Earthworm species. A searchable database*
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Last updated 26. March, 2020

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Found: 2523
FAMILY GENUS SPECIES AUTHOR YEAR LITERATURE VALID_GENUS VALID_SPECIES TYPE REFERENCE DESCRIPTION
Megascolecidae Pheretima dangi munglongana Thai & Tran 1986 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 8(4):9 Amynthas munglonganus Nguyen et al. 2016 PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima saigonensis Omodeo 1956 Mem.Mus.Civ.St.Nat.Verona 5:327. Metaphire bahli - Nguyen et al. 2021 PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima thaii Nguyen 2011 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 33(1):26 Metaphire baii ZBDCT-EWh031 nom nov Blakemore 2016
Megascolecidae Amynthas zhuya Blakemore 2013 J Spec res 2(2):117 Amynthas zhuya - nom. nov pro A. montanus Qiu & Sun, 2012
Megascolecidae Pheretima medipusilla Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas assacceus - nom. nov. pro Ph. pusilla Ohfichi, 1956
Megascolecidae Pheretima palarva Blakemore 2003 ODE 3(S11): 8 Amynthas micronarius? - nom. nov. pro Pheretima parvula Ishizuka et al., 2000 (Blakemore 2010)
Megascolecidae Pheretima medicampestris Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas corticis - nom. nov. pro. Ph. casmpestris Lee, 1952
Megascolecidae Pheretima medimaculosa Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas malacus - nom. nov. pro. Ph. maculosa Gates, 1933
Megascolecidae Pheretima mediparva Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas parvus - nom. nov. pro. Ph. parva Chen & Zhifang, 1977
Megascolecidae Pheretima mediparvula Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Metaphire parvula - nom. nov. pro. Ph. parva Ohfuchi, 1956
Megascolecidae Metaphire remanens Jin et al. 2022 Diversity 14(275):12 Metaphire remanens P1CJHUSH190521800 N5-04A not available (fails to meet ICZN 8.5.3) PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas asiaticus Michaelsen 1900 Ann.Mus.St.-Peterbg.5:224. Amynthas asiaticus - Shen 2018 PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas proasacceus Tsai, Shen, Tsai 2001 Zool. Stud., 40(4): 282. Amynthas proasacceus - Shen 2018 PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas carnosus naribunji Blakemore 2013 J Species Res 2:101 Amynthas carnosus naribunji NIBRIV261262 Shen 2018, subspecies inquirenda PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima tschiliensis Michaelsen 1928 Ark.Zool.20A.(2):13. Metaphire tschiliensis - Shen 2018:327 PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas carnosus roki Blakemore 2013 J Spec res 2(2):129 Amynthas monstriferus NIBR-IV0000261264 Shen 2018:330 PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas gracilis insularum Blakemore 2013 J spec Res 2(1):28 Amynthas gracilis NIBR-IV0000251309 Shen 2018:331 PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas sangyeoli Yong Hong & S. W. James 2001 Zoological Studies 40(4):271. Amynthas carnosus - Shen et al 2003: 484
Megascolecidae Perichaeta annulata Horst 1890 Notes Leyden Mus.12:236. Metapheretima annulata - Sims and Easton 1972:233
Megascolecidae Perichaeta indica ceylonica Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:246. Pheretima darnleiensis - Sims and Easton 1972:260
Megascolecidae Perichaeta indica Horst 1885 Midden Sumatra 4(12):4 Pheretima darnleiensis - Sims and Easton 1972:260
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bivaginata Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:666. Lampito mauritii - Stephenson 1923:258
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hulikalensis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:668. Megascolex spec. Inc. Sed. - Stephenson 1923:290
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