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 Pheretima anomala Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Anst.24(2):167. Metaphire anomala - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima isselii Cognetti 1908 Boll.Mus.Torino 23(584):1. Metaphire isselii - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima decipiens Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:180. Metaphire decipiens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima incerta Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:197. Metaphire incerta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima browni Stephenson 1912 Rec.Ind.Mus.7(3):273. Metaphire browni - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ferion Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:289. Metaphire ferion - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima saonekana Cognetti 1913 Bijdr.Dierk.19:39. Metaphire saonekana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima weberi Cognetti 1913 Bijdr.Dierk.19:37. Metaphire weberi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bianensis Stephenson 1913 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:58. Metaphire bianensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima gjellerupi Cognetti 1914 Zool.Jb.Syst.37:358. Metaphire gjellerupi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima inflata cai Michaelsen 1916 Ark.Zool.10(1):14. Metaphire inflata cai - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima trivandrana Stephenson 1916 Rec.Ind.Mus.12:335. Metaphire trivandrana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima annandalei Stephenson 1917 Rec.Ind.Mus.13:386. Metaphire annandalei - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima insignis Michaelsen 1921 Ark.Zool.13(19):14. Metaphire insignis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima formosae Michaelsen 1922 Capita Zool.1(3):39. Metaphire formosae -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sintangi Michaelsen 1922 Capita Zool.1(3):28. Metaphire sintangi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima insolita Gates 1925 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(9)16:568. Metaphire insolita - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima harrietensis Stephenson 1925 Rec.Ind.Mus.27:59. Metaphire harrietensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima wimberleyana Stephenson 1925 Rec.Ind.Mus.27:62. Metaphire wimberleyana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima duliti Ude 1925 Zool.Anz.63:108. Metaphire duliti - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima erici Ude 1925 Zool.Anz.63:106. Metaphire erici - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima michaelseni Ude 1925 Zool.Anz.63:103. Metaphire michaelseni - -
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 Pheretima tschiliensis Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A.(2):13. Metaphire tschiliensis - Shen 2018:327 PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima atrofusca Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A (3)37. Metaphire atrofusca - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ditheca Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A (3):45. Metaphire ditheca - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima dorsalis Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A (3):52. Metaphire dorsalis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima notizusa Michaelsen 1928 Treubia 10:294. Metaphire notizusa - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pajana Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A(3):33. Metaphire pajana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima simplex Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A(3):48. Metaphire simplex - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima anomala centralis Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:234. Metaphire anomala centralis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima anomala insolita Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:234. Metaphire anomala - Blakemore 2007
Megascolecidae Pheretima anomala typica Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:234. Metaphire anomala - Blakemore 2007
Megascolecidae Pheretima kiangsuensis Chen 1930 Sci.Rept.Nat.Cent.Univ.Nanking.1:24. Metaphire tschiliensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vulgaris Chen 1930 Sci.Rept.Natn.Cent.Univ.Nanking.1:12. Metaphire vulgaris vulgaris - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vulgaris agricola Chen 1930 Sci.Rept.Nat.Cent.Univ.Nanking 1:18. Metaphire vulgaris agricola - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima insulanus Gates 1930 Rec.Ind.Mus.32:312. Metaphire insulana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kockensis Michaelsen 1930 Bull.Mus.Hist.Nat.Belg.6:2. Metaphire kockensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima singgalangi Michaelsen 1930 Bull.Mus.Nat.Hist.Belg.6:3. Metaphire singgalangi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima berhalana Stephenson 1930 Misc.Zool.Sumatrana 45:1. Metaphire berhalana - -
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 tibetana Michaelsen 1931 Peking.Nat.Hist.Bull.5:13. Metaphire tibetana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima campanulata meridiana Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:457. Metaphire campanulata meridiana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima inclara Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:43. Metaphire inclara - -
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