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 Megascolides simsoni Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:45. Notoscolex simsoni - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides americanus F.Smith 1897 Amer.Nat.31:203. Driloleirus americanus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides singhalensis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:174. Megascolides singhalensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides halyi Michaelsen 1899 Zool.Jb.Syst.12:142. Megascolides halyi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides punctatus Spencer 1900 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:37. Megascolides punctatus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides steeli Spencer 1900 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:34. Megascolides steeli - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides volvens Spencer 1900 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:39. Megascolides volvens - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides diaphanus Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:32. Megascolides diaphanus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides eucalypti Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:35. Megascolides eucalypti - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides warragulensis Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:38. Megascolides warragulensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides nokanenaensis Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):188. Megascolides nokanenaensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides bergtheili Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):150. Scolioscolides bergtheili - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides neglectus Cognetti 1909 Ann.Mus.Genova (3)4(44):1. Megascolides neglectus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides albertisii Cognetti 1910 Ann.Mus.Genova (3)4:329. Aporodrilus? albertisii - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides tenmalai Michaelsen 1910 Abh.Ver.Hamb.19:55. Megascolides tenmalai - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides cochinensis Michaelsen 1910 Abh.Ver.Hamb.19:56. Travoscolides cochinensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides hastatus Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:63. Megascolides hastatus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides duodecimalis Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:65. Travoscolides duodecimalis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides pilatus Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:68. Travoscolides pilatus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides oneilli monochris Stephenson 1916 Rec.Ind.Mus.12:313. Megascolides oneilli monochris - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides tenmalai karakulamensis Stephenson 1916 Rec.Ind.Mus.12:331. Megascolides tenmalai karakulamensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides prashadi Stephenson 1920 Mem.Ind.Mus.7:202. Barogaster prashadi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides annandalei Stephenson 1921 Rec.Ind.Mus.22:757. Barogaster annadalei - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides antrophyes Stephenson 1924 Rec.Ind.Mus.26:130. Megascolides antrophyes - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides chengaunures Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:54. Travoscolides chengaunures - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides wellsi Altman 1936 Univ.Wash.Publ.Biol.4:89. Driloleirus wellsi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides cascadensis F.Smith 1937 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.84(3009):164. Driloleirus cascadensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides eiseni F.Smith 1937 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.84(3009):171. Driloleirus eiseni - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides macelfreshi F.Smith 1937 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.84(3009):166. Driloleirus maclfreshi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides michaelseni F.Smith 1937 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.84(3009):168. Driloleirus michaelseni - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides napierensis Benham 1941 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.71:27. Megascolides napierensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides albus Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:35. Megascolides albus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides fuscus Lee 1952 Trans Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:32. Megascolides fuscus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides irregularis Lee 1952 Trans Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:34. Megascolides irregularis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides parvus Lee 1952 Trans Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:30. Tokea parva - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Megascolides raglani Lee 1952 Trans Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:31. Megascolides raglani - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides ruber Lee 1952 Trans Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:29. Tokea ruber - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Megascolides viridis Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:28. Tokea viridis - Blakemore
Megascolecidae Megascolides rubicundus Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:309. Megascolides rubicundus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides tasmani Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:313. Notoscolex tasmani - Blakemore 2011
Megascolecidae Megascolides maestus Blakemore, R. J. et al 1997 Megascolides maestus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides bagomaraglensis Blakemore 2000 Records of the Australian Museum p.198 Megascolides bagomaraglensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides cataractus Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Megascolides cataractus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides catenastagnis Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Megascolides catenastagnis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides croesus Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Megascolides croesus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides fontis Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Megascolides fontis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides improbus Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Megascolides improbus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides intestinalis Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Megascolides intestinalis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides jotaylorae Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Megascolides jotaylorae - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides laffani Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Megascolides laffani - -
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