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 Megascolex robustus Vaillant 1889 Hist.Nat.Annel.3(1):76. Megascolex robustus - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire guizhouense Qiu, Wang H & Wang W 1991 Guizhou Science 9:222 Metaphire guizhouense - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas megapapillatus Qiu, Wang H & Wang W 1991 Guizhou Science 9:221 Amynthas megapapillatus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas eleganus Qiu, Wang H & Wang W 1991 Guizhou Science 9:220 Amynthas eleganus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas zhongi Qui & Wanqwei 1991 Guizhou Sci.9(4):301. Amynthas zhongi - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire guizouensis Qiu & Hong & Wei 1991 Guizhou Sci.9(3):222. Metaphire guizouensis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx faucium Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):46. Perionyx faucium - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex collinus Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):225. Megascolex collinus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex galei Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):223. Megascolex galei - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex albanyensis Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):221. Megascolex albanyensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex colliensis Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):219. Megascolex colliensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex monostichus Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):217. Megascolex monostichus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex bistichus Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):216. Megascolex bistichus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex purpurascens Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):214. Megascolex purpurascens - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex torbayensis Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):214. Megascolex torbayensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex whistleri Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):212. Megascolex whistleri - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex harveyensis Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):211. Megascolex harveyensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex imparicystis Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):209. Megascolex imparicystis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex /Trinephrus/ suctorius Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):207. Notoscolex suctorius - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex rubescens Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):205. Notoscolex rubescens - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex modestus Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):203. Notoscolex modestus - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex prestonianus Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):201. Notoscolex prestonianus - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex hortensis Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):199. Notoscolex hortensis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex maecenatis Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):197. Notoscolex maecenatis - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardia molaeleonis Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):195. Woodwardiella molaeleonis - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardia libferti Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):193. Woodwardiella libferti - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardia affinis Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):191. Woodwardiella affinis - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardia callichaeta Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):189. Woodwardiella callichaeta - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides nokanenaensis Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):188. Megascolides nokanenaensis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus asymmetricus Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):183. Plutellus asymmetricus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus carneus Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):182. Plutellus carneus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus blackwoodianus Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):179. Plutellus blackwoodianus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus mendilai Michaelsen 1905 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):177. Plutellus mendilai - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus murrayensis Michaelsen 1905 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):175. Plutellus murrayensis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus levis Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):173. Plutellus levis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus termitophilus Michaelsen 1905 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):164. Plutellus termitophilus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus schümanni Michaelsen 1905 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):181. Plutellus schümanni - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus woodwardi Michaelsen 1905 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):171. Plutellus woodwardi - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus strelitzi Michaelsen 1905 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):168. Plutellus strelitzi - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus wellingtonianus Michaelsen 1905 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):167. Plutellus wellingtonianus - -
Megascolecidae Dashiella khandalaensis Julka 1988 Fauna India Mega.Oligo.94. Dashiella khandalaensis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus indicus typica Stephenson 1923 Fauna Brit.Ind.p.174. Plutellus indicus indicus - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire iranomala Nguyen, Lam & Nguyen 2021 Eur J Tax 746:98 Metaphire iranomala CTU-EW.020.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Metaphire decemtheca Nguyen, Lam & Nguyen 2021 Eur J Tax 746:103 Metaphire decemtheca CTU-EW.183.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Metaphire trutina Tsai, Chen, Tsai, Shen 2003 Endemic species research, 5: 83. Metaphire trutina - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kunigamiensis Ishizuka, Azama & Sasaki 2000 Edaphologia 65:92 Amynthas kunigamiensis NSMT-An-333 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima yambaruensis Ishizuka, Azama & Sasaki 2000 Edaphologia 65:90 Amynthas yambaruensis NSMT-An-330 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima medipusilla Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas assacceus - nom. nov. pro Ph. pusilla Ohfichi, 1956
Megascolecidae Pheretima medimaculosa Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas malacus - nom. nov. pro. Ph. maculosa Gates, 1933
Megascolecidae Pheretima mediparva Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas parvus - nom. nov. pro. Ph. parva Chen & Zhifang, 1977
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