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 australis Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:561. Spenceriella australis - -
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 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 Diporochaeta ateramnis Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Diporochaeta ateramnis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx phalacrus atavia Michaelsen 1916 Ofv. Akad. Forh.52(13):16. Terrisswalkerius atavius - -
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 Pheretima pusilla Ohfuchi 1956 J.Agric.Sci.Tokyo 3:138. Amynthas assacceus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima medipusilla Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas assacceus - nom. nov. pro Ph. pusilla Ohfichi, 1956
Megascolecidae Perichaeta aspergillum Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:118. Amynthas aspergillus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta takatorii Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:76. Amynthas aspergillus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima paraglandularis Fang 1929 Sinesia Nank.1:15. 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 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 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 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 - -
Megascolecidae Metapheretima apunae Lee 1981 Aust.J.Zool.29(4):550. Metapheretima apunae - -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus apris Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus apris - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas appelhofae Hong 2019 JAPB 12:353 Amynthas appelhofae BDNUL0055 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas apongensis Aspe & James 2017 Raffles Bull Zool 65:358 Amynthas apongensis NMP 4628 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima apoensis Aspe & James 2016 Zool Stud 55(8):15 Pheretima apoensis NMA 4592 -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta apiocystis Stephenson 1933 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1932:928. Diporochaeta apiocystis - -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta aperta Blakemore, R. 1997 Journal of Natural History 31(12): 1824. Anisochaeta aperta - -
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