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 elongata Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:124. Polypheretima elongata MHNP AE 633-646, -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta biseralis Perrier 1875 C.R.Acad.Sci.81:1044. Polypheretima elongata - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex annulatus Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus.5:195. Polypheretima elongata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta stelleri Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:39. Polypheretima stelleri - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pentacystis Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien.6:400. Polypheretima pentacystis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta taprobanae Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:163. Polypheretima taprobanae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta acystis Beddard 1895 Monogr.Oligo.:423. Polypheretima elongata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta everetti Beddard & Fedarb 1895 Ann.Nat.Hist.16:69. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta kinabaluensis Beddard & Fedarb 1895 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.16:71. Polypheretima kinabaluensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta papillata Beddard & Fedarb 1895 Ann.Nat.Hist.(6)16:70. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sarawacensis Beddard & Fedarb 1895 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(6)16:69. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta barami Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:203. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pauli Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:243. Polypheretima taprobanae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta brevis Rosa 1898 Ann.Nat.Hist.2:283. Polypheretima brevis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta monocystis Horst 1899 Notes Leyden Mus.20:202. Polypheretima elongata - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas phacellotheca Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:47. Polypheretima phacellotheca - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas stelleri annectens Michaelsen 1899 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Anst.16(2):42. Polypheretima stelleri - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas stelleri bonensis Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:45. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas stelleri klabatensis Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:46. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas stelleri seriatus Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16(1):44. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas aringeanus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:897. Polypheretima aringeana - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas minutus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:906. Polypheretima polytheca - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas polythecus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:897. Polypheretima polytheca - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima voeltzkowi Michaelsen 1907 Wiss.Erg.Reise Ostafr.2:45. Polypheretima voeltzkowi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima fakfakensis Cognetti 1908 Boll.Mus.Torino 23(584):1. Polypheretima fakfakensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima fakfakensis tetratheca Michaelsen 1910 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.33:254. Polypheretima annulata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mertoni Michaelsen 1910 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.33:256. Polypheretima mertoni - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima polytheca aruensis Michaelsen 1910 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.33:252. Polypheretima bifaria - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima stelleri koroensis Michaelsen 1910 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.27:109. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima monticola Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:195. Polypheretima monticola - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima invisa Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:294. Polypheretima annulata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kochii Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:293. Polypheretima annulata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima fida Michaelsen 1913 Nova Caledonia 1(3):259. Polypheretima fida - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima grata Cognetti 1914 Zool.Jb.Syst.37:362. Polypheretima grata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima molleri Michaelsen 1920 Ark.Zool.13(19):12. Polypheretima moelleri - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima schaedleri Michaelsen 1922 Capita Zool.1(3):52. Polypheretima annulata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sibogae Michaelsen 1922 Capita Zool.1(3):23. Polypheretima sibogae - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima stelleri mahakkami Michaelsen 1922 Capita.Zool.1(3):25. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bifaria Michaelsen 1924 Nova Guinea 15:18. Polypheretima bifaria - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sepikensis Ude 1924 Zool.Anz.61:81. Polypheretima sepikensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima beranensis Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A (3):23. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima annamensis Stephenson 1931 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:60. Polypheretima annamensis BMNH1930.2.7.10-11 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima baritoensis Michaelsen 1932 Bull.Mus.Hist.Nat.Belg.8(32):9. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima renschi Ude 1932 Arch.Naturg.1:141. Polypheretima renschi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Metapheretima) badia Ude 1932 Arch.Naturg.1:171. Polypheretima badia - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Metapheretima) elberti Ude 1932 Arch.Naturg.1:175. Polypheretima elberti - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Metapheretima) kellneri Ude 1932 Arch.Naturg.1:177. Polypheretima kellneri - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Metapheretima) swelaensis Ude 1932 Arch.Naturg.1:178. Polypheretima swelaensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima touranensis Michaelsen 1934 Arch.Zool.Exp.Gen.76:499. Polypheretima touranensis MHNP A730 Nguyen et al. 2014
Megascolecidae Pheretima beranensis tinjarana Michaelsen 1934 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 77:25. Polypheretima everetti - -
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