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 fornicata Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):9. Amynthas fornicatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima limella Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):11. Amynthas limellus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima papillifera Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):13. Amynthas papilliferus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pomella Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):14. Amynthas pomellus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima tuberculata Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):18. Amynthas tuberculatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta paeta Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):13. Metaphire paeta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima abdita Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):5. Metaphire abdita - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bucculenta Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):7. Metaphire bucculenta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima exilis Gates 1935 Smithsonian Misc.Coll.93(3):7. Metaphire exilis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima grahami Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):9. Metaphire grahami - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ignobilis Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):11. Metaphire ignobilis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima praepinguis Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):15. Metaphire praepinguis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima paeta Gates 1935 Smith.Misc.Coll.vol.93.no.3:13. Pheretima paeta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima aculeata Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:390. Amynthas aculeatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima eluta Gates 1936 Bull.Raffles Mus.12:99. Amynthas elutus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima luxa Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:427. Amynthas luxus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima miniata Gates 1936 Bull.Raffles Mus.12:101. Amynthas miniatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pannosa Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:441. Amynthas pannosus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pauxillula Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:442. Amynthas pauxillulus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ralla Gates 1936 Bull.Raffles Mus.12:104. Amynthas rallus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rallida Gates 1936 Bull.Raffles Mus.12:106. Amynthas rallidus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rubella Gates 1936 Bull.Raffles Mus.12:108. Amynthas rubellus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rutila Gates 1936 Bull.Raffles Mus.12:111. Amynthas rutilus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima serena Gates 1936 Bull.Raffles Mus.12:113. Amynthas serenus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sigillata Gates 1936 Bull.Raffles Mus.12:115. Amynthas sigillatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sonella Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:458. Amynthas sonellus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vieta Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:462. Amynthas glabrus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima lorella Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:425. Metaphire lorella - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima scitula Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:457. Metaphire scitula - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima malaca Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:429. Pheretima malaca - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima arboricola Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:399. Planapheretima arboricola - -
Megascolecidae Tonoscolex montanus Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:381. Tonoscolex montanus - -
Megascolecidae Tonoscolex parvus Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:386. Tonoscolex parvus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bifida Gates 1937 Bull.Mus.Comp.Zool.80:310. Amynthas bifidus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima copulata Gates 1937 Bull.Mus.Comp.Zool.80(7):31. Amynthas copulatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima procera Gates 1937 Bull.Raffles Mus.13:193. Amynthas procerus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima arcuata Gates 1937 Bull.Raffles Mus.13:189. Metaphire arcuata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima callosa Gates 1937 Bull.Mus.Comp.Zool.80:313. Pheretima callosa - -
Megascolecidae Lampito kempi Gates 1938 Rec.Ind.Mus.40:407. Lampito kempi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima flavellana Gates 1938 Bull.Raffles Mus.14:238. Metaphire flavellana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima fluvialis Gates 1939 J.Thailand Res.Soc.12:89. Amynthas mekongianus - Blakemore et al 207:21
Megascolecidae Nelloscolex parvus Gates 1939 Rec.Ind.Mus.41:42. Nelloscolex parvus - -
Megascolecidae Nelloscolex strigosus Gates 1939 Rec.Ind.Mus.41:40. Nelloscolex strigosus - -
Megascolecidae Priodoscolex montanus Gates 1940 Rec.Ind.Mus.42:122. Priodoscolex montanus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima hobaensis Gates 1941 Rec.Ind.Mus.43:497. Metaphire hobaensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima honbaensis Gates 1941 Rec.Ind.Mus.43:497. Metaphire honbaensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima humilis Gates 1942 Bull.Mus.Comp.Zool.98:120. Amynthas minimus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima subtilis Gates 1943 Ohio J.Sci.43:104. Metaphire subtilis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex peranellus Gates 1945 Spol.Zeyl.24:78. Megascolex peranellus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bahli Gates 1945 Spol.Zeyl.24:85. Metaphire bahli - -
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