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 Vesiculodrilus ventralis Blakemore 2000 Records of the Queen Victoria Museum p. 7 Vesiculodrilus ventralis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vergrandis Aspe & James 2014 Zootaxa 3881:429 Pheretima vergrandis NMA 4521 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima versteegi Michaelsen 1913 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.30:73. Pheretima versteegi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima versteegi Michaelsen 1938 Zool.Anz.121:172. Amynthas versteegi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima verticosa Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.50 Amynthas tokioensis - Blakemore 2012:138
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vesiculata Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:21. Metaphire vesiculata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vialis Michaelsen 1924 Nova Guinea15:25. Amynthas vialis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vicinipora S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52(2):301. Pheretima vicinipora - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas vicinus Yong Hong & S. W. James 2001 Rev. suisse Zool. 108/1/:71. Amynthas vicinus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus victoriae Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:139. Cryptodrilus victoriae - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima victoriaensis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:760 Polypheretima victoriaensis WPU-A014 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolides victoriensis Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:151. Megascolides victoriensis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx vidakensis Julka 1981 Rec.Zool.Surv.Ind.(Misc.Publ.No.26):27. Perionyx vidakensis - -
Megascolecidae Pithemera viengthongensis Hong, James & Inkhavilay 2009 Korean J. Syst. Zool. 24: 161 Pithemera viengthongensis BDNUL -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vieta Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:462. Amynthas glabrus - -
Megascolecidae Metapheretima vietnamensis Thai 1984 Zool.Zh.63(4):614. Metapheretima vietnamensis ZMLUM W270 -
Megascolecidae Lampito vilpattiensis Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Anst.24(2):160. Lampito vilpattiensis - -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta vincula Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Anisochaeta vincula - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta violacea Beddard 1895 Monogr.Oligo.:407 Pithemera violacea - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx violaceus Horst 1896 Reise Niederl.O.-Ind.3:72. Perionyx violaceus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima viracensis Hong & James 2009 Zootaxa 2059: 37. Pheretima viracensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima virgata S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52(2):305. Pheretima virgata - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas virgo Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:895. Metaphire virgo - -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella virgultis Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1332 Spenceriella virgultis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta viridis Schmarda 1861 Neue Wirbell.Th.1:13. Megascolex Spec. Inc. Sed. - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx viridis Gates 1933 Rec.Ind.Mus.35:551. Perionyx viridis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides viridis Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:28. Tokea viridis - Blakemore
Megascolecidae Metaphire viridis Feng & Ma 1987 Acta.Zootax.Sin.12(3):248. Metaphire viridis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vitiensis Beddard 1892 Ann.Nat.Hist.9:131. Pheretima vitiensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vittata Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:74. Amynthas vittatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vivida Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:123. Amynthas vividus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima voeltzkowi Michaelsen 1907 Wiss.Erg.Reise Ostafr.2:45. Polypheretima voeltzkowi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides volvens Spencer 1900 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:39. Megascolides volvens - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vordermanni Horst 1890 Notes Leyden Mus.12:231. Amynthas vordermani - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima voungmontis Thai 1984 Zool.Zh.63(4):615. Amynthas? voungmontis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vulgaris Chen 1930 Sci.Rept.Natn.Cent.Univ.Nanking.1:12. Metaphire vulgaris vulgaris - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vulgaris agricola Chen 1930 Sci.Rept.Nat.Cent.Univ.Nanking 1:18. Metaphire vulgaris agricola - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima vungtauensis T.Nguyen, N.Nguyen & A.Nguyen 2018 Zootaxa 4496:252 Pheretima vungtauensis CTU-EW.166.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Perichaeta walhallae Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:15. Diporochaeta walhallae - -
Megascolecidae Gemascolex walkeri Jamieson 1974 Proc.Roy.Soc.S.Aust.98(2):100. Gemascolex walkeri - -
Megascolecidae Caecadrilus walkersi Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Caecadrilus walkersi - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas wangi Shen, Tsai & Tsai 2003 Zool Stud 42:489 Amynthas wangi TERSI-1999-24-Shen - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolides warragulensis Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:38. Megascolides warragulensis - -
Megascolecidae Aporodrilus warrai Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Aporodrilus warrai - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima wati Aspe & James 2014 Zootaxa 3881:419 Pheretima wati NMA 4517 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima weberi Cognetti 1913 Bijdr.Dierk.19:37. Metaphire weberi - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella weldboroughi Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool) 26(4):230. Zacharius weldboroughi - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus wellingtonensis Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:43. Notoscolex wellingtonensis - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus wellingtonianus Michaelsen 1905 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):167. Plutellus wellingtonianus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides wellsi Altman 1936 Univ.Wash.Publ.Biol.4:89. Driloleirus wellsi - -
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