Earthworm species. A searchable database*
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FAMILY GENUS SPECIES AUTHOR YEAR LITERATURE VALID_GENUS VALID_SPECIES TYPE REFERENCE DESCRIPTION
Megascolecidae Perichaeta atheca Rosa 1896 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)36:520. spec inc sed - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta viridis Schmarda 1861 Neue Wirbell.Th.1:13. Megascolex Spec. Inc. Sed. - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hulikalensis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:668. Megascolex spec. Inc. Sed. - Stephenson 1923:290
Megascolecidae Perichaeta neoguinensis spectabilis Rosa 1898 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)39:60. Amynthas spectabilis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex spectabilis Michaelsen 1910 Abh.Ver.Hamb.19:80. Megascolex spectabilis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima speiseri Michaelsen 1913 Nova Caledonia 1(3):263. Metapheretima speiseri - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta spenceri Michaelsen 1907 Abh.Ver.Hamb.19(5):47. Diporochaeta spenceri - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus spenceri Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Cryptodrilus spenceri - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima spiridonovi Thai 1996 Tap Chi Sihn Hoc 18(1)3:3. Polypheretima spiridonovi SORC-HV.226 Nguyen et al. 2014
Megascolecidae Amynthas srinan Panha & Bantaowong 2011 Zookeys 90: 49 Amynthas srinan CUMZ 3210 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas stabilis Dong & Juang 2018 Zootaxa 4496:263 Amynthas stabilis C-GX201305-06A - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolides steeli Spencer 1900 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:34. Megascolides steeli - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta steelii Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:10. Spenceriella steelii - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta stelleri Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:39. Polypheretima stelleri - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas stelleri annectens Michaelsen 1899 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Anst.16(2):42. Polypheretima stelleri - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas stelleri barami Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:41. Amynthas stelleri barami - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas stelleri everetti Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:43. Amynthas stelleri everetti - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas stelleri typicus Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:40. Amynthas stelleri typicus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima stephensoni Michaelsen 1934 Arch.Zool.Exp.Gen.76:543. Metaphire stephensoni - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus stewartensis Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:333. Plutellus stewartensis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex stewarti Stephenson 1914 Rec.Ind.Mus.8:382. Notoscolex stewarti - -
Megascolecidae Metapheretima stingi Easton 1979 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 35(1):109. Metapheretima stingi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima stipata Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.236 Amynthas stipatus - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Perichaeta stirlingi Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:395. Gemascolex stirlingi - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus strelitzi Michaelsen 1905 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):168. Plutellus strelitzi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima strellana Gates 1949 Bull.Raffles Mus.19:34. Metaphire strellana - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella strzeleckii Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Perionychelal strezeleckii - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex striatus Stephenson 1914 Rec.Ind.Mus.8:380. Notoscolex striatus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas stricosus Qiu & Sun 2012 Zootaxa 3458: 150 Amynthas stricosus C-HN029-02A -
Megascolecidae Nelloscolex strigosus Gates 1939 Rec.Ind.Mus.41:40. Nelloscolex strigosus - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta stronach Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Diporochaeta stronach - -
Megascolecidae Caecadrilus strzelecki Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Caecadrilus strzelecki - -
Megascolecidae Amphimiximus stumpyi Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Amphimiximus stumpyi - -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta stumpysinensis Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Anisochaeta stumpysinensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima subanensis Aspe & James 2014 Zootaxa 3881:433 Pheretima subanensis NMA 4523 -
Megascolecidae Pseudocryptodrilus sublimis Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1061 Pseudocryptodrilus sublimis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima subtilis Gates 1943 Ohio J.Sci.43:104. Metaphire subtilis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus subtilis Gates 1954 Rec.Ind.Mus.52:73. Plutellus subtilis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas subulatus Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16(2):29. Planapheretima subulatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sucata Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:88. Amynthas sucatus - -
Megascolecidae Metapheretima sucklingensis Easton 1979 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 35(1):102. Metapheretima sucklingensis - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta sucta Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Diporochaeta sucta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima suctoria Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):165. Amynthas suctorius - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex /Trinephrus/ suctorius Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):207. Notoscolex suctorius - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima suctoria mullani Stephenson 1924 Rec.Ind.Mus.26:340. Amynthas suctorius mullani - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sulcata Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus34:424. Amynthas sulcatus - -
Megascolecidae Kanchuria sumerianus Julka 1988 Res.Bull.(Sci) Panjab Univ.39(1-2):89. Kanchuria sumerianus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta supuensis Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:225. Amynthas supuensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas surculatus Azama & Ishizuka 2018 Edaphologia 103:25 Amynthas surculatus RUMF-ZO-00013 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas surculatus Azama & Ishizuka 2018 Edaphologia 103:25 Amynthas surculatus RUMF-ZO- 00013 - PDF
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