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 bukidnonensis S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2004. 52(2):294. Pheretima bukidnonensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima monotheca S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2004. 52(2):295. Pheretima monotheca - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima quincunxia S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2004. 52(2):295. Pheretima quincunxia - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima diesmosi S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2004. 52(2):299. Pheretima diesmosi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima monoporata S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2004. 52(2):300. Pheretima monoporata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rugosa S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2004. 52(2):300. Pheretima rugosa - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vicinipora S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52(2):301. Pheretima vicinipora - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima baungonensis S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52(2):303. Pheretima baungonensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima paucisetosa S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52(2):303. Pheretima paucisetosa - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima alba S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52(2):304. Pheretima alba - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rubida S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52(2):304. Pheretima rubida - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima virgata S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52(2):305. Pheretima virgata - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas heaneyi S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52(2):306. Amynthas heaneyi - -
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster valida S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52(2):309. Pleionogaster valida - -
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster kitangladensis S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52(2):310. Pleionogaster kitangladensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides ruber Lee 1952 Trans Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:29. Tokea ruber - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Megascolides parvus Lee 1952 Trans Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:30. Tokea parva - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Megascolides raglani Lee 1952 Trans Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:31. Megascolides raglani - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides fuscus Lee 1952 Trans Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:32. Megascolides fuscus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides irregularis Lee 1952 Trans Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:34. Megascolides irregularis - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta chathamensis Benham 1901 Trans.N.Z.Inst.33:134. Diporochaeta chathamensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex laingii Benham 1903 Trans.N.Z.Inst.35:273. Megascolex laingii - -
Megascolecidae Tokea decipiens Benham 1906 Trans.N.Z.Inst.38:241. Megascolides maoricus - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta gigantea Benham 1906 Trans.N.Z.Inst.38:251. Celeriella gigantea - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta shakespeari Benham 1906 Trans.N.Z.Inst.38:254. Celeriella antarctica - Lee 1962
Megascolecidae Megascolex lineatus Hutton 1877 Trans.N.Z.Inst.9:352. Megascolecidae lineatus - -
Megascolecidae Pleurochaeta moseleyi Beddard 1883 Trans.Rot.Soc.Edinb.30:481. Pleurochaeta moseleyi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides napierensis Benham 1941 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.71:27. Megascolides napierensis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex equestris Benham 1942 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.72:220. Aporodrilus equestris - Blakemore 2011
Megascolecidae Pheretima clerica Benham 1947 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.76:423. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex hakeaphilus Benham 1949 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.77:346. Notoscolex hakeaphilus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus microchaeta Benham 1950 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.78:324. Cryptodrilus microchaeta - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides viridis Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:28. Tokea viridis - Blakemore
Megascolecidae Megascolides albus Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:35. Megascolides albus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex novae-zelandiae Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:38. Megascolex novae-zelandiae - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima campestris Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:39. Amynthas campestris - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta obtusa Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:41. Diporochaeta obtusa - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx egmonti Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:43. Perionyx egmonti - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima tumulifaciens Lee 1967 Trans.Roy.Soc.S.Aust.91:59. Metapheretima jocchana - -
Megascolecidae Gemascolex newmani Edmonds & Jamieson 1973 Trans.Roy.Soc.S.Aust.97(1):23. Gemascolex newmani - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima maxima Cognetti 1915 Trans.Zool.Soc.Lond.20:493. Amynthas maximus - -
Megascolecidae Parapheretima utekwana Cognetti 1915 Trans.Zool.Soc.London 20:494. Pheretima (Planapheretima) utekwana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima gastrizusa Michaelsen 1928 Treubia 10:292. Amynthas gastrizusus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima notizusa Michaelsen 1928 Treubia 10:294. Metaphire notizusa - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima baliemensis Gates 1948 Treubia 19(2):144. Metaphire baliemensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bernhardi Gates 1948 Treubia 19(2):149. Pheretima (Planapheretima) bernhardi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima habbemana Gates 1948 Treubia 19(2):151. Pheretima habbemana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rufa Gates 1948 Treubia 19(2):160. Pheretima (Planapheretima) rufa - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rufomaculata Gates 1948 Treubia 19(2):162. Planapheretima rufomaculata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima baweanensis Michaelsen 1925 Treubia 5:389. Pheretima urceolata - -
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