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 axillis Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:122. Amynthas axillis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex avicula Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:66. Megascolex avicula - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus avesiculatus Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool) 26(4):271. Aporodrilus avesiculatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima autumnalis Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.101 Amynthas gracilis - Blakemore 2003
Megascolecidae Perichaeta austrina Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:956. Spenceriella austrina - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides australis McCoy 1878 Prodr.Zool.Vict.21. Megascolides australis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta australis Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:561. Spenceriella australis - -
Megascolecidae Trichaeta australis Spencer 1900 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:30. Anisochaeta trichaeta - Blakemore 2000:3
Megascolecidae Amynthas auriculus Chanabun & Panha 2023 ZooKeys 1176:208 Amynthas auriculus CUMZ 3825 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolex auriculata Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:64. Megascolex auriculata - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus auklandicus Benham 1909 Subant.Is.N.Z.1:278. Plutellus auklandicus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas aucklandis Blakemore 2013 J spec Res 2(1):24 Amynthas aucklandis NIBR-IV0000251100 -
Megascolecidae Megascolides attenuatus Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:155. Megascolides attenuatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta attenuata Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1552. Anisochaeta attenuata - Jamieson 2000
Megascolecidae Notoscolex attennata Boardman 1931 Rec.Aust.Mus.18:163. Notoscolex attennata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima atrorubens Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.105 Amynthas fuscatus - Blakemore 2003
Megascolecidae Pheretima atrofusca Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A (3)37. Metaphire atrofusca - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima atongensis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:746 Pheretima atongensis MSUN-A003 - PDF
Megascolecidae Perionyx athertonensis Michaelsen 1916 Ofv. Akad. Forh.52(13):7. Terrisswalkerius athertonensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta atheca Rosa 1896 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)36:520. spec inc sed - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta ateramnis Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Diporochaeta ateramnis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus asymmetricus Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):183. Plutellus asymmetricus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas assimilis Hong,Yong, Kim, TAe-Heung 2002 Korean Journal of Biological Sciences, p.196 Amynthas assimilis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima assaccea Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool) 12:382. Amynthas assacceus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta aspergillum Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:118. Amynthas aspergillus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas asiaticus Michaelsen 1900 Ann.Mus.St.-Peterbg.5:224. Amynthas asiaticus - Shen 2018 PDF
Megascolecidae Woodwardiella ashworthi Stephenson 1933 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1932:912. Woodwardiella ashworthi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ascensa Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:748 Pheretima ascensa MSUN-A005 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas arx Blakemore 2013 J spec Res 2(1):22 Amynthas arx NIBR-IV0000246444 -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta arthuri Benham 1897 J.Linn.Soc.London 26:205. Pheretima arthuri - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima arrobustoides Thai 1984 Zool.Zh.63(9):1237. Amynthas? arrobustoides - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima arrobusta Thai 1984 Zool.Zh.63(9):1327. Amynthas? arrobusta - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta arnoldi Spencer 1900 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:61. Diporochaeta arnoldi - -
Megascolecidae Digaster armifera Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:947. Digaster armifera - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex armatus Beddard 1883 Ann Mag Nat Hist 12:256 Megascolex armatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta armata Beddard 1883 Ann.Nat.Hist.12:216. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Amynthas aringeanus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:897. Polypheretima aringeana - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella argillae Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:342. Celeriella argillae - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima argentea Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.112 Amynthas fuscatus - Blakemore 2003
Megascolecidae Amynthas arenulus Bantaowong & Panha 2014 Raffles Bull Zool 62:658 Amynthas arenulus CUMZ 3299 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Metapheretima) arensi Ude 1932 Arch.Naturg.1:168. Metapheretima arensi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima areniphila Chen & Hsu 1975 Acta Zool.Sin.21(1):91. Pheretima areniphila - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ardita Cognetti 1914 Zool.Jb.Syst.37:353. Metapheretima sentanensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima arcuata Gates 1937 Bull.Raffles Mus.13:189. Metaphire arcuata - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx arboricola Rosa 1890 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)30:119. Planapheretima arboricola - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima arboricola Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:399. Planapheretima arboricola - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima arayatensis James, S.W., Hong, Y., Kim,T.H. 2004 Rev.suisse Zool. 111(1):4 Pheretima arayatensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima aquila Aspe & James 2017 Raffles Bull Zool 65:365 Pheretima aquila NMP 4620 - PDF
Megascolecidae Plutellus aquatilis Stephenson 1921 Rec.Ind.Mus.22:756. Plutellus aquatilis - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta aquatica Benham 1903 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.2:226. Diporochaeta aquatica - -
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