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 Pheretima cupreae Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:117. Amynthas cupreae - Blakemore 2007
Megascolecidae Pheretima clerica Benham 1947 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.76:423. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima flustrella Gates 1949 Bull.Raffles Mus.19:19. Amynthas flustrellus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima enkyokuanus Ohfuchi 1951 Misc.Rept.Inst.Nat.Res.Tokyo 19-21:60. Amynthas enkyokuanus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima campestris Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:39. Amynthas campestris - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima houlleti bidenryoana Ohfuchi 1956 Journ.of.Agr.Sci.Tokyo 3:169. Amynthas flavescens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima noharuzakiensis Ohfuchi 1956 J.Agric.Sci.Tokyo 3:175. Amynthas flavescens - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pusilla Ohfuchi 1956 J.Agric.Sci.Tokyo 3:138. Amynthas assacceus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima lavangguana Gates 1957 Nat.Hist.Rennel.Is.2:14. Amynthas lavangguanus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rennelana Gates 1957 Nat.Hist.Rennel Is.2:11. Amynthas rennelanus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima hatomajimensis Ohfuchi 1957 J.Agric.Sci.Tokyo vol.3.no.2:245. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima obtusa Ohfuchi 1957 J.Agric.Sci.Tokyo vol.3.no.244. Amynthas obtusus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima brevicincta Gates 1958 Amer.Mus.Nov.no.1888:3. Amynthas brevicinctus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima polyglandularis Tsai 1964 Quart.J.Taiwan Mus.17:30. Amynthas polyglandularis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima swanus Tsai 1964 Quart.J.Taiwan Mus.17:13. Amynthas swanus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima taipeiensis Tsai 1964 Quart.J.Taiwan Mus.17:12. Amynthas taipeiensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima loveridgei Gates 1968 J.Nat.Hist.2:257. Amynthas loveridgei - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kaironkensis Gates 1970 Aust.Zool.15:387. Amynthas kaironkensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima schraderi Gates 1970 Aust.Zool.15:388. Amynthas schrader - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima jiriensis Song & Paik 1971 Korean J.Zool.14:193. Amynthas jiriensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima parva Chen & Zhifang 1977 Acta Zool.Sin.23(1):177. Amynthas parva - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima yunlongensis Chen & Zhifang 1977 Acta Zool.Sin.23(2):176. Amynthas yunlongensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ghilarovi Thai 1982 Zool.Zh.61(6):826. Amynthas ghilarovi Nguyen et al. 2016 PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima dangi Thai 1984 Zool.Zh.63(9):1325. Amynthas dangi - Nguyen et al 2016: 2 PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima exilisaria ngheanae Do 1994 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 16(1):23. Thang 3. Amynthas exilisarius ngheanae - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima manicata quefongensis Do & Tran 1994 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 16(1):24. Thang 3. Amynthas manicatus quefongensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima hsinpuensis Kuo 1995 Nat. Hsin. Teach. Coll. Amynthas rockefelleri - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ellipticus Ishizuka 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology) p.237 Amynthas ellipticus - Blakemore 2003
Megascolecidae Pheretima alpestris Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.107 Amynthas fuscatus - Blakemore 2003
Megascolecidae Pheretima argentea Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.112 Amynthas fuscatus - Blakemore 2003
Megascolecidae Pheretima atrorubens Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.105 Amynthas fuscatus - Blakemore 2003
Megascolecidae Pheretima dura Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.107 Amynthas fuscatus - Blakemore 2003
Megascolecidae Pheretima hypogaea Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.235 Amynthas micronarius - Blakemore 2012:138
Megascolecidae Pheretima imajimai Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.114 Amynthas corticis - Blakemore 2003
Megascolecidae Pheretima montana Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.103 Amynthas fuscatus - Blakemore 2003
Megascolecidae Pheretima nipparensis Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.119 Amynthas corticis - Blakemore 2003
Megascolecidae Pheretima turgida Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.110 Amynthas fuscatus - Blakemore 2003
Megascolecidae Pheretima autumnalis Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.101 Amynthas gracilis - Blakemore 2003
Megascolecidae Pheretima bimaculata Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.42 Amynthas tappensis - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima confusa Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.116 Amynthas corticis - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima conjugata Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.34 Amynthas koreanus - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima elliptica Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.237 Amynthas micronarius - Blakemore 2012:138
Megascolecidae Pheretima hiberna Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.233 Amynthas hibernus - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima imperfecta Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.229 Amynthas imperfectus - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima purpurata Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.42 Amynthas purpuratus - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima quintana Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.239 Amynthas quintanus - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima silvatica Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.46 Amynthas tappensis - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima stipata Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.236 Amynthas stipatus - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima striata Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.53 Amynthas agrestis - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
Megascolecidae Pheretima surcata Ishizuka K. 1999 Bulletin of the National Science Museum series A (Zoology)p.48 Amynthas tappensis - http://www.annelida.net/earthworm/Japanese%20Earthworms/Japanese%20Earthworms.pdf
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