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 Metaphire surinensis Bantaowong & Panha 2016 Zootaxa 4117:81 Metaphire surinensis CUMZ 3395 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima susakii Kobayashi 1936 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)11:171. Amynthas susakii - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima susakii patina Kobayashi 1936 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)11:175. Amynthas susakii patinus - -
Megascolecidae Tokea suteri Benham 1904 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1904:250. Tokea suteri - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Pithemera suwastikai Fahri, Amaliah & Atmowidi 2018 ZooKeys 805:4 Pithemera suwastikai MZB Oli. 062 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima swanus Tsai 1964 Quart.J.Taiwan Mus.17:13. Amynthas swanus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex swarbricki Nicholls & Jackson 1927 J.Roy.Soc.W.Aust.12:143. Austrohoplochaetella swarbricki - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Metapheretima) swelaensis Ude 1932 Arch.Naturg.1:178. Polypheretima swelaensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sylvatica Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:5. Spenceriella sylvatica - -
Megascolecidae Didymogaster sylvaticus Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:554. Didymogaster sylvaticus - -
Megascolecidae Lampito sylvicola Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Anst.24(2):161. Lampito sylvicola - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex sylvicola marinae Stephenson 1924 Rec.Ind.Mus.26:336. Megascolex sylvicola marinae - -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus symmetricus Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus symmetricus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex syndetoporus Jackson 1931 J.Roy.Soc.W.Aust.17:117. Austrohoplochaetella syndetoporus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima szechuanensis Chen 1931 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 7:160. Amynthas szechuanensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima szechuanensis valata Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:103. Amynthas szechuanensis valatus - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima tabhingensis Lam, Nguyen & Nguyen 2018 Bull Raffles Mus 66:575 Polypheretima tabhingensis CTU-EW.185.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima tabukensis Hong & James 2010 Zool. Studies 49(4): 530 Pheretima tabukensis NMA 4331 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas tabulatus Hong & James 2009 J. Nat. Hist. 43(21-22): 1245 Amynthas tabulatus - -
Megascolecidae Pithemera tadulako Fahri, Amaliah & Atmowidi 2018 ZooKeys 805:6 Pithemera tadulako MZB Oli. 064 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas taebaekensis Yong Hong & S. W. James 2001 Rev. suisse Zool. 108/1/:68. Amynthas taebaekensis - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire tahanmonta Chang and Chen 2005 J. Nat. Hist., 39: 1475. Metaphire tahanmonta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima taipeiensis Tsai 1964 Quart.J.Taiwan Mus.17:12. Amynthas taipeiensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta taitensis Grube 1866 Verh.Ges.Wien 16:180. Amynthas taitensis - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire taiwanensis Chu-Fa Tsai, Su-Chen Tsai, Huei-Ping She 2004 Journal of Natural History Metaphire taiwanensis - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire taiwanensis tsaii Chang & Chen 2014 Zootaxa 3774:328 Metaphire taiwanensis tsaii MZNTU 14-05614 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas taiwumontis Shen et al 2013 Zootaxa 3599:479 Amynthas taiwumontis NTU 14-07399 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas taiwumontis Shen, Chang, Li, Chih & Chen 2013 Zootaxa 3599:479 Amynthas taiwumontis IZCLNTU 14-07399 -
Megascolecidae Plutellus taksingensis Julka 1981 Rev.Zool.Surv.Ind. Plutellus taksingensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas talaandigensis Aspe & James 2016 Zool Stud 55(8):23 Amynthas talaandigensis NMA 4597 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas talus Blakemore 2014 Opusc Zool 45(2): 138 Amynthas talus ANIC (RB.95.1.1 -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta tamara Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Anisochaeta tamara - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima tamarae Easton 1984 N.Z.Journ.Zool.vol.11:126. Polypheretima tamarae - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima tani Thai 1996 Tap Chi Sihn Hoc 18(1)3:4. Metapheretima tani SORC-HV.227 Nguyen et al. 2014
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus tanjilensis Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:134. Cryptodrilus tanjilensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas tantulus Shen, Tsai & Tsai 2003 Zool Stud 42:484 Amynthas tantulus TERSI-1999-24-Shen - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima tanudanensis Hong & James 2011 J. Nat. Hist. 45: 1770 Pheretima tanudanensis NMA 04373 -
Megascolecidae Pithemera tao Wang & Shih 2010 Zootaxa 2341: 56 Pithemera tao NCHUZOOL 13541 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima tappensis Ohfuchi 1935 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)10:409. Amynthas tappensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bimaculata Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.42 Amynthas tappensis - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima silvatica Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.46 Amynthas tappensis - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima surcata Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.48 Amynthas tappensis - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Perichaeta taprobanae Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:163. Polypheretima taprobanae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pauli Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:243. Polypheretima taprobanae - -
Megascolecidae Digaster tararanea Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.422. Digaster tararanea - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides tasmani Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:313. Notoscolex tasmani - Blakemore 2011
Megascolecidae Notoscolex tasmanianus Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:607. Vesiculodrilus tasmanianus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tasmanica Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.N.S.Wales 7:47. Anisochaeta tasmanica - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima tavvarinensis Cognetti 1911 Boll.Mus.Torino 26(641):2. Pheretima tavvarinensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas tayalis Chu-Fu,T., Huei-Ping,S., Su-Chen, T. 1999 Journal of the National Taiwan Museum p.36 Amynthas tayalis - -
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