Earthworm species. A searchable database*
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FAMILY GENUS SPECIES AUTHOR YEAR LITERATURE VALID_GENUS VALID_SPECIES TYPE REFERENCE DESCRIPTION
Megascolecidae Pheretima brookespointensis Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:753 Pheretima brookespointensis MSUN-A007 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima browni Stephenson 1912 Rec.Ind.Mus.7(3):273. Metaphire browni - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima browni Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.363:372. Metaphire molesta - -
Megascolecidae Digaster brunneus Spencer 1902 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.13:66. Digaster brunneus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus brunyensis Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool) 26(4):273. Aporodrilus brunyensis - -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus brunyi Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesicoulodrilus brunyi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bryoni Michaelsen & Boldt 1932 Arch.Hydrobiol.9:618. Metaphire bryoni - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas bubonis Yong Hong & S. W. James 2001 Rev. suisse Zool. 108/1/:69. Amynthas bubonis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bucculenta Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):7. Metaphire bucculenta - -
Megascolecidae Metapheretima buckerfieldi Lee 1981 Aust.J.Zool.29(4):552. Metapheretima buckerfieldi - -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta buckerfieldi Blakemore, R. 1997 Journal of Natural History 31(12) Anisochaeta buckerfieldi - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus buckerfieldi Blakemore 2000 Records of the Australian Museum p.192 Plutellus buckerfieldi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima buentei Ude 1924 Zool.Anz.61:82. Pheretima (Planapheretima) buentei - -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus bufalus Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Vesiculodrilus bufalus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima buhiensis Hong & James 2009 Zootaxa 2059: 41. Pheretima buhiensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima buitendijki Michaelsen 1922 Capita Zool.1(3):45. Amynthas buitendijki - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bukidnonensis S. W. James 2004 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2004. 52(2):294. Pheretima bukidnonensis - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima bukidnonensis Aspe & James 2016 Zool Stud 55(8):24 Polypheretima bukidnonensis NMA 4598 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima bulmeri Gates 1970 Aust.Zool.15:386. Metapheretima bulmeri - -
Megascolecidae Metaphire bununa glareosus Tsai, Tsai & Liaw 2000 J. Nat. Hist. 34: 1738 Metaphire glareosa - Chang & Chen 2008
Megascolecidae Metaphire bununa typica Tsai, Tsai & Liaw 2000 J. Nat. Hist. 34: 1736 Metaphire bununa bununa - Blakemore 2007
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta bunya Jamieson 1976 Zool.Verh.Leiden No.149:18. Diporochaeta bunya - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus bunyaensis Jamieson 1995 Mem.Qd.Mus.38(2):583. Cryptodrilus bunyaensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas burchardi Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:88. Amynthas burchardi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima burchardi favosa Rosa 1901 Rev.Suisse Zool.9:131. Amynthas burchardi favosus - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardia burkilli Michaelsen 1907 Jb.Hamb.wiss.Aust.24(2):152. Woodwardiella burkilli - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta burliarensis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:667. Amynthas rodericensis - Michaelsen 1910:11
Megascolecidae Megascolex burniensis Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool.) 26(4):319. Anisochaeta burniensis - -
Megascolecidae Celeriella bursata Jamieson 1977 Bull.Mus.Nat.Hist.Nat.(3)No.450.Zool.313:487. Celeriella bursata - -
Megascolecidae Gemascolex bursatus Jamieson 1974 Proc.Roy.Soc.S.Aust.98(2):87. Gemascolex bursatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima büntei Ude 1924 Zool.Anz.61:82. Pheretima büntei - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima cabigati Hong & James 2008 Rev. Suisse Zool. 115: 344 Pheretima cabigati - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta caducichaeta Benham 1895 Ann.Nat.Hist.16:47. Metaphire caducichaeta - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex caeruleus Templeton 1844 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.12:89. Megascolex caeruleus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas cagdianaoensis Aspe & James 2016 Zool Stud 55(8):22 Amynthas cagdianaoensis NMA 4596 -
Megascolecidae Spenceriella calamonis Dyne 2000 Native earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae: Megascolecinae), Enfield p.1181 Spenceriella calamonis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas calculatus Hong & James 2009 J. Nat. Hist. 43(21-22): 1246 Amynthas calculatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima californica Kinberg 1866 Ofv. Akad. Forh.23:102. Metaphire californica - -
Megascolecidae Woodwardia callichaeta Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):189. Woodwardiella callichaeta - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima callosa Gates 1937 Bull.Mus.Comp.Zool.80:313. Pheretima callosa - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima camarinensis Hong & James 2009 Zootaxa 2059: 38. Pheretima camarinensis - -
Megascolecidae Notoscolex camdenensis Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:456. Notoscolex camdenensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides cameroni Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.4:144. Megascolides cameroni - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima camiguinensis Aspe & James 2016 Zool Stud 55(8):14 Pheretima camiguinensis NMA 4591 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima campanoporophorata Thai 1982 Zool.Zh.61(6):825. Amynthas? campanoporophorata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta campanulata Rosa 1890 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)30:115. Metaphire campanulata - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima campanulata meridiana Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:457. Metaphire campanulata meridiana - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima campanulata penetralis Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:435. Metaphire campanulata penetralis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex campester Stephenson 1915 Mem.Ind.Mus.6:78. Megascolex campester - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus campestris Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:39. Notoscolex campestris - -
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