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 Pheretima indigo Ohfuchi 1951 Misc.Rept.Inst.Nat.Res.Tokyo 19-21:58. Metaphire indigo - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sanseiana Ohfuchi 1951 Misc.Rept.Inst.Nat.Resources Tokyo 19-21:19. Metaphire sanseiana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima houlleti bidenryoana Ohfuchi 1956 Journ.of.Agr.Sci.Tokyo 3:169. Amynthas flavescens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima noharuzakiensis Ohfuchi 1956 J.Agric.Sci.Tokyo 3:175. Amynthas flavescens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pusilla Ohfuchi 1956 J.Agric.Sci.Tokyo 3:138. Amynthas assacceus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima parvula Ohfuchi 1956 J.Agric.Sci.Tokyo 3:152. Metaphire parvula - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sonaiensis Ohfuchi 1956 J.Agric.Sci.Tokyo 3:154. Metaphire sonaiensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima hatomajimensis Ohfuchi 1957 J.Agric.Sci.Tokyo vol.3.no.2:245. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima obtusa Ohfuchi 1957 J.Agric.Sci.Tokyo vol.3.no.244. Amynthas obtusus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima riukiuensis Ohfuchi 1957 J.Agric.Sci.Tokyo 3:248. Metaphire riukiuensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima saigonensis Omodeo 1956 Mem.Mus.Civ.St.Nat.Verona 5:327. Metaphire bahli - Nguyen et al. 2021 PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas phatubensis Panha & Bantaowong 2011 Zookeys 90: 40 Amynthas phatubensis CUMZ 3204 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas tontong Panha & Bantaowong 2011 Zookeys 90: 44 Amynthas tontong CUMZ 3206 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas srinan Panha & Bantaowong 2011 Zookeys 90: 49 Amynthas srinan CUMZ 3210 -
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 Digaster lumbricoides Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:94. Digaster lumbricoides - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta affinis Perrier 1872 Nouv.Arch.Mus.Hist.Nat.8:106. Metaphire affinis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta houlleti Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:99. Metaphire houlleti - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta quadragenaria Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:122. Metaphire quadragenaria - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx excavatus Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:126. Perionyx excavatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta elongata Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:124. Polypheretima elongata MHNP AE 633-646, -
Megascolecidae Plutellus heteroporus Perrier 1873 Arch.Zool.2:245. Plutellus heteroporus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta juliani Perrier 1875 C.R.Acad.Sci.81:1045. Amynthas juliani - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta coerulea Perrier 1875 C.R.Soc.Biol.(D) 81:1044. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perichaeta luzonica Perrier 1875 C.R.Soc.Biol.(D) 81:1044. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bicincta Perrier 1875 C.R.Acad.Sci.81:1044. Pithemera bicincta - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta biseralis Perrier 1875 C.R.Acad.Sci.81:1044. Polypheretima elongata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dicystis Perrier 1877 Bull.Soc.Zool.Fr.2:243. Metaphire californica - Brown et al. 2006:340
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tricystis Perrier 1877 Bull.Soc.Zool.Fr.2:243. Amynthas gracilis - Brown et al. 2006:340
Megascolecidae Pheretima donghaana Pham 1995 Tap Chi Sihn Hoc 17(2)6:5. Pheretima donghaana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima tiencanhensis Pham 1995 Tap Chi Sihn Hoc 17(1) Metapheretima tiencanhensis SORC-HV.228 Nguyen et al. 2014
Megascolecidae Pheretima brevipenis Qiu 1988 Acta.Zootax.Sin.13(4):340. Pheretima brevipenis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima longisiphona Qiu 1988 Sichuan J.Zool.7(1):2. Pheretima longisiphona - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas crassitubus Qiu & Dong 2018 Zootaxa 4496:260 Amynthas crassitubus C-GX201302-13A - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas maximus Qiu & Dong 2019 ZooKeys 884:25 Amynthas maximus C-GX201304-01A - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas tortuosus Qiu & Dong 2019 ZooKeys 884:30 Amynthas tortuosus C-GX201306-06A - PDF
Megascolecidae Metaphire guizouensis Qiu & Hong & Wei 1991 Guizhou Sci.9(3):222. Metaphire guizouensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas tenuis Qiu & Jiang 2013 Zootaxa 3619:386 Amynthas tenuis SNM C-HN201109-08 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas instabilis Qiu & Jiang 2015 J Nat Hist 49:3 Amynthas instabilis C-HN011-02A -
Megascolecidae Amynthas dilatatus Qiu & Jiang 2015 J Nat Hist 49:7 Amynthas dilatatus C-HN012-03A -
Megascolecidae Amynthas dissimilis Qiu & Jiang 2018 Zootaxa 4496:270 Amynthas dissimilis C-GX201302-12 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas demptus Qiu & Jiang 2019 Zootaxa 4664:392 Amynthas demptus YN201104-03A - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas huapingensis Qiu & Li 2024 Zootaxa 5410:52 Amynthas huapingensis GX201216-06A - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas diaoluomontis Qiu & Sun 2009 Rev. Suisse Zool. 116: 290 Amynthas diaoluomontis MNS, MHNG -
Megascolecidae Amynthas octopapillatus Qiu & Sun 2009 Rev. Suisse Zool. 116: 293 Amynthas octopapillatus MNS, MHNG -
Megascolecidae Amynthas zhangi Qiu & Sun 2009 Rev. Suisse Zool. 116: 295 Amynthas zhangi MNS, MHNG -
Megascolecidae Amynthas lingshuiensis Qiu & Sun 2009 Rev. Suisse Zool. 116: 296 Amynthas lingshuiensis MNS, MHNG -
Megascolecidae Amynthas stricosus Qiu & Sun 2012 Zootaxa 3458: 150 Amynthas stricosus C-HN029-02A -
Megascolecidae Amynthas fuscus Qiu & Sun 2012 Zootaxa 3458: 152 Amynthas fuscus C-HN012-01A Blakemore 2013:117, Shen 2018 PDF
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