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 Cryptodrilus rusticus Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:570. Cryptodrilus rusticus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus saccarius Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:951. Cryptodrilus saccarius - -
Megascolecidae Didymogaster sylvaticus Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:554. Didymogaster sylvaticus - -
Megascolecidae Digaster armifera Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:947. Digaster armifera - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tenax Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales (2)1:953. Megascolex tenax - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex camdenensis Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:456. Notoscolex camdenensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta austrina Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:956. Spenceriella austrina - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta barronensis Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:960. Terrisswalkerius barronensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta coxii Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:565. Anisochaeta coxii - Blakemore 2000:3
Megascolecidae Perichaeta gracilis Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:958. Anisochaeta gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta darnleiensis Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:966. Pheretima darnleiensis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus mediterreus Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:614. Cryptodrilus mediterreus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus rubens Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:381. Cryptodrilus rubens - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex gippslandicus Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:456. Notoscolex gippslandicus - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex grandis Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:551. Notoscolex grandis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex tuberculatus Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:611. Notoscolex tuberculatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta canaliculata Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:391. Terrisswalkerius canaliculatua - Jamieson 2000
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dorsalis Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:618. Gemascolex dorsalis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta exigna murrayana Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:239. Anisochaeta murrayana - Blakemore 2000:3
Megascolecidae Perichaeta exigua Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:387. Anisochaeta exigua - Blakemore 2000:3
Megascolecidae Perichaeta fecunda Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:401. Spenceriella fecunda - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hamiltoni Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:399. Spenceriella hamiltoni - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta monticola Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:390. Spenceriella monticola - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta raymondiana Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:398. Spenceriella raymondiana - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta stirlingi Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:395. Gemascolex stirlingi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta wilsoniana Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:400. Spenceriella wilsoniana - -
Megascolecidae Perissogaster excavata Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:383. Perissogaster excavata - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex tasmanianus Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:607. Vesiculodrilus tasmanianus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus canaliculatus Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1534. Cryptodrilus canaliculatus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus fastigatus Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1541. Cryptodrilus fastigatus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus illawarrae Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1546. Cryptodrilus illawarrae - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus manifestus Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1538. Cryptodrilus manifestus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus mediocris Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1544. Cryptodrilus mediocris - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus mudgeanus Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1532. Cryptodrilus mudgeanus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus oxleyensis Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1537. Cryptodrilus oxleyensis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus simulans Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 4:998. Cryptodrilus simulans - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus singularis Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1547. Cryptodrilus singularis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus sloanei Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1546. Cryptodrilus sloanei - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus smithi Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 4:992. Cryptodrilus smithi - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus tenuis Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1543. Cryptodrilus tenuis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus uncius Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1540. Cryptodrilus uncius - -
Megascolecidae Digaster perrieri Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1530. Digaster perrieri - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides pygmaeus Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1525. Megascolides pygmaeus - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex illawarrae Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:1523. Megascolides illawarrae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta attenuata Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1552. Anisochaeta attenuata - Jamieson 2000
Megascolecidae Perichaeta australis Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:561. Spenceriella australis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta enormis Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales (2)3:1555. Anisochaeta enormis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta indissimilis Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1550. Spenceriella indissimilis - -
Megascolecidae Perissogaster nemoralis Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1527. Perissogaster nemoralis - -
Megascolecidae Perissogaster queenslandica Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1529. Perissogaster queenslandica - -
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