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 malamaniensis Benham 1891 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 32:316. Pheretima montana - Blakemore 2007 PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolex coeruleus Bourne 1891 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 32:49. Megascolex coeruleus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta heterochaeta Michaelsen 1891 Abh.Ver.Hamb.11:6. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Fletcherodrilus unicus fasciatus Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:32.(Fletcher:Notes on Austrl.Eathw.VI.Ebendas.IV.2.) Fletcherodrilus unicus fasciatus - -
Megascolecidae Fletcherodrilus unicus pelewensis Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:32. Fletcherodrilus unicus pelewensis - -
Megascolecidae Fletcherodrilus unicus purpureus Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:32.(Mich.:Oligo.Nat.hist.Mus.Hamb.I.-Fahrb.wiss.Anst.Hamb.Bd.VI. Fletcherodrilus unicus purpureus - -
Megascolecidae Fletcherodrilus unicus typicus Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:32.(Fletcher:Notes on Austrl.Eathw.V.Ebendas.III.2.) Fletcherodrilus unicus typicus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ferdinandi Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:38. Metaphire ferdinandi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta madagascarensis Michaelsen 1891 Arch.Naturg.57(1):227. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perionyx gruenewaldi Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:33. Perionyx excavatus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx sansibaricus Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.9:4. Perionyx sansibaricus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sangirensis Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:36. Pheretima sangirensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta stelleri Michaelsen 1891 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.8:39. Polypheretima stelleri - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta grubei Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien 6:395. Amynthas grubei - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hawayana Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien 6:396. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ijimae Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien 6:402. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus insularis Rosa 1891 Ann.Nat.Hist.Wien 6:387. Cryptodrilus insularis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta operculata Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien.6:398. Metaphire operculata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta novarae Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien.6:396. Pheretima novarae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta philippina Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien.6:397. Pheretima philippina philippina - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta racemosa Rosa 1891 Ann.Hoff.Wien 6:399. Pheretima racemosa - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pentacystis Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien.6:400. Polypheretima pentacystis - -
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 Megascolides mawarrae Benham 1890 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 31:224. Megascolides mawarrae - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus fasciatus Fletcher 1890 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 4:988. Cryptodrilus fasciatus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus saccarius montanus Fletcher 1890 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 4:1011. Cryptodrilus saccarius montanus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus saccarius robustus Fletcher 1890 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 4:1012. Cryptodrilus saccarius robustus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus semicinctus Fletcher 1890 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 4:996. Cryptodrilus semicinctus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus tryoni Fletcher 1890 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 4:994. Cryptodrilus tryoni - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta fecunda Fletcher 1890 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 4:1007. Spenceriella fecunda - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta macquariensis Fletcher 1890 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 4:1000. Spenceriella macquariensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta terraereginae Fletcher 1890 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 4:1002. Terrisswalkerius terraereginae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vordermanni Horst 1890 Notes Leyden Mus.12:231. Amynthas vordermani - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta annulata Horst 1890 Notes Leyden Mus.12:236. Metapheretima annulata - Sims and Easton 1972:233
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sluiteri Horst 1890 Notes Leyden Mus.12:234. Pheretima sluiteri - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ringeana Michaelsen 1890 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.7:10. Metaphire ringeana - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bournei Rosa 1890 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)30:110. Amynthas bournei - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta carinensis Rosa 1890 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)30:107. Amynthas carinensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta campanulata Rosa 1890 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)30:115. Metaphire campanulata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta peguana Rosa 1890 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)30:113. Metaphire peguana - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx arboricola Rosa 1890 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)30:119. Planapheretima arboricola - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta intermedia Beddard 1889 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1889:380. Diporochaeta intermedia - Blakemore 2012:130
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus canaliculatus Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1534. Cryptodrilus canaliculatus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus fastigatus Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1541. Cryptodrilus fastigatus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus illawarrae Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1546. Cryptodrilus illawarrae - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus manifestus Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1538. Cryptodrilus manifestus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus mediocris Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1544. Cryptodrilus mediocris - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus mudgeanus Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1532. Cryptodrilus mudgeanus - -
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