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 Amynthas aringeanus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:897. Polypheretima aringeana - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas minutus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:906. Polypheretima polytheca - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas polythecus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:897. Polypheretima polytheca - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima voeltzkowi Michaelsen 1907 Wiss.Erg.Reise Ostafr.2:45. Polypheretima voeltzkowi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima fakfakensis Cognetti 1908 Boll.Mus.Torino 23(584):1. Polypheretima fakfakensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima fakfakensis tetratheca Michaelsen 1910 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.33:254. Polypheretima annulata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mertoni Michaelsen 1910 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.33:256. Polypheretima mertoni - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima polytheca aruensis Michaelsen 1910 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.33:252. Polypheretima bifaria - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima stelleri koroensis Michaelsen 1910 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.27:109. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima monticola Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:195. Polypheretima monticola - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima invisa Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:294. Polypheretima annulata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kochii Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:293. Polypheretima annulata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima fida Michaelsen 1913 Nova Caledonia 1(3):259. Polypheretima fida - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima grata Cognetti 1914 Zool.Jb.Syst.37:362. Polypheretima grata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima molleri Michaelsen 1920 Ark.Zool.13(19):12. Polypheretima moelleri - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima schaedleri Michaelsen 1922 Capita Zool.1(3):52. Polypheretima annulata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sibogae Michaelsen 1922 Capita Zool.1(3):23. Polypheretima sibogae - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima stelleri mahakkami Michaelsen 1922 Capita.Zool.1(3):25. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bifaria Michaelsen 1924 Nova Guinea 15:18. Polypheretima bifaria - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sepikensis Ude 1924 Zool.Anz.61:81. Polypheretima sepikensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima beranensis Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A (3):23. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima annamensis Stephenson 1931 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:60. Polypheretima annamensis BMNH1930.2.7.10-11 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima baritoensis Michaelsen 1932 Bull.Mus.Hist.Nat.Belg.8(32):9. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima renschi Ude 1932 Arch.Naturg.1:141. Polypheretima renschi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Metapheretima) badia Ude 1932 Arch.Naturg.1:171. Polypheretima badia - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Metapheretima) elberti Ude 1932 Arch.Naturg.1:175. Polypheretima elberti - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Metapheretima) kellneri Ude 1932 Arch.Naturg.1:177. Polypheretima kellneri - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Metapheretima) swelaensis Ude 1932 Arch.Naturg.1:178. Polypheretima swelaensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima touranensis Michaelsen 1934 Arch.Zool.Exp.Gen.76:499. Polypheretima touranensis MHNP A730 Nguyen et al. 2014
Megascolecidae Pheretima beranensis tinjarana Michaelsen 1934 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 77:25. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima koyana Michaelsen 1934 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 77:29. Polypheretima koyana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bifaria wizzi Michaelsen 1938 Zool.Anz.121:171. Polypheretima bifaria - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima coplandi Easton 1979 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 35(1):62. Polypheretima coplandi - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima gatesi Easton 1979 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 35(1):62. Polypheretima gatesi - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima huonensis Easton 1979 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 35(1):63. Polypheretima huonensis - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima kershawae Easton 1979 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 35(1):62. Polypheretima kershawae - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima lesonea Easton 1979 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 35(1):51. Polypheretima lesonea - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima patae Easton 1979 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 35(1):61. Polypheretima patae - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima sempolensis Easton 1979 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 35(1):39. Polypheretima sempolensis - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima neglecta Easton 1984 N.Z.Journ.Zool.vol.11:116. Polypheretima neglecta - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima tamarae Easton 1984 N.Z.Journ.Zool.vol.11:126. Polypheretima tamarae - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima colonensis Thai 1996 Tap Chi Sihn Hoc 18(1)3:1. Polypheretima colonensis SORC-HV.222 Nguyen et al. 2014
Megascolecidae Pheretima grandisetosa Thai 1996 Tap Chi Sihn Hoc 18(1)3:3. Polypheretima grandisetosa SORC-HV.223 Nguyen et al. 2014
Megascolecidae Pheretima kyhaenensis Thai 1996 Tap Chi Sihn Hoc 18(1)3:4. Polypheretima kyhaenensis SORC-HV.224 Nguyen et al. 2014
Megascolecidae Pheretima spiridonovi Thai 1996 Tap Chi Sihn Hoc 18(1)3:3. Polypheretima spiridonovi SORC-HV.226 Nguyen et al. 2014
Megascolecidae Polypheretima fruticosa Hong & James 2008 Rev. Suisse Zool. 115: 349 Polypheretima fruticosa - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima perlucidula Hong & James 2008 Rev. Suisse Zool. 115: 350 Polypheretima perlucidula - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima bannaworensis Hong & James 2008 Rev. Suisse Zool. 115: 351 Polypheretima bannaworensis - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima pagudpudensis Hong & James 2011 Raffles Bull. Zool. 59: 26 Polypheretima pagudpudensis NMA 4392 -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima cattienensis Nguyen, Tran & Nguyen 2015 Zootaxa 3905:594 Polypheretima cattienensis CTU-EW040-h01 -
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