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 Cryptodrilus saccarius robustus Fletcher 1890 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 4:1012. Cryptodrilus saccarius robustus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus sadhupulensis Julka et al 1994 Research Bull.Panjab Univ.Sci.44(1-4):217. Plutellus sadhupulensis - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima sahlani Fahri & Amaliah 2017 Raffles Bull Zool 65:562 Polypheretima sahlani MZB Oli. 0056 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima sakaguchii Ohfuchi 1938 Res.Bull.Saito Ho-on Kai Mus.15:53. Metaphire sakaguchii - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas sakonnakhonensis Chanabun & Panha 2023 ZooKeys 1176:203 Amynthas sakonnakhonensis CUMZ 3823 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima salcedoi Hong & James 2011 J. Nat. Hist. 45: 1775 Pheretima salcedoi NMA 04375 -
Megascolecidae Megascolides salmo Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Megascolides salmo - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx saltans Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1886:669. Perionyx saltans - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex salutigerulus Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Notoscolex salutigerulus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas samgaki Hong 2011 Rev. suisse Zool. 118:226 Amynthas samgaki (NIBRIV0000224642 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas sanchongensis Yong Hung & S. W. James 2001 Rev. suisse Zool. 108(1):90. Amynthas sanchongensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sanctijacobi Beddard 1895 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1895:61. Amynthas sanctijacobi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides sanctorum Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Megascolides sanctorum - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sandvicensis Beddard 1896 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1896:203. Metaphire sandvicensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sangirensis Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:36. Pheretima sangirensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas sangirensis chica Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:79. Amynthas sangirensis chica - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas sangirensis crassicystis Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:79. Amynthas sangirensis crassicystis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas sangirensis typicus Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:77. Amynthas sangirensis typicus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas sangumburi Hong,Yong, Kim, TAe-Heung 2002 Korean Journal of Biological Sciences, p.198 Amynthas sangumburi - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire sanmingensis Sun & Jiang 2018 Zootaxa 4496:296 Metaphire sanmingensis C-FJ201008-02 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima sanseiana Ohfuchi 1951 Misc.Rept.Inst.Nat.Resources Tokyo 19-21:19. Metaphire sanseiana - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx sansibaricus Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.9:4. Perionyx sansibaricus - -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus santaclairis Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus santaclairis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima saonekana Cognetti 1913 Bijdr.Dierk.19:39. Metaphire saonekana - -
Megascolecidae Tokea sapida Benham 1904 Proc Zool Soc London 1904: 245 Tokea sapida - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sapiniana Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:130. Amynthas sapinianus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus sarasini Michaelsen 1913 Nova Caledonia 1(3):249. Plutellus sarasini - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus sarasinorum Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:177. Cryptodrilus sarasinorum - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex sarasinorum Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:224. Megascolex sarasinorum - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas sarasinorum Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:71. Amynthas sarasinorum - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella saundersi Jamieson 1977 Rec.Aust.Mus.30:290. Spenceriella saundersi - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire saxicalcis Bantaowong & Panha 2016 Zootaxa 4117:78 Metaphire saxicalcis CUMZ 3392 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Archipheretima) scandens Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A.(3):18. Planapheretima scandens - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta schizopora Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:76. Metaphire schizopora - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex schmardae Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus.5:194. Duplodicodrilus schmardae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta trityphla Beddard 1896 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1896:205. Duplodicodrilus schmardae - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex schmardae Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:208. Megascolex schmardae - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kikuchii Hatai & Ohfuchi 1936 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)10:767. Duplodicodrilus schmardae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta schmardae macrochaeta Michaelsen 1899 Zool.Jb.Syst.12:227. Duplodicodrilus schmardae macrochaeta - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta scholastica Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:70. Amynthas scholasticus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima schraderi Gates 1970 Aust.Zool.15:388. Amynthas schrader - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima schultzei Ude 1924 Zool.Anz.61:83. Pheretima (Planapheretima) schultzei - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus schümanni Michaelsen 1905 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):181. Plutellus schümanni - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima scitula Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:457. Metaphire scitula - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta scolecoidea Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:51. Scolecoidea scolecoidea - -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta scottsdalei Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Anisochaeta scottsdalei - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex scutarius Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Anst.24(2):153. Notoscolex scutarius - -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta sebastiani Blakemore, R. 1997 Journal of Natural History 31(12): 1836. Anisochaeta sebastiani - -
Megascolecidae Graliophilus secundus Jamieson 1971 Zool.Lond.165:471. Graliophilus secundus - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta sedecimalis Michaelsen 1907 Abh.Ver.Hamb.19(5):47. Diporochaeta sedecimalis - -
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