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 Amynthas aringeanus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:897. Polypheretima aringeana - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas minutus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:906. Polypheretima polytheca - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas polythecus Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:897. Polypheretima polytheca - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima albobrunnea Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D):7:191. Amynthas albobrunneus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima americanorum Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:200. Amynthas americanorum - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima orientalis Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:188. Amynthas orientalis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pauaiensis Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D)7:194. Amynthas pauaiensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sodalis Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:192. Amynthas sodalis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima decipiens Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:180. Metaphire decipiens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima incerta Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:197. Metaphire incerta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima benguetensis Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:183. Pheretima benguetensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima monticola Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:195. Polypheretima monticola - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas whitteni Bantaowong, Chanabun & Panha 2020 Raffles Bull Zool suppl. 35:17 Amynthas whitteni CUMZ 3805 - PDF
Megascolecidae Metaphire grandipenes Bantaowong & Panha 2011 Trop. Nat. Hist. 11: 65 Metaphire grandipenes CUMZ 3213 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas arenulus Bantaowong & Panha 2014 Raffles Bull Zool 62:658 Amynthas arenulus CUMZ 3299 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas longicaeca Bantaowong & Panha 2014 Raffles Bull Zool 62:660 Amynthas longicaeca CUMZ 3304 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas phucheefah Bantaowong & Panha 2014 Raffles Bull Zool 62:662 Amynthas phucheefah CUMZ 3306 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas thakhantho Bantaowong & Panha 2014 Raffles Bull Zool 62:665 Amynthas thakhantho CUMZ 3308 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas turris Bantaowong & Panha 2015 Trop Nat Hist 15(2): 169 Amynthas turris CUMZ 3397 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas nangrongensis Bantaowong & Panha 2015 Trop Nat Hist 15(2): 171 Amynthas nangrongensis CUMZ 3399 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas khaohayod Bantaowong & Panha 2015 Trop Nat Hist 15(2): 173 Amynthas khaohayod CUMZ 3401 -
Megascolecidae Metaphire songkhlaensis Bantaowong & Panha 2016 Zootaxa 4117:65 Metaphire songkhlaensis CUMZ 3373 -
Megascolecidae Metaphire trangensis Bantaowong & Panha 2016 Zootaxa 4117:70 Metaphire trangensis CUMZ 3375 -
Megascolecidae Metaphire khaoluangensis Bantaowong & Panha 2016 Zootaxa 4117:71 Metaphire khaoluangensis CUMZ 3377 -
Megascolecidae Metaphire khaochamao Bantaowong & Panha 2016 Zootaxa 4117:73 Metaphire khaochamao CUMZ 3382 -
Megascolecidae Metaphire doiphamon Bantaowong & Panha 2016 Zootaxa 4117:76 Metaphire doiphamon CUMZ 3390 -
Megascolecidae Metaphire saxicalcis Bantaowong & Panha 2016 Zootaxa 4117:78 Metaphire saxicalcis CUMZ 3392 -
Megascolecidae Metaphire surinensis Bantaowong & Panha 2016 Zootaxa 4117:81 Metaphire surinensis CUMZ 3395 -
Megascolecidae Megascolex diffringens Baird 1869 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1869:40. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex sanctaehelenae Baird 1873 J.Linn.Soc.11:96. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex antarctica Baird 1873 J.Linn.Soc.11:96. Anisochaeta antarctica - Blakemore 2014
Megascolecidae Amynthas surculatus Azama & Ishizuka 2018 Edaphologia 103:25 Amynthas surculatus RUMF-ZO-00013 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas glaucus Azama & Ishizuka 2018 Edaphologia 103:27 Amynthas glaucus RUMF-ZO-00018 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas cucurbitae Azama & Ishizuka 2018 Edaphologia 103:29 Amynthas cucurbitae RUMF-ZO-00021 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas surculatus Azama & Ishizuka 2018 Edaphologia 103:25 Amynthas surculatus RUMF-ZO- 00013 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas glaucus Azama & Ishizuka 2018 Edaphologia 103:27 Metaphire glauca RUMF-ZO-00018 Blakemore 2022:100 PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas cucurbitae Azama & Ishizuka 2018 Edaphologia 103:29 Amynthas cucurbita RUMF-ZO- 00021 Blakemore 2020 PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima ingentis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:739 Pheretima ingentis WPU-A004 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima palawanensis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:744 Pheretima palawanensis WPU-A006 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima atongensis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:746 Pheretima atongensis MSUN-A003 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima ascensa Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:748 Pheretima ascensa MSUN-A005 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima marinanaensis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:750 Pheretima marinanaensis WPU-A008 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima brookespointensis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:753 Pheretima brookespointensis MSUN-A007 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima multicamera Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:755 Pheretima multicamera WPU-A010 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima hamadryades Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:757 Pheretima hamadryades WPU-A012 - PDF
Megascolecidae Polypheretima victoriaensis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:760 Polypheretima victoriaensis WPU-A014 - PDF
Megascolecidae Polypheretima irawanensis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:762 Polypheretima irawanensis WPU-A016 - PDF
Megascolecidae Polypheretima jenniferae Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:766 Polypheretima jenniferae WPU-A018 - PDF
Megascolecidae Polypheretima puertoprincesaensis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:768 Polypheretima puertoprincesaensis WPU-A020 - PDF
Megascolecidae Polypheretima fleischmani Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:770 Polypheretima fleischmani MSUN-A009 - PDF
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