Earthworm species. A searchable database*
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FAMILY GENUS SPECIES AUTHOR YEAR LITERATURE VALID_GENUS VALID_SPECIES TYPE REFERENCE DESCRIPTION
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ceylonica Beddard 1886 Ann.Nat.Hist.17:89. Megascolex ceylonicus - Michaelsen 1900:228
Megascolecidae Perionyx macintoshii Beddard 1886 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(1883) XII.p.217. Perionyx macintoshii - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta horsti Beddard 1886 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1886:300. Pleionogaster horsti - -
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster horsti Beddard 1886 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1886:300. Pleionogaster horsti - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ungulata Bell 1886 Zool.Rec.22:21. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta peregrina Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:969. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta queenslandica Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:962. Amynthas queenslandicus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus rusticus Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:570. Cryptodrilus rusticus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus saccarius Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:951. Cryptodrilus saccarius - -
Megascolecidae Didymogaster sylvaticus Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:554. Didymogaster sylvaticus - -
Megascolecidae Digaster armifera Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:947. Digaster armifera - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tenax Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales (2)1:953. Megascolex tenax - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex camdenensis Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:456. Notoscolex camdenensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta austrina Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:956. Spenceriella austrina - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta barronensis Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:960. Terrisswalkerius barronensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta coxii Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:565. Anisochaeta coxii - Blakemore 2000:3
Megascolecidae Perichaeta gracilis Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:958. Anisochaeta gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta darnleiensis Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:966. Pheretima darnleiensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hasselti Horst 1885 Midden.Sumatra 4:5. Planapheretima hasselti - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta indica Horst 1885 Midden Sumatra 4(12):4 Pheretima darnleiensis - Sims and Easton 1972:260
Megascolecidae Megascolex affinis Beddard 1883 Ann.Nat.Hist.12:214. Megascolex affinis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta armata Beddard 1883 Ann.Nat.Hist.12:216. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Pleurochaeta moseleyi Beddard 1883 Trans.Rot.Soc.Edinb.30:481. Pleurochaeta moseleyi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex indicus Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus.5:186. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex japonicus Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus.5:192. Amynthas japonicus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex sieboldi Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus.5:191. Amynthas sieboldi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex capensis Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus.5:195. Metaphire javanica - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex musica Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus.5:193. Metaphire musica - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex schmardae Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus.5:194. Duplodicodrilus schmardae - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex hasselti Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus.5:190. Planapheretima hasselti - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex annulatus Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus.5:195. Polypheretima elongata - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex armatus Beddard 1883 Ann Mag Nat Hist 12:256 Megascolex armatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sumatrana Horst 1883 Notes Leyden Mus 5:189 Metaphire javanica - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta rodericensis Grube 1879 Phil.Trans.Roy.Soc.London 168:554. Amynthas rodericensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides australis McCoy 1878 Prodr.Zool.Vict.21. Megascolides australis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta subquadrangula Grube 1877 Monber.Akad.Berlin 553. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex lineatus Hutton 1877 Trans.N.Z.Inst.9:352. Megascolecidae lineatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dicystis Perrier 1877 Bull.Soc.Zool.Fr.2:243. Metaphire californica - Brown et al. 2006:340
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tricystis Perrier 1877 Bull.Soc.Zool.Fr.2:243. Amynthas gracilis - Brown et al. 2006:340
Megascolecidae Perichaeta juliani Perrier 1875 C.R.Acad.Sci.81:1045. Amynthas juliani - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta coerulea Perrier 1875 C.R.Soc.Biol.(D) 81:1044. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perichaeta luzonica Perrier 1875 C.R.Soc.Biol.(D) 81:1044. Lampito mauritii - Michaelsen 1900:227
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bicincta Perrier 1875 C.R.Acad.Sci.81:1044. Pithemera bicincta - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta biseralis Perrier 1875 C.R.Acad.Sci.81:1044. Polypheretima elongata - -
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 Plutellus heteroporus Perrier 1873 Arch.Zool.2:245. Plutellus heteroporus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta aspergillum Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:118. Amynthas aspergillus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta robusta Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:112. Amynthas robustus - -
Megascolecidae Digaster lumbricoides Perrier 1872 N.Arch.Mus.Paris 8:94. Digaster lumbricoides - -
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