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 Megascolides americanus F.Smith 1897 Amer.Nat.31:203. Driloleirus americanus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus ceylanensis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:183. Cryptodrilus ceylanensis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus crassicystis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Nat.Hist.Mus.Hamb.14:194. Cryptodrilus crassicystis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus dambullaensis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:181. Cryptodrilus dambullaensis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus decipiens Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:197. Cryptodrilus decipiens - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus sarasinorum Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:177. Cryptodrilus sarasinorum - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus trincomaliensis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:188. Cryptodrilus trincomaliensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex acanthodriloides Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:235. Megascolex acanthodriloides - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex funis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:210. Megascolex funis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex multispinus Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:211. Megascolex multispinus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex nureliyensis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:232. Megascolex nureliyensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex sarasinorum Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:224. Megascolex sarasinorum - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex schmardae Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:208. Megascolex schmardae - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex singhalensis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:227. Megascolex singhalensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex varians Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:201. Megascolex varians - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex varians simplex Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:207. Megascolex simplex varians - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex zygochaetus Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:199. Megascolex zygochaetus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides singhalensis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:174. Megascolides singhalensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta indica ceylonica Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:246. Pheretima darnleiensis - Sims and Easton 1972:260
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pauli Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:243. Polypheretima taprobanae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta insulae Beddard 1896 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1896:204. Amynthas insulae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta molokaiensis Beddard 1896 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1896:201. Amynthas molokaiensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta perkinsi Beddard 1896 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1896:198. Amynthas perkinsi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta trinitatis Beddard 1896 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1896:206. Amynthas trinitatis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex albidus Beddard 1896 Monogr.Oligo.:387. Megascolex albidus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sandvicensis Beddard 1896 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1896:203. Metaphire sandvicensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta trityphla Beddard 1896 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1896:205. Duplodicodrilus schmardae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bonthainensis Benham 1896 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(6)18:437. Amynthas bonthainensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta digitata Benham 1896 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.18:430. Amynthas digitatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta jampeana Benham 1896 Ann.Nat.Hist.18:430. Amynthas jampeanus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx violaceus Horst 1896 Reise Niederl.O.-Ind.3:72. Perionyx violaceus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta halmaherae Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.24:208. Amynthas halmaherae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta halmaherae batjanensis Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckb.Ges.23:215. Amynthas halmaherae batjanensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta halmaherae galelensis Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:221. Amynthas halmaherae galelensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta halmaherae gamsungi Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:218. Amynthas halmaherae gamsungi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta halmapherae caecilia Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:217. Amynthas halmapherae caecilius - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta minahassae Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:235. Amynthas minahassae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pataniensis Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:222. Amynthas pataniensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pataniensis labuhensis Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:224. Amynthas pataniensis labuhensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta supuensis Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:225. Amynthas supuensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima halmaherae imparicystis Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:216. Amynthas halmaherae imparicystis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta densipapillata Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:227. Metaphire densipapillata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bosschae Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:238. Pheretima bosschae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta crassicystis Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:204. Pheretima crassicystis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta crassicystis chica Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:207. Pheretima crassicystis chica - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta crassicystis tobeloensis Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:204. Pheretima crassicystis tobeloensis - -
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster ternatae Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:198. Pleionogaster horsti - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta barami Michaelsen 1896 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.23:203. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta acrophila Rosa 1896 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)36:527. Amynthas acrophilus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta glandulosa Rosa 1896 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)36:524. Amynthas glandulosus - -
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