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 Amynthas dabudongensis Hong & James 2009 J. Nat. Hist. 43(21-22): 1233 Amynthas dabudongensis - -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus cygnus Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus cygnus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima cyclops Cognetti 1911 Boll.Mus.Torino 26(641):1. Amynthas cyclops - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex curtus Stephenson 1913 Spol.Zeyl.8:267. Megascolex curtus - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella curtisi Jamieson & Wampler 1979 Aust.J.Zool.27(4):644. Spenceriella curtisi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex curgensis Michaelsen 1926 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.42:64. Megascolex curgensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta cupulifera Fedarb 1898 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1898:445. Amynthas cupuliferus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima cupreae Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:117. Amynthas cupreae - Blakemore 2007
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus cuneatus Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus cuneatus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas cuneatus Yong Hung & S. W. James 2001 Rev. suisse Zool. 108(1):78. Amynthas cuneatus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas culminis Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:58. Amynthas culminis - -
Megascolecidae Diplotrema culminis Michaelsen 1913 Nova Caledonia 1(3):243. Plutellus culminis - -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus culminis Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus culminis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas cucurbitae Azama & Ishizuka 2018 Edaphologia 103:29 Amynthas cucurbitae RUMF-ZO-00021 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas cucurbitae Azama & Ishizuka 2018 Edaphologia 103:29 Amynthas cucurbita RUMF-ZO- 00021 Blakemore 2020 PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas cucullatus Hong & James 2009 J. Nat. Hist. 43(21-22): 1231 Amynthas cucullatus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas cruxus Tsai and Shen 2007 J. Nat. Hist., 41: 368. Amynthas cruxus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima cruroides Chen & Hsu 1975 Acta.Zool.Sin.21(1):93. Pheretima cruroides - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima crurata Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:120. Amynthas cruratus - -
Megascolecidae Provescus crottyi Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Provescus crottyi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides croesus Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Megascolides croesus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta crescentica Fedarb 1898 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1898:447. Metaphire crescentica - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex crateroides Boardman 1943 Rec.Aust.Mus.21:174. Megascolex crateroides - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta crateris Jamieson 1976 Zool.Verh.Leiden No.149:24. Diporochaeta crateris - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella crateris Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1202 Spenceriella crateris - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas crassitubus Qiu & Dong 2018 Zootaxa 4496:260 Amynthas crassitubus C-GX201302-13A - PDF
Megascolecidae Perionyx crassiseptatus Stephenson 1925 Rec.Ind.Mus.27:65. Perionyx crassiseptatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta crassicystis tobeloensis Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:204. Pheretima crassicystis tobeloensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta crassicystis chica Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:207. Pheretima crassicystis chica - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta crassicystis Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:204. Pheretima crassicystis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus crassicystis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Nat.Hist.Mus.Hamb.14:194. Cryptodrilus crassicystis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta coxii Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:565. Anisochaeta coxii - Blakemore 2000:3
Megascolecidae Terrisswalkerius covacevichae Jamieson 1994 Mem.Qd.Mus.37(1):162. Terrisswalkerius covacevichae - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas corticis saeseum Blakemore 2013 J spec Res 2(1):26 Amynthas corticis saeseum NIBR-IV0000251310 -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta corticis Kinberg 1867 Ofv. Akad. Forh.23:102. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex diffringens Baird 1869 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1869:40. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex sanctaehelenae Baird 1873 J.Linn.Soc.11:96. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta subquadrangula Grube 1877 Monber.Akad.Berlin 553. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex indicus Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus.5:186. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ungulata Bell 1886 Zool.Rec.22:21. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta peregrina Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:969. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta mirabilis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:669. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta heterochaeta Michaelsen 1891 Abh.Ver.Hamb.11:6. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ijimae Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien 6:402. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta nipponica Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:760. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta divergens Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.48:243. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta campestris Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:67. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta heteropoda Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:69. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima marenzelleri Cognetti 1906 Atti.Acad.Torino 41:780. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima divergens yunnanensis Stephenson 1912 Rec.Ind.Mus.7:274. Amynthas corticis - -
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