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 Pheretima omeimontis kinfumontis Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:119. Amynthas omeimontis kinfumontis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima palmosa Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:116. Amynthas palmosus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sapiniana Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:130. Amynthas sapinianus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sucata Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:88. Amynthas sucatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima szechuanensis valata Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:103. Amynthas szechuanensis valatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima triastriata Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:97. Amynthas triastriatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima tripuncta Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:85. Amynthas tripunctus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vivida Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:123. Amynthas vividus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima leonoris Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:114. Metaphire leonoris - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima longipenis Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:91. Metaphire longipenis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima prava Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:90. Metaphire prava - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima tecta Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:120. Metaphire tecta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima cupreae Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:117. Amynthas cupreae - Blakemore 2007
Megascolecidae Pheretima bambophilia Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:86. Planapheretima bambophilia - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima continens Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:95. Planapheretima continens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima lacertina Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:109. Planapheretima lacertina HNUE 2C -
Megascolecidae Pheretima tenebrica Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:93. Planapheretima tenebrica - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire feijani Chang and Chen 2004 Taiwania, 49(4): 219. Metaphire feijani - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire nanaoensis Chang and Chen 2005 J. Nat. Hist., 39: 1473. Metaphire nanaoensis - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire tahanmonta Chang and Chen 2005 J. Nat. Hist., 39: 1475. Metaphire tahanmonta - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire yuanpowa Chang and Chen 2005 J. Nat. Hist., 39: 1470. Metaphire trutina - Chang & Chen 2008
Megascolecidae Metaphire tengjhihensis Chang & Chen 2014 Zootaxa 3774:325 Metaphire tengjhihensis MZNTU 14-05901 -
Megascolecidae Metaphire nanaoensis truku Chang & Chen 2014 Zootaxa 3774:327 Metaphire nanaoensis truku MZNTU 14-07297 -
Megascolecidae Metaphire taiwanensis tsaii Chang & Chen 2014 Zootaxa 3774:328 Metaphire taiwanensis tsaii MZNTU 14-05614 -
Megascolecidae Metaphire songkhramensis Chanabun & Panha 2023 ZooKeys 1176:199 Metaphire songkhramensis CUMZ 3821 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas sakonnakhonensis Chanabun & Panha 2023 ZooKeys 1176:203 Amynthas sakonnakhonensis CUMZ 3823 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas auriculus Chanabun & Panha 2023 ZooKeys 1176:208 Amynthas auriculus CUMZ 3825 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas bantanensis Chanabun & Panha 2023 ZooKeys 1176:211 Amynthas bantanensis CUMZ 3827 - PDF
Megascolecidae Plutellus peregrinus Cernosvitov 1934 Bull.Mus.Nat.Hist.Nat.(2)6:48. Plutellus peregrinus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima americana bidentata Cernosvitov 1942 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.(B) 111:198. Pheretima americana bidentata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta mirabilis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:669. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bivaginata Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:666. Lampito mauritii - Stephenson 1923:258
Megascolecidae Perichaeta burliarensis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:667. Amynthas rodericensis - Michaelsen 1910:11
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hulikalensis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:668. Megascolex spec. Inc. Sed. - Stephenson 1923:290
Megascolecidae Perichaeta lawsoni Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:664. Megascolex lawsoni - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta salettensis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:669. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perionyx saltans Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1886:669. Perionyx saltans - -
Megascolecidae Pleurochaeta gracilis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:666. Pleurochaeta gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex coeruleus Bourne 1891 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 32:49. Megascolex coeruleus - -
Megascolecidae Mahbenus imperatrix Bourne 1894 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 36:12. Megascolex imperatrix - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pellucida Bourne 1894 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 36:13. Priodochaeta pellucida - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex attennata Boardman 1931 Rec.Aust.Mus.18:163. Notoscolex attennata - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex ullandullae Boardman 1931 Rec.Aust.Mus.18:161. Notoscolex ullandullae - -
Megascolecidae Digaster longmani Boardman 1932 Mem.Qd.Mus.10:125. Digaster longmani - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardiella youngi Boardman 1932 Mem.Qd.Mus.10:128. Woodwardiella youngi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex crateroides Boardman 1943 Rec.Aust.Mus.21:174. Megascolex crateroides - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex jenolanensis Boardman 1943 Rec.Aust.Mus.21:176. Megascolex jenolanensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex wiburdi Boardman 1943 Rec.Aust.Mus.21:168. Megascolex wiburdi - -
Megascolecidae Hickmaniella gogi Blakemore, R. J. et al 1997 Journal of Natural History 31(11), November 1997:1690. Hickmaniella gogi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides maestus Blakemore, R. J. et al 1997 Megascolides maestus - -
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