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 hahli Ude 1905 Z.wiss.Zool.82:437. Pheretima hahli - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima helvola Ude 1905 Z.wiss.Zool.82:429. Metapheretima neoguinensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bipapillata Ude 1905 Z.wiss.Zool.82:429. Pithemera pacifica - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta parva Ude 1893 Z.wiss.Zool.57:64. Metaphire parva - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pusilla Ude 1893 Z.wiss.Zool.57:63. Amynthas minimus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima voeltzkowi Michaelsen 1907 Wiss.Erg.Reise Ostafr.2:45. Polypheretima voeltzkowi - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus macnabi McKey F. 1957 Washmann J.Biol.15(1):49. Macnabodrilus macnabi - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus blacki Macnab & McKey F. 1952 Washmann J.Biol.10:347. Nephrallaxis blacki - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus davisi Macnab & McKey F. 1952 Washmann J.Biol.10:344. Nephrallaxis davisi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex mortenseni Michaelsen 1924 Vid.Meddel.Nat.Foren.75:234. Aporodrilus mortenseni - Blakemore 2012
Megascolecidae Perionyx (Diporochaeta) duodecimalis Michaelsen 1924 Vid.Meddel.Nat.Foren.75:229. Diporochaeta duodecimalis - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardia healesi Michaelsen 1924 Vid.Meddel.Nat.Foren.75:227. Woodwardiella healesi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta taitensis Grube 1866 Verh.Ges.Wien 16:180. Amynthas taitensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides wellsi Altman 1936 Univ.Wash.Publ.Biol.4:89. Driloleirus wellsi - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus toutellus Altman 1936 Univ.Wash.Publ.Biol.4:78. Toutellus toutellus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus kincaidii Altman 1936 Univ.Wash.Publ.Biol.4:74. Kinkaidodrilus kincaidii - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus decathecus Altman 1936 Univ.Wash.Publ.Biol.4:72. Arctiostrotus altmani - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire grandipenes Bantaowong & Panha 2011 Trop. Nat. Hist. 11: 65 Metaphire grandipenes CUMZ 3213 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas khaohayod Bantaowong & Panha 2015 Trop Nat Hist 15(2): 173 Amynthas khaohayod CUMZ 3401 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas nangrongensis Bantaowong & Panha 2015 Trop Nat Hist 15(2): 171 Amynthas nangrongensis CUMZ 3399 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas turris Bantaowong & Panha 2015 Trop Nat Hist 15(2): 169 Amynthas turris CUMZ 3397 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima keiana Michaelsen 1925 Treubia 5:394. Amynthas keianus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima dammermanni Michaelsen 1924 Treubia 5:391. Amynthas dammermanni - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima baweanensis Michaelsen 1925 Treubia 5:389. Pheretima urceolata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rufomaculata Gates 1948 Treubia 19(2):162. Planapheretima rufomaculata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima rufa Gates 1948 Treubia 19(2):160. Pheretima (Planapheretima) rufa - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima habbemana Gates 1948 Treubia 19(2):151. Pheretima habbemana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bernhardi Gates 1948 Treubia 19(2):149. Pheretima (Planapheretima) bernhardi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima baliemensis Gates 1948 Treubia 19(2):144. Metaphire baliemensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima notizusa Michaelsen 1928 Treubia 10:294. Metaphire notizusa - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima gastrizusa Michaelsen 1928 Treubia 10:292. Amynthas gastrizusus - -
Megascolecidae Parapheretima utekwana Cognetti 1915 Trans.Zool.Soc.London 20:494. Pheretima (Planapheretima) utekwana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima maxima Cognetti 1915 Trans.Zool.Soc.Lond.20:493. Amynthas maximus - -
Megascolecidae Gemascolex newmani Edmonds & Jamieson 1973 Trans.Roy.Soc.S.Aust.97(1):23. Gemascolex newmani - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima tumulifaciens Lee 1967 Trans.Roy.Soc.S.Aust.91:59. Metapheretima jocchana - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx egmonti Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:43. Perionyx egmonti - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta obtusa Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:41. Diporochaeta obtusa - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima campestris Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:39. Amynthas campestris - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex novae-zelandiae Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:38. Megascolex novae-zelandiae - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides albus Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:35. Megascolides albus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides viridis Lee 1952 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.80:28. Tokea viridis - Blakemore
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus microchaeta Benham 1950 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.78:324. Cryptodrilus microchaeta - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex hakeaphilus Benham 1949 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.77:346. Notoscolex hakeaphilus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima clerica Benham 1947 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.76:423. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex equestris Benham 1942 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.72:220. Aporodrilus equestris - Blakemore 2011
Megascolecidae Megascolides napierensis Benham 1941 Trans.Roy.Soc.N.Z.71:27. Megascolides napierensis - -
Megascolecidae Pleurochaeta moseleyi Beddard 1883 Trans.Rot.Soc.Edinb.30:481. Pleurochaeta moseleyi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex lineatus Hutton 1877 Trans.N.Z.Inst.9:352. Megascolecidae lineatus - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta shakespeari Benham 1906 Trans.N.Z.Inst.38:254. Celeriella antarctica - Lee 1962
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta gigantea Benham 1906 Trans.N.Z.Inst.38:251. Celeriella gigantea - -
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