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 pingi Stephenson 1925 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1925:891. Amynthas pingi - Blakemore 2012: 40
Megascolecidae Amynthas alexandri Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:999. Amynthas alexandri - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas evansi Beddard 1900 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1900:907. Amynthas evansi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta cupulifera Fedarb 1898 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1898:445. Amynthas cupuliferus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta trinitatis Beddard 1896 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1896:206. Amynthas trinitatis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta insulae Beddard 1896 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1896:204. Amynthas insulae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta molokaiensis Beddard 1896 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1896:201. Amynthas molokaiensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta perkinsi Beddard 1896 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1896:198. Amynthas perkinsi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sanctijacobi Beddard 1895 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1895:61. Amynthas sanctijacobi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta mauritiana Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:170. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta barbadensis Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:167. Amynthas barbadensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta morrisi Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:166. Amynthas morrisi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bermudensis Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:160. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sinensis Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:158. Amynthas sinensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dyeri Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:157. Amynthas rodericensis - Blakemore 2014:120
Megascolecidae Perichaeta forbesi Beddard 1890 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1890:65. Amynthas forbesi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta mirabilis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:669. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta burliarensis Bourne 1887 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1887:667. Amynthas rodericensis - Michaelsen 1910:11
Megascolecidae Megascolex diffringens Baird 1869 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1869:40. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ornata Gates 1929 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.75(10):20. Amynthas robustus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima minuta Gates 1929 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.75(10):18. Amynthas exiguus - Gates 1930
Megascolecidae Perichaeta upoluensis Beddard 1887 proc.Roy.Soc.Edinb.14:174. Amynthas upoluensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta oeriginosa Beddard 1891 Proc.Phys.Soc.Edinb.10:278. Amynthas aeruginosus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta peregrina Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:969. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta queenslandica Fletcher 1886 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 1:962. Amynthas queenslandicus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima albobrunnea Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D):7:191. Amynthas albobrunneus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima pauaiensis Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D)7:194. Amynthas pauaiensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima americanorum Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:200. Amynthas americanorum - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima sodalis Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:192. Amynthas sodalis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima orientalis Beddard 1912 Philipp.J.Sci.(D) 7:188. Amynthas orientalis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta rodericensis Grube 1879 Phil.Trans.Roy.Soc.London 168:554. Amynthas rodericensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kiangensis Michaelsen 1931 Peking Nat.Hist.Bull.5:21. Amynthas kiangensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima siemsseni Michaelsen 1931 Peking Nat.Hist.Bull.5:17. Amynthas siemsseni - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas yamade Blakemore 2010 Opusc. Zool. Budapest 41: 197 Amynthas yamade LBM 1390000092 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas nonmontanus Blakemore 2010 Opusc. Zool. Budapest 41: 193. Amynthas fuscatus nom. nov. pro Pheretima montana Ishizuka, 1999 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas nonsilvestris Blakemore 2010 Opusc. Zool. Budapest 41: 193. Amynthas micronarius nom. nov. pro Pheretima silvestris Ishizuka, 2000 Blakemore 2012:139
Megascolecidae Amynthas noninvisus Blakemore 2010 Opusc. Zool. Budapest 41: 193. Amynthas corticis nom. nov. pro Pheretima invisa Ishizuka, 2000 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas nonmonticolus Blakemore 2010 Opusc. Zool. Budapest 41: 193. Amynthas micronarius nom. nov. pro Pheretima monticola Ishizuka, 2000 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas nonsetosus Blakemore 2010 Opusc. Zool. Budapest 41: 193. Amynthas corticis nom. nov. pro Pheretima setosa Ishizuka et al., 2000 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas talus Blakemore 2014 Opusc Zool 45(2): 138 Amynthas talus ANIC (RB.95.1.1 -
Megascolecidae Nitocris gracilis Kinberg 1867 Ofv. Akad. Forh.23:102. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta corticis Kinberg 1867 Ofv. Akad. Forh.23:102. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas aeruginosus Kinberg 1866 Ofv. Akad. Forh.23:101. Amynthas aeruginosus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima palarva Blakemore 2003 ODE 3(S11): 8 Amynthas micronarius? - nom. nov. pro Pheretima parvula Ishizuka et al., 2000 (Blakemore 2010)
Megascolecidae Pheretima vialis Michaelsen 1924 Nova Guinea15:25. Amynthas vialis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima misera Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:292. Amynthas miserus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima misella Cognetti 1913 Nova Guinea 9:291. Amynthas misellus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas homoeotrochus Cognetti 1912 Nova Guinea 5:546. Amynthas homoeotrochus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima homoeotrocha Cognetti 1912 Nova Guinea 5:546 Amynthas omtrekensis - invalid emendation
Megascolecidae Pheretima heurni Michaelsen 1924 Nova Guinea 15(1):23. Amynthas heurni - -
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