Earthworm species. A searchable database*
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Last updated 26. March, 2020

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Found: 2523
FAMILY GENUS SPECIES AUTHOR YEAR LITERATURE VALID_GENUS VALID_SPECIES TYPE REFERENCE DESCRIPTION
Megascolecidae Pheretima mediparvula Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Metaphire parvula - nom. nov. pro. Ph. parva Ohfuchi, 1956
Megascolecidae Pheretima medicampestris Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas corticis - nom. nov. pro. Ph. casmpestris Lee, 1952
Megascolecidae Amynthas cucurbitae Azama & Ishizuka 2018 Edaphologia 103:29 Amynthas cucurbitae RUMF-ZO-00021 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas cucurbitae Azama & Ishizuka 2018 Edaphologia 103:29 Amynthas cucurbita RUMF-ZO- 00021 Blakemore 2020 PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas glaucus Azama & Ishizuka 2018 Edaphologia 103:27 Amynthas glaucus RUMF-ZO-00018 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas glaucus Azama & Ishizuka 2018 Edaphologia 103:27 Metaphire glauca RUMF-ZO-00018 Blakemore 2022:100 PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas surculatus Azama & Ishizuka 2018 Edaphologia 103:25 Amynthas surculatus RUMF-ZO-00013 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas surculatus Azama & Ishizuka 2018 Edaphologia 103:25 Amynthas surculatus RUMF-ZO- 00013 - PDF
Megascolecidae Metaphire remanens Jin et al. 2022 Diversity 14(275):12 Metaphire remanens P1CJHUSH190521800 N5-04A not available (fails to meet ICZN 8.5.3) PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolex vazhichlensis Lone et al. 2022 Diversity 14(1006):14 Megascolex vazhichlensis DHSGV-ZDM-H005 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolex papparensis Lone et al. 2022 Diversity 14(1006):12 papparensis DHSGV-ZDM-H004 - PDF
Megascolecidae Perichaeta martensis javana Michaelsen 1894 Denk.Ges.Jena 8:99. Pheretima martensis javana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima corrugata Chen 1931 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sic.Soc.China (Zool.) 7:131. Amynthas corrugatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima brevicingula Chen 1939 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sic.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:401. Amynthas brevicingulus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pingi chungkingensis Chen 1936 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sic.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:274. Amynthas pingi chungkingensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima zoysiae Chen 1933 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 9:288. Amynthas minimus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima corrugata kulingiana Chen 1933 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 9:278. Amynthas corrugatus kulingianus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima incongrua Chen 1933 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 9:270. Amynthas incongruus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima leucocirca Chen 1933 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 9:262. Amynthas leucocircus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima thecodorsata Chen 1933 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 9:244. Metaphire thecodorsata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rockefelleri Chen 1933 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 9:238. Amynthas rockefelleri - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima szechuanensis Chen 1931 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 7:160. Amynthas szechuanensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima paraglandularis omeimontia Chen 1931 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 7:155. Amynthas omeimontis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima magna Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:416. Metaphire magna - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima homoseta Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:414. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mamillaris Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:413. Amynthas mamillaris - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima lunata Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:411. Amynthas lunatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rhabdoida Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:410. Amynthas rhabdoidus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sinuosa Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:407. Amynthas sinuosus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima limpida Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:405. Amynthas limpidus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mutica Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:403. Amynthas muticus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima monoserialis Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:399. Amynthas monoserialis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima hainanica Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:396. Amynthas hainanicus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima puerilis Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:394. Pheretima puerilis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima infantilis Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:392. Amynthas infantilis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima muta Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:391. Amynthas mutus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima fungina Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:389. Amynthas funginus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima variens Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:385. Amynthas variens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima multitheca Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:383. Metaphire multitheca - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima oculata Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:298. Amynthas oculatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima magnifica Chen 1936 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 11:283. Amynthas magnificus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima lubricata Chen 1936 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 11:281. Amynthas lubricatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bipapillata Chen 1936 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 11:280. Metaphire bipapillata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima exiloides Chen 1936 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 11:280. Metaphire exiloides - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pongchii Chen 1936 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 11:279. Amynthas pongchii - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima wui Chen 1935 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 11(4):109. Amynthas wui - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima fangi Chen 1936 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) (4)11:275. Metaphire fangi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima assaccea Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool) 12:382. Amynthas assacceus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima stelleri mahakkami Michaelsen 1922 Capita.Zool.1(3):25. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima schaedleri Michaelsen 1922 Capita Zool.1(3):52. Polypheretima annulata - -
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