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 Diporochaeta gigantea Benham 1906 Trans.N.Z.Inst.38:251. Celeriella gigantea - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire giengensis Nguyen, Lam & Nguyen 2022 Zootaxa 5093:487 Metaphire giengensis CTU-EW.017.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Plutellus ghumensis Julka 1975 Mitt.Zool.Mus.Berlin 51(1):24. Plutellus ghumensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ghilarovi Thai 1982 Zool.Zh.61(6):826. Amynthas ghilarovi Nguyen et al. 2016 PDF
Megascolecidae Graliophilus georgei Jamieson 1971 J.Zool.London 165:471. Graliophilus georgei - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas geomunensis Yong Hung & S. W. James 2001 Rev. suisse Zool. 108(1):82. Amynthas geomunensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima geojeinsulae Song & Paik 1970 Korean J.Zool.13:103. Pheretima geojeinsulae - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas genitalis Qiu & Sun 2012 Zootaxa 3458: 155 Amynthas genitalis C-HN023-05 -
Megascolecidae Arthuridrilus gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.176 Arthuridrilus gen nov. - -
Megascolecidae Hypolimnus gen nov Blakemore 2000 Records of the Queen Victoria Museum p. 4 Hypolimnus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Aporodrilus gen nov Blakemore, R. 2000 Records of the Queen Victoria Museum p.4 Aporodrilus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Gastrodrilus gen nov Blakemore, R. 2000 Records of the Queen Victoria Museum p5 Gastrodrilus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Haereodrilus gen nov Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.735 Haereodrlius gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Araucaridrilus gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.172 Araucaridrilus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Bursadrilus gen nov. Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.252 Bursadrilus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Geofdyneia gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.667. Geofdyneia gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Healesvillea gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p. 741 Healesvillea gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Kangaridrilus gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.843 Kangaridrilus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Occicryptordilus gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.896 Occicryptodrilus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Plutelloides gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.977 Plutelloides gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Provescus gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.235 Provescus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Scolecidrilus gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1083 Scolecidrilus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Scolecoides gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.512 Scolecoides gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Tassiedrilus gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p315 Tassiderilus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus geminatus Gates 1961 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(13)4:418. Plutellus geminatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima gemella quadripora Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:523. Pheretima gemella quadripora - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima gemella Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.35:379. Metaphire gemella - -
Megascolecidae Gemascolex gelasinus Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.636. Gemascolex gelasinus - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex geevestoni Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Notoscolex geevestoni - -
Megascolecidae Digaster gayndahensis Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:67. Digaster gayndahensis - -
Megascolecidae Begemius gavini Easton 1982 Aust.J.Zool.30:717. Begemius gavini - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima gatesi Easton 1979 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 35(1):62. Polypheretima gatesi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima gastrizusa Michaelsen 1928 Treubia 10:292. Amynthas gastrizusus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus garloughi F.Smith 1937 Proc.V.S.Nat.Mus.84(3009):175. Argilophilus garloughi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima gamay Aspe & James 2017 Raffles Bull Zool 65:367 Pheretima gamay NMP 4621 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolex galei Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):223. Megascolex galei - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas gageodo Blakemore, Park, Seo 2012 Zootaxa 3368: 256 Amynthas gageodo NIBR IV0000245037 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas fusing Wang & Shih 2017 Zool Stud 56(18):4 Amynthas fusing NCHUZOOL 13542 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pithemera fusiformis Hong & James 2011 Raffles Bull. Zool. 59: 25 Pithemera fusiformis NMA 4390, KUNHM, NIBR, ZRC -
Megascolecidae Aporodrilus fuscus violaceus Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Aporodrilus fuscus violaceus - -
Megascolecidae Aporodrilus fuscus fuscus Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Aporodrilus fuscus fuscus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex fuscus Michaelsen 1918 Ofv. Akad. Forh .52(13):24. Megascolex fuscus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides fuscus Lee 1952 Trans Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:32. Megascolides fuscus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas fuscus Qiu & Sun 2012 Zootaxa 3458: 152 Amynthas fuscus C-HN012-01A Blakemore 2013:117, Shen 2018 PDF
Megascolecidae Perichaeta fuscata Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:66. Amynthas fuscatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta grossa Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:75. Amynthas fuscatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta iizukai Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:14. Amynthas fuscatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima alpestris Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.107 Amynthas fuscatus - Blakemore 2003
Megascolecidae Pheretima argentea Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.112 Amynthas fuscatus - Blakemore 2003
Megascolecidae Pheretima atrorubens Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.105 Amynthas fuscatus - Blakemore 2003
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