Earthworm species. A searchable database*
Family:
Genus:
Species:
Author:
Year:
Literature:
Valid genus:
Valid species:

This database is continuously updated but far not complete and naturally contains many mistakes. USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK

Last updated 26. March, 2020

Dear collegues, as the access to the zoological literature is frequently difficult please send your publised papers - preferably in PDF - to the following address: csuzdi.csaba -- alef --- gmail.com

If you are using this database please cite: Csuzdi, Cs. (2012) Earthworm species, a searchable database. Opuscula Zoologica, Budapest, 43(1): 97-99

eXTReMe Tracker
Found: 2523
FAMILY GENUS SPECIES AUTHOR YEAR LITERATURE VALID_GENUS VALID_SPECIES TYPE REFERENCE DESCRIPTION
Megascolecidae Pheretima andersoni choprai Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:233. Amynthas andersoni choprai - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima anomala centralis Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:234. Metaphire anomala centralis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex choprai Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:230. Notoscolex choprai - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima anomala insolita Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:234. Metaphire anomala - Blakemore 2007
Megascolecidae Pheretima anomala typica Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:234. Metaphire anomala - Blakemore 2007
Megascolecidae Pheretima berhalana Stephenson 1930 Misc.Zool.Sumatrana 45:1. Metaphire berhalana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima hupbonensis Stephenson 1931 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:61. Amynthas hupbonensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex rodwayi Stephenson 1931 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:53. Anisochaeta rodwayi - Blakemore 2000
Megascolecidae Perionyx ditheca Stephenson 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:186. Perionyx ditheca - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx setnai Stephenson 1931 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:63. Perionyx setnai - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus inflexus Stephenson 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:179. Plutellus inflexus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima annamensis Stephenson 1931 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:60. Polypheretima annamensis BMNH1930.2.7.10-11 -
Megascolecidae Woodwardiella pumila Stephenson 1931 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:51. Woodwardiella pumila - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima indica cameroni Stephenson 1932 Bull.Raffles Mus.7:47. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima baruana Stephenson 1932 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(10)9:209. Metaphire baruana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima brinchangensis Stephenson 1932 Bull.Raffles Mus.7:42. Metaphire brinchangensis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus affinis Stephenson 1932 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1932:904. Plutellus affinis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus uncinatus Stephenson 1932 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1932:907(?) Plutellus uncinatus - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta apiocystis Stephenson 1933 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1932:928. Diporochaeta apiocystis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex inermis Stephenson 1933 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1933:914. Anisochaeta inermis - -
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster sivickisi Stephenson 1933 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1933:923. Pleionogaster horsti - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardiella ashworthi Stephenson 1933 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1932:912. Woodwardiella ashworthi - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardiella dioecia Stephenson 1933 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1932:910. Woodwardiella dioecia - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire yeni Su-Chen,T., Huei-Ping,S., Chu-Fa,T. 2000 Journal of the National Taiwan Museum p.8 Metaphire yeni - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas pulvinus Sun & Jiang 2013 J Nat Hist 47:1156 Amynthas pulvinus SNM C-HN201115-08 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas retortus Sun & Jiang 2016 J Nat Hist 50:2505 Amynthas retortus C-SC201102-15A - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas orbicularis Sun & Jiang 2016 J Nat Hist 50:2509 Amynthas orbicularis C-SC201102-19A - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas dentiformis Sun & Jiang 2018 Zootaxa 4496:293 Amynthas dentiformis C-YN201105-02A - PDF
Megascolecidae Metaphire sanmingensis Sun & Jiang 2018 Zootaxa 4496:296 Metaphire sanmingensis C-FJ201008-02 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas zonarius Sun & Qiu 2015 Zootaxa 4058:258 Amynthas zonarius C-HN201114-06 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas wuzhimontis Sun & Qiu 2015 Zootaxa 4058:260 Amynthas wuzhimontis C-HN201109-07A -
Megascolecidae Amynthas leshanensis Sun & Qiu 2016 J Nat Hist 50:2500 Amynthas leshanensis C-SC201102-02A - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas gilvus Sun & Qiu 2016 J Nat Hist 50:2503 Amynthas gilvus C-SC201102-12A - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas dispersus Sun & Qiu 2018 Zootaxa 4496:288 Amynthas dispersus C-GD201108-07A - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas shanghangensis Sun & Qiu 2018 Zootaxa 4496:291 Amynthas shanghangensis C-GX201601-05 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas mirifius Sun & Zhao 2013 J Nat Hist 47:1151 Amynthas mirifius SNM C-HN201103-02 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas trapezoides Sun, Zhao & Qiu 2010 Zootaxa 2680:26-32 Amynthas trapezoides - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas conchipapillatus Sun, Zhao & Qiu 2010 Zootaxa 2680:26-32 Amynthas conchipapillatus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas dongfangensis Sun, Zhao & Qiu 2010 Zootaxa 2680:26-32 Amynthas dongfangensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vungtauensis T.Nguyen, N.Nguyen & A.Nguyen 2018 Zootaxa 4496:252 Pheretima vungtauensis CTU-EW.166.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima kagoshimensis Takahashi 1932 Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire hunanensis Tan & Zhong 1986 Acta.Zootax.Sin.11(2):144. Metaphire hunanensis - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire bifoliolare Tan & Zhong 1987 Acta.Zootax.Sin.12(2):129. Metaphire bifoliolare - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire biforatum Tan & Zhong 1987 Acta.Zootax.Sin.12(2):128. Metaphire biforatum - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex caeruleus Templeton 1844 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.12:89. Megascolex caeruleus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima angusticauda Thai 1982 Zool.Zh.61(6):821. Amynthas? angusticauda - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima banbongensis Thai 1982 Zool.Zh.61(6):829. Amynthas? banbongensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima campanoporophorata Thai 1982 Zool.Zh.61(6):825. Amynthas? campanoporophorata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima duplicoeca Thai 1982 Zool.Zh.61(6):822. Amynthas? duplicoeca - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima falcipapillata Thai 1982 Zool.Zh.61(6):826. Amynthas? falcipapillata - -
Version 0.5