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 Perichaeta newcombei Beddard 1887 Proc.Roy.Soc.Edinb.14:170. Propheretima newcombei - Blakemore 2000:38
Megascolecidae Perichaeta novae-zelandiae Beddard 1888 Ann.Nat.Hist.2:434. Diporochaeta intermedia - Blakemore 2012:130
Megascolecidae Perichaeta intermedia Beddard 1889 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1889:380. Diporochaeta intermedia - Blakemore 2012:130
Megascolecidae Perichaeta forbesi Beddard 1890 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1890:65. Amynthas forbesi - -
Megascolecidae Deodrilus jacksoni Beddard 1890 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.)31:467. Deodrilus jacksoni - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vaillanti Beddard 1890 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1890:66. Pheretima vaillanti - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta oeriginosa Beddard 1891 Proc.Phys.Soc.Edinb.10:278. Amynthas aeruginosus - -
Megascolecidae Perissogaster nunoralis Beddard 1891 Proc.Phys.Soc.Edinb.10:277. Perissogaster nunoralis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta barbadensis Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:167. Amynthas barbadensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bermudensis Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:160. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dyeri Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:157. Amynthas rodericensis - Blakemore 2014:120
Megascolecidae Perichaeta masatakae Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:761. Amynthas masatakae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta mauritiana Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:170. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta morrisi Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:166. Amynthas morrisi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta nipponica Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:760. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta rokugo Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:756. Amynthas rokugo - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sinensis Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:158. Amynthas sinensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tokioensis Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:762. Amynthas tokioensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex cingulatus Beddard 1892 Ann.Nat.Hist.9:122. Megascolex cingulatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hesperidum Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:169. Metaphire hesperidum - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vitiensis Beddard 1892 Ann.Nat.Hist.9:131. Pheretima vitiensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sinensis Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:158. Pheretima sinensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta taprobanae Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:163. Polypheretima taprobanae - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx intermedius Beddard 1893 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1893:689. Perionyx intermedius - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex armatus Beddard 1883 Ann Mag Nat Hist 12:256 Megascolex armatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sanctijacobi Beddard 1895 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1895:61. Amynthas sanctijacobi - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta alsophila Beddard 1895 Monogr.Acanthodr.:441. Diporochaeta alsophila - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex monticola Beddard 1895 Monogr.Oligo.:374. Megascolex monticola - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex tenax Beddard 1895 Monogr.Oligo.:377. Megascolex tenax - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta violacea Beddard 1895 Monogr.Oligo.:407 Pithemera violacea - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta acystis Beddard 1895 Monogr.Oligo.:423. Polypheretima elongata - -
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 esafatae Beddard 1899 Zool.Results 2:187. Amynthas esafatae - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima solomonis Beddard 1899 Zool.Results.2:188. Amynthas solomonis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pacifica Beddard 1899 Zool.Results 2:190. Pithemera pacifica - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta solomonis Beddard 1899 Zool.Results.2:188. Amynthas solomonis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas alexandri Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:999. Amynthas alexandri - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas evansi Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:907. Amynthas evansi - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas biporus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:908. Metaphire bipora - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas kelantanensis Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:902. Metaphire kelantanensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas malayanus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:893. Metaphire malayana - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas perichaeta Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:896. Metaphire perichaeta - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas pulauensis Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:904. Metaphire pulauensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas virgo Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:895. Metaphire virgo - -
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