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 Perionyx lacustris Stephenson 1924 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(9)14:546. Perionychella lacustris - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella purpureus Jamieson 1973 Rec.Aust.Mus.28(11):215. Perionychella purpureus - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella bitheca Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool) 26(4):233. Perionychella bitheca - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella glandifera Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool) 26(4):237. Perionychella glandifera - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella hickmani Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool) 26(4):226. Perionychella richea - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella inconstans Jamieson 1974 Proc.Roy.Soc.S.Aust.98(2):83. Perionychella inconstans - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella obliquae Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool) 26(4):250. Perionychella richea - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella variegata Blakemore 2000 Records of the Queen Victoria Museum p. 17 Perionychella variegata - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella eruca Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Perionychella eruca - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella myrtea Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Perionychella myrtea - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella ngakawau Blakemore 2010 New Zealand earthworms CD-ROM:23 Perionychella ngakawau TPTM -
Megascolecidae Terrisswalkerius leichhardti Jamieson, McDonald & James 2013 Mem Queensl Mus 58:17 Perionychella leichhardti QM G231053 Blakemore 2014
Megascolecidae Perionyx excavatus Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:126. Perionyx excavatus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx macintoshii Beddard 1886 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(1883) XII.p.217. Perionyx macintoshii - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx saltans Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1886:669. Perionyx saltans - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx gruenewaldi Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:33. Perionyx excavatus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx sansibaricus Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.9:4. Perionyx sansibaricus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx intermedius Beddard 1893 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1893:689. Perionyx intermedius - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx violaceus Horst 1896 Reise Niederl.O.-Ind.3:72. Perionyx violaceus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx ceylanensis Michaelsen 1904 SB Bohm.Ges.40:6. Perionyx ceylanensis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx faucium Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):46. Perionyx faucium - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx himalayanus Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):159. Perionyx himalayanus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx shoeanus Cognetti 1912 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(8)9:67. Perionyx shoeanus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx aborensis Stephenson 1914 Rec.Ind.Mus.8:392. Perionyx aborensis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx annulatus Stephenson 1914 Rec.Ind.Mus.8:386. Perionyx annulatus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx depressus Stephenson 1914 Rec.Ind.Mus.8:394. Perionyx depressus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx foveolatus Stephenson 1914 Rec.Ind.Mus.8:396. Perionyx foveolatus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx kempi Stephenson 1914 Rec.Ind.Mus.8:389. Perionyx kempi - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx koboensis Stephenson 1914 Rec.Ind.Mus.8:391. Perionyx excavatus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx bainii Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:72. Perionyx bainii - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx millardi Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:74. Perionyx millardi - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx fulvus Stephenson 1916 Rec.Ind.Mus.12:322. Perionyx excavatus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx parvulus Stephenson 1916 Rec.Ind.Mus.12:321. Perionyx parvulus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx pincerna Stephenson 1916 Rec.Ind.Mus.12:319. Perionyx pincerna - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx pulvinatus Stephenson 1916 Rec.Ind.Mus.12:318. Perionyx pulvinatus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx aborensis heterochaetus Stephenson 1917 Rec.Ind.Mus.13:379. Perionyx aborensis heterochaetus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx gravelyi Stephenson 1917 Rec.Ind.Mus.13:378. Perionyx gravelyi - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx nanus Stephenson 1917 Rec.Ind.Mus.13:381. Perionyx nanus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx pallidus Stephenson 1917 Rec.Ind.Mus.13:376. Perionyx pallidus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx alatus Stephenson 1920 Mem.Ind.Mus.7:212. Perionyx alatus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx fossus Stephenson 1920 Mem.Ind.Mus.7:214. Perionyx fossus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx igatpuriensis Stephenson 1920 Mem.Ind.Mus.7:220. Perionyx igatpuriensis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx minimus Stephenson 1920 Mem.Ind.Mus.7:219. Perionyx minimus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx pokhrianus Stephenson 1920 Mem.Ind.Mus.7:208. Perionyx pokhrianus pokhrianus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx pokhrianus affinis Stephenson 1920 Mem.Ind.Mus.7:210. Perionyx pokhrianus affinis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx pullus Stephenson 1920 Mem.Ind.Mus.7:217. Perionyx pullus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx rimatus Stephenson 1920 Mem.Ind.Mus.7:206. Perionyx rimatus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx shillongensis Stephenson 1920 Mem.Ind.Mus.7:213. Perionyx shillongensis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx turaensis Stephenson 1920 Mem.Ind.Mus.7:216. Perionyx excavatus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx mysorensis Stephenson 1921 Rec.Ind.Mus.22:762. Perionyx mysorensis - -
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