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 Amynthas aeruginosus Kinberg 1866 Ofv. Akad. Forh.23:101. Amynthas aeruginosus - -
Megascolecidae Nitocris gracilis Kinberg 1867 Ofv. Akad. Forh.23:102. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta corticis Kinberg 1867 Ofv. Akad. Forh.23:102. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex diffringens Baird 1869 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1869:40. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta aspergillum Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:118. Amynthas aspergillus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta robusta Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:112. Amynthas robustus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex sanctaehelenae Baird 1873 J.Linn.Soc.11:96. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta juliani Perrier 1875 C.R.Acad.Sci.81:1045. Amynthas juliani - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta subquadrangula Grube 1877 Monber.Akad.Berlin 553. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tricystis Perrier 1877 Bull.Soc.Zool.Fr.2:243. Amynthas gracilis - Brown et al. 2006:340
Megascolecidae Perichaeta rodericensis Grube 1879 Phil.Trans.Roy.Soc.London 168:554. Amynthas rodericensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex indicus Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus.5:186. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex japonicus Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus.5:192. Amynthas japonicus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex sieboldi Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus.5:191. Amynthas sieboldi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ungulata Bell 1886 Zool.Rec.22:21. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta peregrina Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:969. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta queenslandica Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:962. Amynthas queenslandicus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta upoluensis Beddard 1887 proc.Roy.Soc.Edinb.14:174. Amynthas upoluensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta mirabilis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:669. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta burliarensis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:667. Amynthas rodericensis - Michaelsen 1910:11
Megascolecidae Perichaeta feae Rosa 1888 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)26:161. Amynthas feae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta modiglianii Rosa 1889 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)27:134. Amynthas modiglianii - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta forbesi Beddard 1890 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1890:65. Amynthas forbesi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vordermanni Horst 1890 Notes Leyden Mus.12:231. Amynthas vordermani - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bournei Rosa 1890 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)30:110. Amynthas bournei - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta carinensis Rosa 1890 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)30:107. Amynthas carinensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta oeriginosa Beddard 1891 Proc.Phys.Soc.Edinb.10:278. Amynthas aeruginosus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta heterochaeta Michaelsen 1891 Abh.Ver.Hamb.11:6. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta grubei Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien 6:395. Amynthas grubei - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hawayana Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien 6:396. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ijimae Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien 6:402. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta barbadensis Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:167. Amynthas barbadensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bermudensis Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:160. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dyeri Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:157. Amynthas rodericensis - Blakemore 2014:120
Megascolecidae Perichaeta masatakae Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:761. Amynthas masatakae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta mauritiana Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:170. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta morrisi Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:166. Amynthas morrisi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta nipponica Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:760. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta rokugo Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:756. Amynthas rokugo - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sinensis Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:158. Amynthas sinensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tokioensis Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:762. Amynthas tokioensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta divergens Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.48:243. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hilgendorfi Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58:235. Amynthas hilgendorfi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta mandhorensis Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):241. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta monilicystis Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):251. Amynthas monilicystis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pallida Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):227. Amynthas pallidus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta aeliana Rosa 1892 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)32:545. Amynthas aelianus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta enganensis Rosa 1892 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)32:547 Amynthas enganensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta enganensis tetra Rosa 1892 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)32:548. Amynthas enganensis tetrus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta minima Horst 1893 Reise Niederl.O.Ind.3:66. Amynthas minimus - -
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