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 wenchangensis Qiu & Zhao 2018 Zootaxa 4496:279 Amynthas wenchangensis HN201518-04 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima wendessiana Cognetti 1911 Boll.Mus.Torino 26(641):4. Pheretima (Planapheretima) wendessiana - -
Megascolecidae Metapheretima wetzeli Ude 1932 Arch.Naturg.1:173. Amynthas wetzeli - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex whistleri Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):212. Megascolex whistleri - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus whistleri Michaelsen 1935 J.Roy.Soc.W.Aust.21:39. Anisochaeta whistleri - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas whitteni Bantaowong, Chanabun & Panha 2020 Raffles Bull Zool suppl. 35:17 Amynthas whitteni CUMZ 3805 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolex wiburdi Boardman 1943 Rec.Aust.Mus.21:168. Megascolex wiburdi - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas wiggeri Hong, Inkhavilay & James 2018 Zootaxa 4496:244 Amynthas wiggeri BDNUL0044 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolex willey Michaelsen 1909 Spol.Zeyl.6:96. Megascolex willey - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta willeyi Benham 1895 Ann.Nat.Hist.16:41. Metaphire willeyi - -
Megascolecidae Digaster williamsi Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.425 Digaster williamsi - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus willsiensis Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:140. Cryptodrilus willsiens - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta wilsoniana Fletcher 1887 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 2:400. Spenceriella wilsoniana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima wimberleyana Stephenson 1925 Rec.Ind.Mus.27:62. Metaphire wimberleyana - -
Megascolecidae Terrisswalkerius windsori Jamieson 1995 Mem.Qd.Mus.38(2):581. Terrisswalkerius windsori - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima winkleri Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A (3):29. Amynthas winkleri - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas wonjuensis Hong & James 2013 Zootaxa 3646:79 Amynthas wonjuensis NIBR IV0000261342 -
Megascolecidae Graliophilus woodi Jamieson 1973 Rec.Aust.Mus.28(11):221. Graliophilus woodi - -
Megascolecidae Argilophilus woodi James 1994 Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash.107(4):628. Argilophilus woodi - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus woodwardi Michaelsen 1905 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):171. Plutellus woodwardi - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas wuhumontis Shen et al 2013 Zootaxa 3599:475 Amynthas wuhumontis NTU 14-07391 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas wuhumontis Shen, Chang, Li, Chih & Chen 2013 Zootaxa 3599:475 Amynthas wuhumontis IZCLNTU 14-07391 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima wui Chen 1935 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 11(4):109. Amynthas wui - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas wujhouensis Shen et al 2013 Zootaxa 3599:477 Amynthas wujhouensis NTU 14-07395 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas wujhouensis Shen, Chang, Li, Chih & Chen 2013 Zootaxa 3599:477 Amynthas wujhouensis IZCLNTU 14-07395 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas wulinensis Tsai, Shen, Tsai 2001 Zool. Stud., 40(4): 285. Amynthas wulinensis - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire wuzhimontis Qiu & Sun 2013 Zootaxa 3619:387 Metaphire wuzhimontis SNM F-HN201110-01 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas wuzhimontis Sun & Qiu 2015 Zootaxa 4058:260 Amynthas wuzhimontis C-HN201109-07A -
Megascolecidae Amynthas xamtaiensis Hong 2017 J Asia Pac Biodivers 10:421 Amynthas xamtaiensis BDNUL 0023 - PDF
Megascolecidae Megascolides xanthus Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Megascolides xanthus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas xayi Hong & James 2024 Zootaxa 5405:276 Amynthas xayi BDNUL 0057 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas xingdoumontis Wang & Qiu 2005 J. Shanghai Jiao. Univ. 23: 28 Amynthas xingdoumontis - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire xuanlocensis Nguyen & Lam 2017 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 39:412 Metaphire xuanlocensis CTU-EW.086.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Spenceriella xylicola Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1339 Spenceriella xylicola - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima yamadai Hatai 1930 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)5:664. Amynthas yamadai - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas yamade Blakemore 2010 Opusc. Zool. Budapest 41: 197 Amynthas yamade LBM 1390000092 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima yambaruensis Ishizuka, Azama & Sasaki 2000 Edaphologia 65:90 Amynthas yambaruensis NSMT-An-330 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima yamizoyamensis Ohfuchi 1935 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)10:413. Amynthas yamizoyamensis - Blakemore 2012:145
Megascolecidae Pheretima yapensis Ohfuchi 1941 Palao.Trop.Biol.Stu.Stud.2:283. Pheretima yapensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tanjilensis Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:24. Diporochaeta yarraensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta yarraensis Spencer 1893 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.5:23. Diporochaeta yarraensis - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire yeni Su-Chen,T., Huei-Ping,S., Chu-Fa,T. 2000 Journal of the National Taiwan Museum p.8 Metaphire yeni - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas yeoi Hong & Kim 2002 Rev. siusse Zool., 109:487 Amynthas yeoi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima yezoensis Kobayashi 1938 Annot.Zool.Jap.17:412. Amynthas yezoensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas yizhou Blakemore 2013 J Spec res 2(2):117 Amynthas yizhou TESRI -
Megascolecidae Amynthas yongshilensis Yong Hung & S. W. James 2001 Rev. suisse Zool. 108(1):80. Amynthas yongshilensis - -
Megascolecidae Begemius yorkensis Easton 1982 Aust.J.Zool.30:724. Begemius yorkensis - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardiella youngi Boardman 1932 Mem.Qd.Mus.10:128. Woodwardiella youngi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima youngi Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:406. Amynthas youngi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima yuhsi Tsai 1964 Quart.J.Taiwan Mus.17:5. Metaphire yuhsii - Blakemore 2005
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