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 multitheca Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:383. Metaphire multitheca - -
Megascolecidae Simsia multituberculata Jamieson 1972 Mem.Nat.Mus.Vict.33:89. Simsia multituberculata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima dangi munglongana Thai & Tran 1986 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 8(4):9 Amynthas munglonganus Nguyen et al. 2016 PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas munglongoides Nguyen, Lam & Nguyen 2016 Zool Stud 55(52):2 Amynthas munglongoides CTU-EW037-h01 PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima murayamai Kobayashi 1938 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)13:164. Amynthas murayamai - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta exigna murrayana Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:239. Anisochaeta murrayana - Blakemore 2000:3
Megascolecidae Plutellus murrayensis Michaelsen 1905 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):175. Plutellus murrayensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima murudi Ude 1925 Zool.Anz.63:105. Amynthas murudi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima musiana Michaelsen 1932 Arch.Hydrobiol.9:614. Metaphire musiana - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex musica Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus.5:193. Metaphire musica - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas mutabilitas Shen 2012 J Nat Hist 46: 2267 Amynthas mutabilitas TESRI-O-H-36 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mutica Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:403. Amynthas muticus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima muta Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:391. Amynthas mutus - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire muuido Blakemore 2015 J. Spec. Res 4:9 Metaphire muuido NIBR-IV0000261298 -
Megascolecidae Eisenia muuido Blakemore 2015 J. Spec. Res 4:12 Eisenia muuido NIBR-IV0000261296 -
Megascolecidae Graliophilus myara Blakemore 2014 Opusc Zool 45(2): 159 Graliophilus myara NHM 418?1 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima myriosetosa Chen & Zhifang 1977 Acta Zool.Sin.21(1):175. Metaphire myriosetosa - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella myrtea Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Perionychella myrtea - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx mysorensis Stephenson 1921 Rec.Ind.Mus.22:762. Perionyx mysorensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas naejangensis Yong Hung & S. W. James 2001 Rev. suisse Zool. 108(1):77. Amynthas naejangensis - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella nainiana Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Anst.24(2):155. Perionychella nainiana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima namdongennis Nguyen 1993 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 15(1):5. Thang 3. Amynthas? namdongennis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas nametensis Hong, Inkhavilay & James 2018 Zootaxa 4496:243 Amynthas nametensis BDNUL0038 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas namhaensis Hong & James 2014 ASED 30:82 Amynthas namhaensis BDNUL 0023 -
Megascolecidae Heteroporodrilus namoi Blakemore 2000 Records of the Australian Museum p.208 Heteroporodrilus namoi - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas namphouinensis Hong, Y. 2008 Zootaxa 1914: 58. Amynthas namphouinensis - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire nanaoensis Chang and Chen 2005 J. Nat. Hist., 39: 1473. Metaphire nanaoensis - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire nanaoensis truku Chang & Chen 2014 Zootaxa 3774:327 Metaphire nanaoensis truku MZNTU 14-07297 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas nanganensis beiganensis Shen & Chang 2015 Zootaxa 3973:429 Amynthas nanganensis beiganensis TESRI-O-H-44 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas nanganensis nanganensis Shen & Chang 2015 Zootaxa 3973:427 Amynthas nanganensis nanganensis TESRI-O-H-43 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas nangrongensis Bantaowong & Panha 2015 Trop Nat Hist 15(2): 171 Amynthas nangrongensis CUMZ 3399 -
Megascolecidae Metaphire nanlingmontis Zhang, W., Li, J., Fu, S., Qiu, J. 2006 Annales Zoologici 56(2): 249-254 Metaphire nanlingmontis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas nanrenensis S.W.James & Hsi-Te Shih &Hsueh-Wen Chang 2005 Journal of Natural History 39(14):1008. Amynthas nanrenensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas nanshanensis Shen, Tsai & Tsai 2003 Zool Stud 42:482 Amynthas nanshanensis TERSI-1999-20-Shen - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima nanula Chen & Yang 1975 Acta Zool.Sin.21(1):89. Pheretima nanula - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta nana Rosa 1896 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)36:519. Amynthas nanus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx nanus Stephenson 1917 Rec.Ind.Mus.13:381. Perionyx nanus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides napierensis Benham 1941 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.71:27. Megascolides napierensis - -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus narcissus Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus narcissus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus naroomai Blakemore 2000 Records of the Australian Museum p.215 Cryptodrilus naroomai - -
Megascolecidae Heteroporodrilus narrabri Blakemore 2000 Records of the Australian Museum p.210 Heteroporodrilus narrabri - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire narraensis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:785 Metaphire narraensis WPU-A026 - PDF
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus narrensis Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:142. Cryptodrilus narrensis - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta nashi Jamieson 1976 Zool.Verh.Leiden No.149:41. Diporochaeta nashi - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas nathanohlfsi Hong 2019 JAPB 12:355 Amynthas nathanohlfsi BDNUL0061 - PDF
Megascolecidae Polypheretima neglecta Easton 1984 N.Z.Journ.Zool.vol.11:116. Polypheretima neglecta - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides neglectus Cognetti 1909 Ann.Mus.Genova (3)4(44):1. Megascolides neglectus - -
Megascolecidae Perissogaster nemoralis Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1527. Perissogaster nemoralis - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta nemoralis Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:59. Diporochaeta nemoralis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima nemoralis Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:531. Amynthas nemoralis - -
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