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 Perichaeta pentacystis Rosa 1891 Ann.Mus.Wien.6:400. Polypheretima pentacystis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta barbadensis Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:167. Amynthas barbadensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bermudensis Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:160. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta masatakae Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:761. Amynthas masatakae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta mauritiana Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:170. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta morrisi Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:166. Amynthas morrisi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta nipponica Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:760. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta rokugo Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:756. Amynthas rokugo - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sinensis Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:158. Amynthas sinensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tokioensis Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:762. Amynthas tokioensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex cingulatus Beddard 1892 Ann.Nat.Hist.9:122. Megascolex cingulatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hesperidum Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:169. Metaphire hesperidum - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta vitiensis Beddard 1892 Ann.Nat.Hist.9:131. Pheretima vitiensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sinensis Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:158. Pheretima sinensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta taprobanae Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:163. Polypheretima taprobanae - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus perrieri Benham 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:138. Plutellus perrieri - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta divergens Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.48:243. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hilgendorfi Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58:235. Amynthas hilgendorfi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta mandhorensis Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):241. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta monilicystis Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):251. Amynthas monilicystis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pallida Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):227. Amynthas pallidus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex iris Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58:244. Archipheretima iris - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex margaritacea Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):245. Archipheretima margaritacea - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex pictus Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):246. Archipheretima picta - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta neoguinensis Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58:229. Metapheretima neoguinensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta longa Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):239. Metaphire longa - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta pulchra Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):233. Metaphire pulchra - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta udekemi Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):240. Metaphire udekemi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta martensi Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):242. Pheretima martensi - -
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster jagori Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58:247. Pleionogaster horsti - -
Megascolecidae Pleionogaster samariensis Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):248. Pleionogaster horsti - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus matsushimensis indicus Michaelsen 1892 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(10)15:106. Plutellus litoralis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta aeliana Rosa 1892 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)32:545. Amynthas aelianus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta enganensis Rosa 1892 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)32:547 Amynthas enganensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta enganensis tetra Rosa 1892 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)32:548. Amynthas enganensis tetrus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex templetonianus Rosa 1892 Boll.Mus.Torino 7:1. Megascolex templetonianus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta fasciata Rosa 1892 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)32:543. Metaphire fasciata - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus capestris Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.(n.s.) 4:138. Cryptodrilus capestris - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus dubius Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:136. Cryptodrilus dubius - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus frenchi Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:135. Cryptodrilus frenchi - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus gippslandicus Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:132. Cryptodrilus gippslandicus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus intermedius Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:133. Cryptodrilus intermedius - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus lucasi Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:143. Cryptodrilus lucasi - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus macedonensis Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:138. Cryptodrilus macedonensis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus minor Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:144. Cryptodrilus minor - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus narrensis Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:142. Cryptodrilus narrensis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus tanjilensis Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:134. Cryptodrilus tanjilensis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus victoriae Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:139. Cryptodrilus victoriae - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus willsiensis Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:140. Cryptodrilus willsiens - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides attenuatus Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:155. Megascolides attenuatus - -
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