypheretima annamensis BMNH1930.2.7.10-11 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima hupbonensis Stephenson 1931 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:61. Amynthas hupbonensis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx setnai Stephenson 1931 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:63. Perionyx setnai - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus affinis Stephenson 1932 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1932:904. Plutellus affinis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus uncinatus Stephenson 1932 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1932:907(?) Plutellus uncinatus - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardiella dioecia Stephenson 1933 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1932:910. Woodwardiella dioecia - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardiella ashworthi Stephenson 1933 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1932:912. Woodwardiella ashworthi - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta apiocystis Stephenson 1933 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1932:928. Diporochaeta apiocystis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex inermis Stephenson 1933 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1933:914. Anisochaeta inermis - -
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster sivickisi Stephenson 1933 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1933:923. Pleionogaster horsti - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta aquatica Benham 1903 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.2:226. Diporochaeta aquatica - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides australis McCoy 1878 Prodr.Zool.Vict.21. Megascolides australis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides mawarrae Benham 1890 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 31:224. Megascolides mawarrae - -
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 Mahbenus imperatrix Bourne 1894 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 36:12. Megascolex imperatrix - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pellucida Bourne 1894 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 36:13. Priodochaeta pellucida - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Planapheretima) frondicola Michaelsen 1934 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 77:17. Planapheretima frondicola - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Planapheretima) ambulatrix Michaelsen 1934 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 77:22. Planapheretima ambulatrix - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima beranensis tinjarana Michaelsen 1934 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 77:25. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima koyana Michaelsen 1934 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 77:29. Polypheretima koyana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima fordi Michaelsen 1934 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 77:40. Metaphire fordi - -
Megascolecidae Deodrilus jacksoni Beddard 1890 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.)31:467. Deodrilus jacksoni - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima lejokana Michaelsen 1934 Quart.J.Micros.Soc.(n.s.) 77:36. Pheretima lejokana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima taipeiensis Tsai 1964 Quart.J.Taiwan Mus.17:12. Amynthas taipeiensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima swanus Tsai 1964 Quart.J.Taiwan Mus.17:13. Amynthas swanus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima polyglandularis Tsai 1964 Quart.J.Taiwan Mus.17:30. Amynthas polyglandularis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima yuhsi Tsai 1964 Quart.J.Taiwan Mus.17:5. Metaphire yuhsii - Blakemore 2005
Megascolecidae Amynthas arenulus Bantaowong & Panha 2014 Raffles Bull Zool 62:658 Amynthas arenulus CUMZ 3299 -
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