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 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 Plutellus asymmetricus Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):183. Plutellus asymmetricus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus blackwoodianus Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):179. Plutellus blackwoodianus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus carneus Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):182. Plutellus carneus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus indicus Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):148. Plutellus indicus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus indicus silvestris Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):149. Plutellus indicus silvestris - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus levis Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):173. Plutellus levis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus palniensis Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.4(2):149. Plutellus palniensis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus sikkimensis Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):147. Plutellus sikkimensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima voeltzkowi Michaelsen 1907 Wiss.Erg.Reise Ostafr.2:45. Polypheretima voeltzkowi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides bergtheili Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):150. Scolioscolides bergtheili - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardia affinis Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):191. Woodwardiella affinis - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardia burkilli Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):152. Woodwardiella burkilli - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardia callichaeta Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):189. Woodwardiella callichaeta - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardia libferti Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):193. Woodwardiella libferti - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardia molaeleonis Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):195. Woodwardiella molaeleonis - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta gigantea Benham 1906 Trans.N.Z.Inst.38:251. Celeriella gigantea - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta shakespeari Benham 1906 Trans.N.Z.Inst.38:254. Celeriella antarctica - Lee 1962
Megascolecidae Tokea decipiens Benham 1906 Trans.N.Z.Inst.38:241. Megascolides maoricus - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Pheretima ambigua Cognetti 1906 Atti.Acad.Torino 41:782. Amynthas ambiguus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima habereri Cognetti 1906 Atti.Acad.Torino 41:777. Amynthas habereri - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima marenzelleri Cognetti 1906 Atti.Acad.Torino 41:780. Amynthas corticis - -
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 schümanni Michaelsen 1905 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):181. Plutellus schümanni - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus strelitzi Michaelsen 1905 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):168. Plutellus strelitzi - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus termitophilus Michaelsen 1905 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):164. Plutellus termitophilus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus wellingtonianus Michaelsen 1905 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):167. Plutellus wellingtonianus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus woodwardi Michaelsen 1905 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):171. Plutellus woodwardi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima lauta Ude 1905 Z.wiss.Zool.83:429. Amynthas lautus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima helvola Ude 1905 Z.wiss.Zool.82:429. Metapheretima neoguinensis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex reptans Ude 1905 Z.wiss.Zool.83:400. Megascolides reptans - Michaelsen 1907
Megascolecidae Notoscolex unipapillatus Ude 1905 Z.wiss.Zool.83:402. megascolides unipapillatus - Michaelsen 1916
Megascolecidae Pheretima bipapillata Ude 1905 Z.wiss.Zool.82:429. Pithemera pacifica - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima dahli Ude 1905 Z.wiss.Zool.82:444. Pithemera dahli - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima hahli Ude 1905 Z.wiss.Zool.82:437. Pheretima hahli - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sedgwicki ablata Ude 1905 Zeitschr.wiss.Zool.83:451. Pithemera godeffroyi - -
Megascolecidae Tokea esculenta Benham 1904 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1904:240. Tokea esculenta - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Tokea huttoni Benham 1904 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1904:248. Tokea huttoni - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Tokea kirki Benham 1904 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1904:251. Tokea kirki - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Tokea maorica Benham 1904 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1904:252. Tokea maorica - Blakemore 2014
Megascolecidae Tokea suteri Benham 1904 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1904:250. Tokea suteri - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Tokea urewerae Benham 1904 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1904:246. Tokea urewerae - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta profuga Cognetti 1904 Boll.Mus.Torino 19(474):4. Diporochaeta profuga - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx ceylanensis Michaelsen 1904 SB Bohm.Ges.40:6. Perionyx ceylanensis - -
Megascolecidae Trinephrus kraepelini Michaelsen 1904 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.21:128. Trinephrus kraepelini - -
Megascolecidae Tokea sapida Benham 1904 Proc Zool Soc London 1904: 245 Tokea sapida - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta aquatica Benham 1903 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.2:226. Diporochaeta aquatica - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex laingii Benham 1903 Trans.N.Z.Inst.35:273. Megascolex laingii - -
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