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 Woodwardiella magna Jackson 1931 J.Roy.Soc.W.Aust.17:103. Woodwardiella affinis - Blakemore 2014
Megascolecidae Pheretima fokiensis Michaelsen 1931 Zool.Jb.Syst.61:574. Amynthas fokiensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kiangensis Michaelsen 1931 Peking Nat.Hist.Bull.5:21. Amynthas kiangensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pectinifera Michaelsen 1931 Zool.Jb.Syst.61:561. Amynthas pectiniferus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima siemsseni Michaelsen 1931 Peking Nat.Hist.Bull.5:17. Amynthas siemsseni - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima tibetana Michaelsen 1931 Peking.Nat.Hist.Bull.5:13. Metaphire tibetana - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex leios Jackson 1931 J.Roy.Soc.W.Aust.17:108. Notoscolex leios - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima hupbonensis Stephenson 1931 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:61. Amynthas hupbonensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex rodwayi Stephenson 1931 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:53. Anisochaeta rodwayi - Blakemore 2000
Megascolecidae Perionyx ditheca Stephenson 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:186. Perionyx ditheca - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx setnai Stephenson 1931 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:63. Perionyx setnai - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus inflexus Stephenson 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:179. Plutellus inflexus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima annamensis Stephenson 1931 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:60. Polypheretima annamensis BMNH1930.2.7.10-11 -
Megascolecidae Woodwardiella pumila Stephenson 1931 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:51. Woodwardiella pumila - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima obscuritopora Chen 1930 Sci.Rept.Nat.cent.Univ.Nanking.1:28. Amynthas obscuritoporus - -
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 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 maculosus Hatai 1930 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)5:661. Amynthas phaselus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima phaselus Hatai 1930 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)5:659. Amynthas phaselus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima yamadai Hatai 1930 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)5:664. Amynthas yamadai - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima yunoshimensis Hatai 1930 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)5:655. Amynthas yunoshimensis - -
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 leopoldi Michaelsen 1930 Bull.Mus.Hist.Nat.Belg.6:4. Pheretima leopoldi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima berhalana Stephenson 1930 Misc.Zool.Sumatrana 45:1. Metaphire berhalana - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex auriculata Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:64. Megascolex auriculata - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex avicula Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:66. Megascolex avicula - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex kumiliensis Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:70. Megascolex kumiliensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex peermadensis Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:68. Megascolex peermadensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex polytheca uniquus Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:71. Megascolex polytheca uniquus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex travancorensis proboscidea Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:62. Megascolex travancorensis proboscidea - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex minimus Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:60. Notoscolex minimus - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex peermadensis Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:58. Notoscolex peermadensis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex tenmalai ghatensis Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:56. Notoscolex tenmalai ghatensis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex travancorensis Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:59. Notoscolex travancorensis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus variabilis Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:51. Plutellus variabilis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides chengaunures Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:54. Travoscolides chengaunures - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardiella kayankulamensis Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:53. Woodwardiella kayankulamensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima paraglandularis Fang 1929 Sinesia Nank.1:15. Amynthas aspergillus - -
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
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