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 Cryptodrilus canaliculatus Fletcher 1889 Proc.Linn.Soc.N.S.Wales 3:1534. Cryptodrilus canaliculatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima canaliculata Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:408. Amynthas canaliculatus - -
Megascolecidae Vesiculodrilus canaliculatus Blakemore, R 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra vesiculodrilus canaliculatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta candida Goto & Hatai 1898 Annot.Zool.Jap.2:77. Amynthas candidus - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus candidus Jackson 1931 J.Roy.Soc.W.Aust.17:90. Graliophilus candidus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas hohuanmonti Tsai, Shen & Tsai 2002 J. Nat. Hist., 36: 758. Amynthas candidus ? - -
Megascolecidae Perionychella capensis Jamieson 1974 Bull.Brit.Mus.Nat.Hist.(Zool) 26(4):225. Retrovescus capensis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus capestris Spencer 1892 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.(n.s.) 4:138. Cryptodrilus capestris - -
Megascolecidae Terrisswalkerius carbinensis Jamieson 1997 Mem.Qd.Mus.42(1):262. Terrisswalkerius carbinensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta carinensis Rosa 1890 Ann.Mus.Genova (2)30:107. Amynthas carinensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima carinensis mota Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:449. Amynthas carinensis motus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima carinensis sectilis Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:449. Amynthas carinensis sectilis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima carinensis vara Gates 1933 Rec.Ind.Mus.35:522. Pheretima carinensis vara - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus carneus Michaelsen 1907 Fauna Südwest Aust.1(2):182. Plutellus carneus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta carnosa Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:15. Amynthas carnosus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima kyamikia Kobayashi 1934 J. Chosen. Nat. Hist. Soc., 19:1. Amynthas carnosus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas baemsagolensis Yong Hong & S. W. James 2001 Zoological Studies 40(4):274. Amynthas carnosus - Blakemore 2012: 36
Megascolecidae Amynthas kimhaeiensis Yong Hong & S. W. James 2001 Zoological Studies 40(4):270. Amynthas carnosus - Blakemore 2012: 36
Megascolecidae Amynthas sangyeoli Yong Hong & S. W. James 2001 Zoological Studies 40(4):271. Amynthas carnosus - Shen et al 2003: 484
Megascolecidae Amynthas sinsiensis Yong Hong & S. W. James 2001 Zoological Studies 40(4):272. Amynthas carnosus - Blakemore 2012: 36
Megascolecidae Amynthas youngtai Yong Hong & S. W. James 2001 Zoological Studies 40(4):269. Amynthas carnosus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas carnosus lichuanensis Wang & Qiu 2005 J. Shanghai Jiao. Univ. 23: 28 Amynthas carnosus lichuanensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas carnosus naribunji Blakemore 2013 J Species Res 2:101 Amynthas carnosus naribunji NIBRIV261262 Shen 2018, subspecies inquirenda PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima carolinensis Michaelsen 1910 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.27(2):105. Metapheretima carolinensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima garama Gates 1958 Amer.Mus.Nov.no.1888:8. Metapheretima carolinensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides cascadensis F.Smith 1937 Proc.U.S.Nat.Mus.84(3009):164. Driloleirus cascadensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas castaneus Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:56. Amynthas castaneus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima castilloi James, S.W., Hong, Y., Kim,T.H. 2004 Rev.suisse Zool. 111(1):6 Pheretima castilloi - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta caswelli Lee 1959 Bull.N.Z.Dept.Sci.Industr.Res.no.130:270. Diporochaeta caswelli - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides cataractus Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Megascolides cataractus - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides catenastagnis Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Megascolides catenastagnis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas catenatus Nguyen, Lam, Trinh & Nguyen 2020 ZooKeys 932:14 Amynthas catenatus CTU-EW.189.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas catenus Tsai, Shen, Tsai 2001 Zool. Stud., 40(4): 279. Amynthas catenus - -
Megascolecidae Polypheretima cattienensis Nguyen, Tran & Nguyen 2015 Zootaxa 3905:594 Polypheretima cattienensis CTU-EW040-h01 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima caudana Michaelsen 1934 Arch.Zool.Exp.Gen.79:531. Amynthas caudanus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas celebensis Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:32. Planapheretima celebensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex celmisiae Jamieson 1973 Rec.Aust.Mus.28(11):215. Megascolex celmisiae - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas centurio Blakemore 2015 J. Spec. Res 4:11 Amynthas centurio NIBR-IV0000261303 -
Megascolecidae Pheretima ceramensis Cognetti 1922 Boll.Mus.Torino 37(744):1. Pheretima ceramensis - -
Megascolecidae Anisochaeta cethana Blakemore, R. 2000 Tasmanian earthworms: CD_ROM Monograph, VermEcology, Kippax 2615. Canberra Anisochaeta cethana - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus ceylanensis Michaelsen 1897 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.14:183. Cryptodrilus ceylanensis - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx ceylanensis Michaelsen 1904 SB Bohm.Ges.40:6. Perionyx ceylanensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta ceylonica Beddard 1886 Ann.Nat.Hist.17:89. Megascolex ceylonicus - Michaelsen 1900:228
Megascolecidae Amynthas chandyi Hong, Y. 2008 Zootaxa 1914: 59. Amynthas chandyi - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta chathamensis Benham 1901 Trans.N.Z.Inst.33:134. Diporochaeta chathamensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima chaubinhensis Do 1994 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 16(1):23. Thang 3. Metaphire chaubinhensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides chengaunures Aiyer 1929 Rec.Ind.Mus.31:54. Travoscolides chengaunures - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas cheni Qui et al 1994 Sichuan Journal of Zoology 13(4):143. Amynthas cheni - -
Megascolecidae Plutellus chenowithensis McKey F. 1970 Northwest Sci.44(4):240. Plutellus chenowithensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas cheonghakdongensis Hong 2017 J Nat Hist 51:439 Amynthas cheonghakdongensis ZIIYIV0000504460 - PDF
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