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 Pithemera fusiformis Hong & James 2011 Raffles Bull. Zool. 59: 25 Pithemera fusiformis NMA 4390, KUNHM, NIBR, ZRC -
Megascolecidae Pithemera levii Hong & James 2011 Raffles Bull. Zool. 59: 26 Pithemera levii NMA 4391, KUNHM, NIBR, ZRC -
Megascolecidae Pithemera malindangensis Aspe & James 2015 J. Nat. Hist. 49: 2244 Pithemera malindangensis NMA 4528 -
Megascolecidae Pithemera duminagati Aspe & James 2015 J. Nat. Hist. 49: 2245 Pithemera duminagati NMA 4529 -
Megascolecidae Pithemera donvictorianoi Aspe & James 2015 J. Nat. Hist. 49: 2249 Pithemera donvictorianoi NMA 4530 -
Megascolecidae Pithemera nolani Aspe & James 2016 Zool Stud 55(8):27 Pithemera nolani NMA 4600 -
Megascolecidae Pithemera suwastikai Fahri, Amaliah & Atmowidi 2018 ZooKeys 805:4 Pithemera suwastikai MZB Oli. 062 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pithemera tadulako Fahri, Amaliah & Atmowidi 2018 ZooKeys 805:6 Pithemera tadulako MZB Oli. 064 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pithemera zambalesensis Hong 2018 JAPB 11:200 Pithemera zambalesensis NMA 4635 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pithemera altaresi Hong 2018 JAPB 11:200 Pithemera altaresi NMA 4636 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolex hasselti Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus.5:190. Planapheretima hasselti - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hasselti Horst 1885 Midden.Sumatra 4:5. Planapheretima hasselti - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx arboricola Rosa 1890 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)30:119. Planapheretima arboricola - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas celebensis Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:32. Planapheretima celebensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas subulatus Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16(2):29. Planapheretima subulatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima moultoni Michaelsen 1914 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.30(2):90. Planapheretima moultoni - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima nieuwenhuisi Michaelsen 1922 Capita Zool.1(3):47. Planapheretima nieuwenhuisi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima maculata Ude 1925 Zool.Anz.63:104. Planapheretima maculata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pallescens Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A(3):15. Planapheretima pallescens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Archipheretima) scandens Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A.(3):18. Planapheretima scandens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Planapheretima) ambulatrix Michaelsen 1934 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 77:22. Planapheretima ambulatrix - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Planapheretima) frondicola Michaelsen 1934 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 77:17. Planapheretima frondicola - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima arboricola Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:399. Planapheretima arboricola - -
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 Pheretima rufomaculata Gates 1948 Treubia 19(2):162. Planapheretima rufomaculata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima hirudinaria Gates 1958 Amer.Mus.Nov.no.1888:14. Planapheretima hirudinaria - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima saba Sims & Eatson 1972 Biol.J.Linn.Soc.4(3):265. Planapheretima saba - -
Megascolecidae Planapheretima sera Easton 1979 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 35(1):73. Planapheretima sera - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima plumatomusculata Thai 1982 Zool.Zh.61(6):829. Planapheretima plumatomusculata - Nguyen et al. 2014
Megascolecidae Pheretima rarusa Thai, Tran Bai 1997 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 19/3/ Thang 9 1997:1. Planapheretima rarusa SORC-V.202 Nguyen et al. 2014
Megascolecidae Perichaeta horsti Beddard 1886 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1886:300. Pleionogaster horsti - -
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster horsti Beddard 1886 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1886:300. Pleionogaster horsti - -
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster jagori Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58:247. Pleionogaster horsti - -
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster samariensis Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):248. Pleionogaster horsti - -
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster ternatae Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:198. Pleionogaster horsti - -
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster sivickisi Stephenson 1933 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1933:923. Pleionogaster horsti - -
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster kitangladensis S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52(2):310. Pleionogaster kitangladensis - -
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster valida S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52(2):309. Pleionogaster valida - -
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster adya Blakemore 2016 Opusc Zool Budapest 47:25 Pleionogaster adya UPV S3 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster miagao Blakemore 2016 Opusc Zool Budapest 47:26 Pleionogaster miagao UPV S7 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pleurochaeta moseleyi Beddard 1883 Trans.Rot.Soc.Edinb.30:481. Pleurochaeta moseleyi - -
Megascolecidae Pleurochaeta gracilis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:666. Pleurochaeta gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Plutelloides gen nov Jamieson 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.977 Plutelloides gen nov - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus heteroporus Perrier 1873 Arch.Zool.2:245. Plutellus heteroporus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus perrieri Benham 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:138. Plutellus perrieri - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus matsushimensis indicus Michaelsen 1892 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(10)15:106. Plutellus litoralis - -
Megascolecidae Argilophilus hyalinus Eisen 1900 Proc.Calif.Acad.Sci.(3)2:163. Plutellus hyalinus - -
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