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 ornata Gates 1929 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.75(10):20. Amynthas robustus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ophiodes Michaelsen 1929 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.44:85. Archipheretima ophiodes - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima andersoni choprai Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:233. Amynthas andersoni choprai - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima anomala centralis Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:234. Metaphire anomala centralis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex choprai Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:230. Notoscolex choprai - -
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 gastrizusa Michaelsen 1928 Treubia 10:292. Amynthas gastrizusus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima polytoreuta Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A.(3):27. Amynthas polytoreutus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima tschiliensis Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A.(2):13. Metaphire tschiliensis - Shen 2018:327 PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima winkleri Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A (3):29. Amynthas winkleri - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima penrisseni Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A.(3):11. Archipheretima zonata - -
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 indica birangi Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20(3):42. Pheretima birangi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kollikeri Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A(2):8. Manus koellikeri - Blakemore, 2010
Megascolecidae Pheretima pallescens Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A(3):15. Planapheretima pallescens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Archipheretima) scandens Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A.(3):18. Planapheretima scandens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima beranensis Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A (3):23. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex birmanicus Gates 1927 Ann.Nat.Hist.(9)19:609. Tonoscolex birmanicus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima choeina Michaelsen 1927 Boll.Lab.Zool.Portici 21:85. Amynthas choeinus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima modesta Michaelsen 1927 Boll.Lab.Zool.Portici 21:88. Amynthas modestus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex longicystis Nicholls & Jackson 1927 J.Roy.Soc.W.Aust.12:142. Austrohoplochaetella longicystis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex swarbricki Nicholls & Jackson 1927 J.Roy.Soc.W.Aust.12:143. Austrohoplochaetella swarbricki - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima hawayana lineata Gates 1926 Rec.Ind.Mus.28:154. Amynthas morrisi - -
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 Megascolex curgensis Michaelsen 1926 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.42:64. Megascolex curgensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex pheretima Michaelsen 1926 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.38:66. Megascolex pheretima - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus dubariensis Michaelsen 1926 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.38:61. Plutellus dubariensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima insolita Gates 1925 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(9)16:568. Metaphire insolita - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima keiana Michaelsen 1925 Treubia 5:394. Amynthas keianus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima baweanensis Michaelsen 1925 Treubia 5:389. Pheretima urceolata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima himalayana Stephenson 1925 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1925:893. Amynthas himalayanus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pingi Stephenson 1925 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1925:891. Amynthas pingi - Blakemore 2012: 40
Megascolecidae Megascolex triangularis Stephenson 1925 Rec.Ind.Mus.27:56. Megascolex triangularis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex tripartitus Stephenson 1925 Rec.Ind.Mus.27:58. Megascolex tripartitus - -
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 Woodwardiella bahli Stephenson 1925 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1925:888. Nellogaster bahli - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx crassiseptatus Stephenson 1925 Rec.Ind.Mus.27:65. Perionyx crassiseptatus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx hingstoni Stephenson 1925 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1925:895. Perionyx hingstoni - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx silvicola Stephenson 1925 Rec.Ind.Mus.27:67. Perionyx silvicola - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus macrochaetus Stephenson 1925 Rec.Ind.Mus.27:54. Plutellus macrochaetus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bleckwenni Ude 1925 Zool.Anz.63:107. Amynthas bleckwenni - -
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