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 modesta Michaelsen 1927 Boll.Lab.Zool.Portici 21:88. Amynthas modestus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima choeina Michaelsen 1927 Boll.Lab.Zool.Portici 21:85. Amynthas choeinus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima saba Sims & Eatson 1972 Biol.J.Linn.Soc.4(3):265. Planapheretima saba - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas omeimontis kinabalu Sims & Easton 1972 Biol.J.Linn.Soc.4(3):259. Amynthas omeimontis kinabalu - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ambonensis Cognetti 1913 Bijdr.Dierk.19:40. Pheretima ambonensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima saonekana Cognetti 1913 Bijdr.Dierk.19:39. Metaphire saonekana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima tosariana Cognetti 1913 Bijdr.Dierk.19:38. Pheretima tosariana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima weberi Cognetti 1913 Bijdr.Dierk.19:37. Metaphire weberi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima schraderi Gates 1970 Aust.Zool.15:388. Amynthas schrader - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kaironkensis Gates 1970 Aust.Zool.15:387. Amynthas kaironkensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bulmeri Gates 1970 Aust.Zool.15:386. Metapheretima bulmeri - -
Megascolecidae Begemius raveni Easton 1982 Aust.J.Zool.30:724. Begemius raveni - -
Megascolecidae Begemius yorkensis Easton 1982 Aust.J.Zool.30:724. Begemius yorkensis - -
Megascolecidae Begemius jamiesoni hornensis Easton 1982 Aust.J.Zool.30:720. Begemius jamiesoni hornensis - -
Megascolecidae Begemius lockerbiensis Easton 1982 Aust.J.Zool.30:720. Begemius lockerbiensis - -
Megascolecidae Begemius jamiesoni jamiesoni Easton 1982 Aust.J.Zool.30:719. Begemius jamiesoni jamiesoni - -
Megascolecidae Begemius gavini Easton 1982 Aust.J.Zool.30:717. Begemius gavini - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima unicystis Lee 1981 Aust.J.Zool.29(4):561. Pheretima unicystis - -
Megascolecidae Metapheretima erromangae Lee 1981 Aust.J.Zool.29(4):553. Metapheretima erromangae - -
Megascolecidae Metapheretima buckerfieldi Lee 1981 Aust.J.Zool.29(4):552. Metapheretima buckerfieldi - -
Megascolecidae Metapheretima apunae Lee 1981 Aust.J.Zool.29(4):550. Metapheretima apunae - -
Megascolecidae Metapheretima agathis Lee 1981 Aust.J.Zool.29(4):549. Metapheretima agathis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas sladeni Lee 1981 Aust.J.Zool.29(4):547. Amynthas sladeni - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas eltoni Lee 1981 Aust.J.Zool.29(4):546. Amynthas eltoni - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella noticula Jamieson & Wampler 1979 Aust.J.Zool.27(4):651. Spenceriella noticula - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella minor Jamieson 1979 Aust.J.Zool.27(4):648. Spenceriella minor - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella curtisi Jamieson & Wampler 1979 Aust.J.Zool.27(4):644. Spenceriella curtisi - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella cormieri Jamieson & Wampler 1979 Aust.J.Zool.27(4):641. Spenceriella cormieri - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ambigua Cognetti 1906 Atti.Acad.Torino 41:782. Amynthas ambiguus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima marenzelleri Cognetti 1906 Atti.Acad.Torino 41:780. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima habereri Cognetti 1906 Atti.Acad.Torino 41:777. Amynthas habereri - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex mazarredi Rosa 1894 Atti.Acad.Torino 29:6. Archipheretima mazarredi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex lorenzi Rosa 1894 Atti.Acad.Torino 29:5. Megascolex lorenzi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex pharetratus Rosa 1894 Atti.Acad.Torino 29:3. Megascolex pharetratus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta amazonica Rosa 1894 Atti.Acad.Torino 29:14. Amynthas amazonicus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta guarini Rosa 1894 Atti.Acad.Torino 29:13. Metaphire guarina - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas angtanensis Hong & James 2014 ASED 30:84 Amynthas angtanensis BDNUL 0025 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas vanhi Hong & James 2014 ASED 30:83 Amynthas vanhi BDNUL 0024 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas namhaensis Hong & James 2014 ASED 30:82 Amynthas namhaensis BDNUL 0023 -
Megascolecidae Perionyx tenuis Gates 1954 Ark.Zool.6(20):437. Perionyx tenuis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx nemoralis Gates 1954 Ark.Zool.6(20):435. Perionyx nemoralis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx montanus Gates 1954 Ark.Zool.6(20):433. Perionyx montanus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx memoralis Gates 1954 Ark.Zool.6(20):345. Perionyx memoralis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima polytoreuta Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A.(3):27. Amynthas polytoreutus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Archipheretima) scandens Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A.(3):18. Planapheretima scandens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima penrisseni Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A.(3):11. Archipheretima zonata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima tschiliensis Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A.(2):13. Metaphire tschiliensis - Shen 2018:327 PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima simplex Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A(3):48. Metaphire simplex - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pajana Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A(3):33. Metaphire pajana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pallescens Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A(3):15. Planapheretima pallescens - -
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