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 palawanensis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:744 Pheretima palawanensis WPU-A006 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima atongensis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:746 Pheretima atongensis MSUN-A003 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima ascensa Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:748 Pheretima ascensa MSUN-A005 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima marinanaensis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:750 Pheretima marinanaensis WPU-A008 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima brookespointensis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:753 Pheretima brookespointensis MSUN-A007 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima multicamera Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:755 Pheretima multicamera WPU-A010 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima hamadryades Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:757 Pheretima hamadryades WPU-A012 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima riparianensis Hong & James 2021 Zootaxa 4995:358 Pheretima riparianensis NMA 4629 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima bontocensis Hong & James 2021 Zootaxa 4995:359 Pheretima bontocensis NMA 4630 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima losbanosensis Aspe & Obusan 2023 Zootaxa 5255:103 Pheretima losbanosensis PNM 4649 - PDF
Megascolecidae Perichaeta indica Horst 1885 Midden Sumatra 4(12):4 Pheretima darnleiensis - Sims and Easton 1972:260
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Parapheretima) pandanensis Aspe & James 2016 Zool Stud 55(8):18 Pheretima (Parapheretima) pandanensis NMA 4593 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Parapheretima) boaensis Aspe & James 2016 Zool Stud 55(8):19 Pheretima (Parapheretima) boaensis NMA 4594 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima aberrans Cognetti 1911 Boll.Mus.Torino 26(641):2. Pheretima (Planapheretima) aberrans - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima beauforti Cognetti 1911 Boll.Mus.Torino 26:3. Pheretima (Planapheretima) beauforti - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima wendessiana Cognetti 1911 Boll.Mus.Torino 26(641):4. Pheretima (Planapheretima) wendessiana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima alkmaarica Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:298. Pheretima (Planapheretima) alkmaarica - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima barbara Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:302. Pheretima (Planapheretima) barbara - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima barbara ambigua Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:302. Pheretima (Planapheretima) barbara ambigua - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima beauforti apotrema Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:297. Pheretima (Planapheretima) beauforti apotrema - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima hellwigiana Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:300. Pheretima (Planapheretima) hellwigiana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pluviosa Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:300. Pheretima (Planapheretima) pluviosa - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sermowaiana Cognetti 1914 Zool.Jb.Syst.37:360. Pheretima (Planapheretima) sermowaiana - -
Megascolecidae Parapheretima utekwana Cognetti 1915 Trans.Zool.Soc.London 20:494. Pheretima (Planapheretima) utekwana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima buentei Ude 1924 Zool.Anz.61:82. Pheretima (Planapheretima) buentei - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima schultzei Ude 1924 Zool.Anz.61:83. Pheretima (Planapheretima) schultzei - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima turneri Ude 1924 Zool.Anz.61:83. Pheretima (Planapheretima) turneri - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bernhardi Gates 1948 Treubia 19(2):149. Pheretima (Planapheretima) bernhardi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rufa Gates 1948 Treubia 19(2):160. Pheretima (Planapheretima) rufa - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bicincta Perrier 1875 C.R.Acad.Sci.81:1044. Pithemera bicincta - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta violacea Beddard 1895 Monogr.Oligo.:407 Pithemera violacea - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sedgwickii Benham 1897 J.Linn.Soc.26:201. Pithemera sedgwickii - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pacifica Beddard 1899 Zool.Results 2:190. Pithemera pacifica - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas godefroyi Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:17. Pithemera godeffroyi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bipapillata Ude 1905 Z.wiss.Zool.82:429. Pithemera pacifica - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima dahli Ude 1905 Z.wiss.Zool.82:444. Pithemera dahli - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sedgwicki ablata Ude 1905 Zeitschr.wiss.Zool.83:451. Pithemera godeffroyi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sedgwicki cognettii Ude 1932 Arch.Naturg.1:185. Pithemera cognettii - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mira Gates 1972 Micronesica 8:121. Pithemera mira - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima eldoni Gates 1975 Megadrilogica 2(1):5. Pithemera eldoni - -
Megascolecidae Pithemera lanyuensis Huei-Ping, S., Chus-Fa, T. 2002 Journal of the National Taiwan Museum p.18 Pithemera lanyuensis - -
Megascolecidae Pithemera philippinensis James, S.W., Hong, Y., Kim,T.H. 2004 Rev.suisse Zool. 111(1):5 Pithemera philippinensis - -
Megascolecidae Pithemera rotunda James, S.W., Hong, Y., Kim,T.H. 2004 Rev.suisse Zool. 111(1):7 Pithemera rotunda - -
Megascolecidae Pithemera duhuani Hong & James 2008 Rev. Suisse Zool. 115: 345 Pithemera duhuani - -
Megascolecidae Pithemera fragumae Hong & James 2008 Rev. Suisse Zool. 115: 346 Pithemera fragumae - -
Megascolecidae Pithemera ifugaoensis Hong & James 2008 Rev. Suisse Zool. 115: 347 Pithemera ifugaoensis - -
Megascolecidae Pithemera triangulata Hong & James 2008 Rev. Suisse Zool. 115: 348 Pithemera triangulata - -
Megascolecidae Pithemera viengthongensis Hong, James & Inkhavilay 2009 Korean J. Syst. Zool. 24: 161 Pithemera viengthongensis BDNUL -
Megascolecidae Pithemera tao Wang & Shih 2010 Zootaxa 2341: 56 Pithemera tao NCHUZOOL 13541 -
Megascolecidae Pithemera glandis Hong & James 2011 Raffles Bull. Zool. 59: 24 Pithemera glandis NMA 4389, KUNHM, NIBR, ZRC -
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