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 florea Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.52 Metaphire communissima - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima colossus Cognetti 1911 Boll.Mus.Torino 26(641):6. Amynthas colossus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima colonensis Thai 1996 Tap Chi Sihn Hoc 18(1)3:1. Polypheretima colonensis SORC-HV.222 Nguyen et al. 2014
Megascolecidae Megascolex collinus Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):225. Megascolex collinus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima collini Ude 1924 Zool.Anz.61:84. Amynthas collini - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex colliensis Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):219. Megascolex colliensis - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima cokelat Fahri & Amaliah 2017 Raffles Bull Zool 65:560 Polypheretima cokelat MZB Oli. 0054 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima sedgwicki cognettii Ude 1932 Arch.Naturg.1:185. Pithemera cognettii - -
Megascolecidae Archipheretima cofini James 2009 ODE 9(3):244e12 Archipheretima cofini NMA, KUNHM -
Megascolecidae Megascolex coeruleus Bourne 1891 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 32:49. Megascolex coeruleus - -
Megascolecidae Rhododrilus cockayni waterfieldi Benham 1909 Subant.Is.N.Z.1:278. Rhododrilus cockayni waterfieldi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides cochinensis Michaelsen 1910 Abh.Ver.Hamb.19:56. Travoscolides cochinensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex cochinensis Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:96. Megascolex cochinensis - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta coccyx Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Diporochaeta coccyx - -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta clavi Blakemore, R. 2000 Records of the Queen Victoria Museum p.28 Anisochaeta clavi - -
Megascolecidae Hickmaniella classica Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Hickmaniella classica - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus clarkei Dyne 1981 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.W.105(2):97. Plutellus clarkei - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta cingulata Schmarda 1861 Neue Wirbell.Th.1:14. Megascolex cingulatus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex cingulatus Beddard 1892 Ann.Nat.Hist.9:122. Megascolex cingulatus - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex choprai Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:230. Notoscolex choprai - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima choeina Michaelsen 1927 Boll.Lab.Zool.Portici 21:85. Amynthas choeinus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas chilanensis Tsai and Tsai 2007 J. Nat. Hist., 41: 362. Amynthas chilanensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas chiakensis Hong & James 2013 Zootaxa 3646:76 Amynthas chiakensis NIBR IV0000261338 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas cheonghakdongensis Hong 2017 J Nat Hist 51:439 Amynthas cheonghakdongensis ZIIYIV0000504460 - PDF
Megascolecidae Plutellus chenowithensis McKey F. 1970 Northwest Sci.44(4):240. Plutellus chenowithensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas cheni Qui et al 1994 Sichuan Journal of Zoology 13(4):143. Amynthas cheni - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides chengaunures Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:54. Travoscolides chengaunures - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima chaubinhensis Do 1994 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 16(1):23. Thang 3. Metaphire chaubinhensis - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta chathamensis Benham 1901 Trans.N.Z.Inst.33:134. Diporochaeta chathamensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas chandyi Hong, Y. 2008 Zootaxa 1914: 59. Amynthas chandyi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ceylonica Beddard 1886 Ann.Nat.Hist.17:89. Megascolex ceylonicus - Michaelsen 1900:228
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus ceylanensis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:183. Cryptodrilus ceylanensis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx ceylanensis Michaelsen 1904 SB Bohm.Ges.40:6. Perionyx ceylanensis - -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta cethana Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Anisochaeta cethana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ceramensis Cognetti 1922 Boll.Mus.Torino 37(744):1. Pheretima ceramensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas centurio Blakemore 2015 J. Spec. Res 4:11 Amynthas centurio NIBR-IV0000261303 -
Megascolecidae Megascolex celmisiae Jamieson 1973 Rec.Aust.Mus.28(11):215. Megascolex celmisiae - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas celebensis Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:32. Planapheretima celebensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima caudana Michaelsen 1934 Arch.Zool.Exp.Gen.79:531. Amynthas caudanus - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima cattienensis Nguyen, Tran & Nguyen 2015 Zootaxa 3905:594 Polypheretima cattienensis CTU-EW040-h01 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas catenus Tsai, Shen, Tsai 2001 Zool. Stud., 40(4): 279. Amynthas catenus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas catenatus Nguyen, Lam, Trinh & Nguyen 2020 ZooKeys 932:14 Amynthas catenatus CTU-EW.189.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolides catenastagnis Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Megascolides catenastagnis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides cataractus Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Megascolides cataractus - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta caswelli Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:270. Diporochaeta caswelli - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima castilloi James, S.W., Hong, Y., Kim,T.H. 2004 Rev.suisse Zool. 111(1):6 Pheretima castilloi - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas castaneus Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:56. Amynthas castaneus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides cascadensis F.Smith 1937 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.84(3009):164. Driloleirus cascadensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima carolinensis Michaelsen 1910 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.27(2):105. Metapheretima carolinensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima garama Gates 1958 Amer.Mus.Nov.no.1888:8. Metapheretima carolinensis - -
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