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 Cryptodrilus frenchi Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:135. Cryptodrilus frenchi - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus gippslandicus Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:132. Cryptodrilus gippslandicus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus intermedius Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:133. Cryptodrilus intermedius - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus lucasi Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:143. Cryptodrilus lucasi - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus macedonensis Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:138. Cryptodrilus macedonensis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus minor Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:144. Cryptodrilus minor - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus narrensis Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:142. Cryptodrilus narrensis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus tanjilensis Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:134. Cryptodrilus tanjilensis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus victoriae Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:139. Cryptodrilus victoriae - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus willsiensis Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:140. Cryptodrilus willsiens - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus ellissii Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:42. Cryptodrilus ellissii - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus polynephricus Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:35. Cryptodrilus polynephricus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus ceylanensis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:183. Cryptodrilus ceylanensis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus crassicystis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Nat.Hist.Mus.Hamb.14:194. Cryptodrilus crassicystis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus dambullaensis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:181. Cryptodrilus dambullaensis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus decipiens Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:197. Cryptodrilus decipiens - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus sarasinorum Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:177. Cryptodrilus sarasinorum - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus trincomaliensis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:188. Cryptodrilus trincomaliensis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus shephardi Spencer 1900 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13(1):40. Cryptodrilus shephardi - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus cooraniensis Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:42. Cryptodrilus cooraniensis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus queenslandica Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:41. Cryptodrilus queenslandica - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus microchaeta Benham 1950 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.78:324. Cryptodrilus microchaeta - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus bunyaensis Jamieson 1995 Mem.Qd.Mus.38(2):583. Cryptodrilus bunyaensis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus naroomai Blakemore 2000 Records of the Australian Museum p.215 Cryptodrilus naroomai - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus spenceri Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Cryptodrilus spenceri - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus ramosus copiafluvis Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Cryptodrilus ramosus copiafluvis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus ramosus monsagris Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Cryptodrilus ramosus monsagris - -
Megascolecidae Comarodrilus gravelyi Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:69. Comarodrilus gravelyi - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus fenderi Macnab 1958 Northwest Sci.32:103. Chetcodrilus fenderi - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus umbellulariae Macnab 1958 Northwest Sci.32:113. Chetcodrilus umbellulariae - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta gigantea Benham 1906 Trans.N.Z.Inst.38:251. Celeriella gigantea - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta shakespeari Benham 1906 Trans.N.Z.Inst.38:254. Celeriella antarctica - Lee 1962
Megascolecidae Spenceriella duodecimalis Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):152. Celeriella duodecimalis - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella duodecimalis ditheca Stephenson 1924 Rec.Ind.Mus.24:332. Celeriella ditheca - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella duodecimalis quadripapillata Stephenson 1924 Rec.Ind.Mus.26:331. Celeriella quadripapillata - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella duodecimalis regularis Stephenson 1924 Rec.Ind.Mus.24:330. Celeriella regularis - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella kempi Stephenson 1924 Rec.Ind.Mus.26:332. Celeriella kempi - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella argillae Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:342. Celeriella argillae - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella pallida Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:345. Celeriella pallida - -
Megascolecidae Celeriella bursata Jamieson 1977 Bull.Mus.Nat.Hist.Nat.(3)No.450.Zool.313:487. Celeriella bursata - -
Megascolecidae Celeriella punctata Jamieson 1977 Bull.Mus.Nat.Hist.Nat.(3) No.450.Zool.313:489. Celeriella punctata - -
Megascolecidae Caecadrilus flindersi Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Caecadrilus flindersi - -
Megascolecidae Caecadrilus strzelecki Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Caecadrilus strzelecki - -
Megascolecidae Caecadrilus walkersi Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Caecadrilus walkersi - -
Megascolecidae Bursadrilus gen nov. Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.252 Bursadrilus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Begemius gavini Easton 1982 Aust.J.Zool.30:717. Begemius gavini - -
Megascolecidae Begemius jamiesoni hornensis Easton 1982 Aust.J.Zool.30:720. Begemius jamiesoni hornensis - -
Megascolecidae Begemius jamiesoni jamiesoni Easton 1982 Aust.J.Zool.30:719. Begemius jamiesoni jamiesoni - -
Megascolecidae Begemius lockerbiensis Easton 1982 Aust.J.Zool.30:720. Begemius lockerbiensis - -
Megascolecidae Begemius raveni Easton 1982 Aust.J.Zool.30:724. Begemius raveni - -
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