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 Perichaeta purpurea Benham 1897 Ann.Nat.Hist.18:445. Amynthas purpureus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta zebra Benham 1897 Ann.Nat.Hist.(6)18:442. Amynthas zebrus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta arthuri Benham 1897 J.Linn.Soc.London 26:205. Pheretima arthuri - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sedgwickii Benham 1897 J.Linn.Soc.26:201. Pithemera sedgwickii - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta floweri Benham 1897 J.Linn.Soc.26:217. Pheretima floweri - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta madelinae Benham 1897 J.Linn.Soc.26:219. Pheretima madelinae - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta chathamensis Benham 1901 Trans.N.Z.Inst.33:134. Diporochaeta chathamensis - -
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 - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus lacustris Benham 1903 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1903:228. Plutellus lacustris - -
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 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 Diporochaeta brachysoma Benham 1909 Subant.Is.N.Z.1:284. Diporochaeta brachysoma - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta helophila Benham 1909 Subant.Is.N.Z.1:283. Diporochaeta helophila - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta heterochaeta Benham 1909 Subant.Is.N.Z.1:28. Diporochaeta heterochaeta - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta perionychopsis Benham 1909 Subant.Is.N.Z.1:286. Diporochaeta perionychopsis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus auklandicus Benham 1909 Subant.Is.N.Z.1:278. Plutellus auklandicus - -
Megascolecidae Rhododrilus cockayni waterfieldi Benham 1909 Subant.Is.N.Z.1:278. Rhododrilus cockayni waterfieldi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides napierensis Benham 1941 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.71:27. Megascolides napierensis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex equestris Benham 1942 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.72:220. Aporodrilus equestris - Blakemore 2011
Megascolecidae Pheretima clerica Benham 1947 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.76:423. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex hakeaphilus Benham 1949 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.77:346. Notoscolex hakeaphilus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus microchaeta Benham 1950 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.78:324. Cryptodrilus microchaeta - -
Megascolecidae Tokea sapida Benham 1904 Proc Zool Soc London 1904: 245 Tokea sapida - -
Megascolecidae Heteroporodrilus bongeen Blakemore 1994 Mem.Qd.Mus.37(1):23. Heteroporodrilus bongeen - -
Megascolecidae Heteroporodrilus doubei Blakemore 1994 Mem.Qd.Mus.37(1):26. Heteroporodrilus doubei - -
Megascolecidae Heteroporodrilus jamiesoni Blakemore 1994 Mem.Qd.Mus.37(1):28. Heteroporodrilus jamiesoni - -
Megascolecidae Heteroporodrilus thompsoni Blakemore 1994 Mem.Qd.Mus.37(1):32. Heteroporodrilus thompsoni - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus naroomai Blakemore 2000 Records of the Australian Museum p.215 Cryptodrilus naroomai - -
Megascolecidae Digaster eastoni Blakemore 2000 Records of the Australian Museum p. 218 Digaster eastoni - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta diadema Blakemore 2000 Records of the Queen Victoria Museum p.8 Diporochaeta diadema - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta gordoni Blakemore 2000 Records of the Queen Victoria Museum p.10 Diporochaeta gordoni - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta lacustris Blakemore 2000 Records of the Queen Victoria Museum p.11 Diporochaeta lacustris - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta rubertumula Blakemore 2000 Records of the Queen Victoria Museum p.13 Diporochaeta rubertumula - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta setosa Blakemore 2000 Records of the Queen Victoria Museum p.14 Diporochaeta setosa - -
Megascolecidae Heteroporodrilus bitenax Blakemore 2000 Records of the Australian Museum p. 202 Heteroporodrilus bitenax - -
Megascolecidae Heteroporodrilus editus Blakemore 2000 Records of the Australian Museum p.204 Heteroporodrilus editus - -
Megascolecidae Heteroporodrilus hirthi Blakemore 2000 Records of the Australian Museum p.205 Heteroporodrilus hirthi - -
Megascolecidae Heteroporodrilus kaputar Blakemore 2000 Records of the Australian Museum p.206 Heteroporodrilus kaputar - -
Megascolecidae Heteroporodrilus namoi Blakemore 2000 Records of the Australian Museum p.208 Heteroporodrilus namoi - -
Megascolecidae Heteroporodrilus narrabri Blakemore 2000 Records of the Australian Museum p.210 Heteroporodrilus narrabri - -
Megascolecidae Hypolimnus gen nov Blakemore 2000 Records of the Queen Victoria Museum p. 4 Hypolimnus gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides bagomaraglensis Blakemore 2000 Records of the Australian Museum p.198 Megascolides bagomaraglensis - -
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