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 apapillatus Zhao & Qiu 2013 J Nat Hist 47:2188 Amynthas apapillatus SNM C-HN201114-03Z -
Megascolecidae Aporodrilus aotea Blakemore 2011 ZooKeys 160: 27 Aporodrilus aotea AMNZ 5254 -
Megascolecidae Megascolides antrophyes Stephenson 1924 Rec.Ind.Mus.26:130. Megascolides antrophyes - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas antoanensis Nguyen, Lam & Nguyen 2016 Zool Stud 55(52):8 Amynthas antoanensis CTU-EW038-h01 PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas antethecus Hong, Inkhavilay & James 2018 Zootaxa 4496:247 Amynthas antethecus BDNUL0050 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas anteporus Jiang & Dong 2018 Zootaxa 4496:271 Amynthas anteporus C-GX201305-01A - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima antefixa Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):6. Amynthas antefixus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex antarctica Baird 1873 J.Linn.Soc.11:96. Anisochaeta antarctica - Blakemore 2014
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta shakespeari Benham 1906 Trans.N.Z.Inst.38:254. Celeriella antarctica - Lee 1962
Megascolecidae Metaphire antalourdesensis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:782 Metaphire antalourdesensis WPU-A024 - PDF
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus ansoni Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus ansoni - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima anomala centralis Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:234. Metaphire anomala centralis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima anomala Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Anst.24(2):167. Metaphire anomala - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima anomala insolita Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:234. Metaphire anomala - Blakemore 2007
Megascolecidae Pheretima anomala typica Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:234. Metaphire anomala - Blakemore 2007
Megascolecidae Digaster anomala Jamieson 1970 Proc.Roy.Soc.Qd.82(3):40. Digaster anomala - -
Megascolecidae Diplotrema anomala Jamieson, McDonald & James 2015 Mem Queensl Mus 59:172 Diplotrema anomala QM G231042. -
Megascolecidae Perionyx annulatus Stephenson 1914 Rec.Ind.Mus.8:386. Perionyx annulatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta annulata Horst 1890 Notes Leyden Mus.12:236. Metapheretima annulata - Sims and Easton 1972:233
Megascolecidae Pheretima fakfakensis tetratheca Michaelsen 1910 Abh.Senckenb.Ges.33:254. Polypheretima annulata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima invisa Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:294. Polypheretima annulata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kochii Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:293. Polypheretima annulata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima schaedleri Michaelsen 1922 Capita Zool.1(3):52. Polypheretima annulata - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella annandalei Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):154. Perionychella annandalei - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex annandalei Stephenson 1913 Spol.Zeyl.8:263. Megascolex annandalei - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima annandalei Stephenson 1917 Rec.Ind.Mus.13:386. Metaphire annandalei - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima annamensis Stephenson 1931 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1931:60. Polypheretima annamensis BMNH1930.2.7.10-11 -
Megascolecidae Megascolides annandalei Stephenson 1921 Rec.Ind.Mus.22:757. Barogaster annadalei - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex animae Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:281. Anisochaeta animae - Blakemore 2004
Megascolecidae Amynthas ani Hong & James 2009 J. Nat. Hist. 43(21-22): 1252 Amynthas ani - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima angusticauda Thai 1982 Zool.Zh.61(6):821. Amynthas? angusticauda - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas angtanensis Hong & James 2014 ASED 30:84 Amynthas angtanensis BDNUL 0025 -
Megascolecidae Metapheretima andurili Easton 1979 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 35(1):109. Metapheretima andurili - -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta andrea Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Anisochaeta andrea - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima andersoni choprai Stephenson 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:233. Amynthas andersoni choprai - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex andersoni Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:44. Megascolex andersoni - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima andersoni Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):166. Amynthas andersoni - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima andamanensis Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):164. Metaphire andamanensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima analecta promota Gates 1933 Rec.Ind.Mus.35:494. Amynthas analectus promotus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima analecta Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:501. Amynthas analectus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima amuyaoensis Hong & James 2011 J. Nat. Hist. 45: 1772 Pheretima amuyaoensis NMA 04374 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas amplipapillatus Shen 2012 J Nat Hist 46: 2274 Amynthas amplipapillatus TESRI-O-H-37 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima amplectens Michaelsen 1934 Arch.Zool.Exp.Gen.76:501. Metaphire amplectens - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas ammalinei Hong & James 2024 Zootaxa 5405:274 Amynthas ammalinei BDNUL 0056 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas amis Shen 2012 J Nat Hist 46: 2261 Amynthas amis TESRI-O-H-35 -
Megascolecidae Megascolides americanus F.Smith 1897 Amer.Nat.31:203. Driloleirus americanus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima americanorum Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:200. Amynthas americanorum - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima americana bidentata Cernosvitov 1942 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.(B) 111:198. Pheretima americana bidentata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima (Planapheretima) ambulatrix Michaelsen 1934 Quart.J.Micros.Sci.(n.s.) 77:22. Planapheretima ambulatrix - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ambonensis Cognetti 1913 Bijdr.Dierk.19:40. Pheretima ambonensis - -
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