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 udei Rosa 1896 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)36:521. Amynthas udei - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta atheca Rosa 1896 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)36:520. spec inc sed - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta nana Rosa 1896 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)36:519. Amynthas nanus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta enganensis tetra Rosa 1892 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)32:548. Amynthas enganensis tetrus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta enganensis Rosa 1892 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)32:547 Amynthas enganensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta aeliana Rosa 1892 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)32:545. Amynthas aelianus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta fasciata Rosa 1892 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)32:543. Metaphire fasciata - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx arboricola Rosa 1890 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)30:119. Planapheretima arboricola - -
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 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 modiglianii Rosa 1889 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)27:134. Amynthas modiglianii - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta birmanica Rosa 1888 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)26:164. Metaphire birmanica - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta feae Rosa 1888 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)26:161. Amynthas feae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta digitata Benham 1896 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.18:430. Amynthas digitatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta kinabaluensis Beddard & Fedarb 1895 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.16:71. Polypheretima kinabaluensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima houlleti rugosa Gates 1926 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(9)17:459. Metaphire houlleti rugosa - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima houlleti tortuosa Gates 1926 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(9)17:454. Metaphire houlleti tortuosa - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima planata Gates 1926 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(9)17:441./212. Metaphire planata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima insolita Gates 1925 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(9)16:568. Metaphire insolita - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx lacustris Stephenson 1924 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(9)14:546. Perionychella lacustris - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx shoeanus Cognetti 1912 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(8)9:67. Perionyx shoeanus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex ratus Cognetti 1911 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(8)7:500. Megascolex ratus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex eunephrus Cognetti 1911 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(8)7:498. Megascolex eunephrus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus timidus Cognetti 1911 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(8)7:498. Plutellus timidus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima hendersoniana Cognetti 1914 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(8)13:255. Amynthas hendersonianus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bonthainensis Benham 1896 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(6)18:437. Amynthas bonthainensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sarawacensis Beddard & Fedarb 1895 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(6)16:69. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sexta Benham 1895 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(6)16:44. Metaphire sexta - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx macintoshii Beddard 1886 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(1883) XII.p.217. Perionyx macintoshii - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus tenuis Gates 1961 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(13)4:422. Plutellus tenuis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus rudis Gates 1961 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(13)4:420. Plutellus rudis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus montanus Gates 1961 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(13)4:419. Plutellus montanus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus geminatus Gates 1961 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(13)4:418. Plutellus geminatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima baruana Stephenson 1932 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(10)9:209. Metaphire baruana - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus matsushimensis indicus Michaelsen 1892 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(10)15:106. Plutellus litoralis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta racemosa Rosa 1891 Ann.Hoff.Wien 6:399. Pheretima racemosa - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire fortuita Qiu & Zhao 2017 Ann Zool 67:225 Metaphire fortuita HN201506-02 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas flexuosus Qiu & Zhao 2017 Ann Zool 67:224 Amynthas flexuosus HN201505-02 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas haikouensis Qiu & Zhao 2017 Ann Zool 67:222 Amynthas haikouensis HN201504-01A - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolex armatus Beddard 1883 Ann Mag Nat Hist 12:256 Megascolex armatus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides americanus F.Smith 1897 Amer.Nat.31:203. Driloleirus americanus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima garama Gates 1958 Amer.Mus.Nov.no.1888:8. Metapheretima carolinensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima brevicincta Gates 1958 Amer.Mus.Nov.no.1888:3. Amynthas brevicinctus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima queribunda Gates 1958 Amer.Mus.Nov.no.1888:25. Metapheretima queribunda - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima hirudinaria Gates 1958 Amer.Mus.Nov.no.1888:14. Planapheretima hirudinaria - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus altmani Gates 1942 Amer Midland Nat 27:89 Arctiostrotus altmani - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima brevipenis Qiu 1988 Acta.Zootax.Sin.13(4):340. Pheretima brevipenis - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire viridis Feng & Ma 1987 Acta.Zootax.Sin.12(3):248. Metaphire viridis - -
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