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 Amynthas meioglandularis Qui et al 1993 Acta Zootax.Sin.18(4):406. Amynthas meioglandularis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta megascolidioides Goto & Hatai 1899 Annot.Zool.Jap.3:21. Amynthas megascolidioides - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas megapapillatus Qiu, Wang H & Wang W 1991 Guizhou Science 9:221 Amynthas megapapillatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima medipusilla Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas assacceus - nom. nov. pro Ph. pusilla Ohfichi, 1956
Megascolecidae Pheretima mediparva Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas parvus - nom. nov. pro. Ph. parva Chen & Zhifang, 1977
Megascolecidae Pheretima medimaculosa Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas malacus - nom. nov. pro. Ph. maculosa Gates, 1933
Megascolecidae Pheretima medicampestris Nakamura 1999 Edaphologia 64:2 Amynthas corticis - nom. nov. pro. Ph. casmpestris Lee, 1952
Megascolecidae Amynthas maximus Qiu & Dong 2019 ZooKeys 884:25 Amynthas maximus C-GX201304-01A - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima maxima Cognetti 1915 Trans.Zool.Soc.Lond.20:493. Amynthas maximus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta mauritiana Beddard 1892 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1892:170. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta masatakae Beddard 1892 Zool.Jb.Syst.6:761. Amynthas masatakae - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima martiorum Michaelsen 1938 Zool.Anz.121:175. Amynthas martiorum - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas marsupiformis Jiang & Yuan 2018 Zootaxa 4496:274 Amynthas marsupiformis C-GX201314-04A - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima marenzelleri Cognetti 1906 Atti.Acad.Torino 41:780. Amynthas corticis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima manicata supina Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:528. Amynthas manicatus supinus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima manicata quefongensis Do & Tran 1994 Tap Chi Sinh Hoc 16(1):24. Thang 3. Amynthas manicatus quefongensis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima manicata decorosa Gates 1932 Rec.Ind.Mus.34:528. Amynthas manicatus decorosus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima manicata Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:414. Amynthas manicatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta mandhorensis Michaelsen 1892 Arch.Naturg.58(1):241. Amynthas gracilis - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima mamillaris Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:413. Amynthas mamillaris - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas malinaoensis Yong Hong & S. W. James 2004 Revue Suisse De Zoologie 111(4):732. Amynthas malinaoensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas majia Wang & Shih 2017 Zool Stud 56(18):8 Amynthas majia NCHUZOOL 14492 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas magnipapillata Qui & Whang 1992 Acta Zootax.Sin.17(3):264. Amynthas magnipapillata - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas magnipapillata Qiu & Wang H 1992 Acta Zootax Sin 17:264 Amynthas megapapillatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima magnifica Chen 1936 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 11:283. Amynthas magnificus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas magnaprostata Aspe et al. 2021 J Nat Hist 55:777 Amynthas magnaprostata MSUN-A014 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima maculosus Hatai 1930 Sci.Rept.Tohoku Univ.(4)5:661. Amynthas phaselus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima maculosa Gates 1933 Rec.Ind.Mus.35:534. Amynthas malacus - Gates 1936 nom nov
Megascolecidae Pheretima luxa Gates 1936 Rec.Ind.Mus.38:427. Amynthas luxus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas luridus Shen & Chang 2019 Zootaxa 4658:104 Amynthas luridus TESRIO-H-54, RY021 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima lunata Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:411. Amynthas lunatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima lubricata Chen 1936 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 11:281. Amynthas lubricatus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima loveridgei Gates 1968 J.Nat.Hist.2:257. Amynthas loveridgei - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas longiprostaticus Nguyen & Lam 2020 Zootaxa 4790:279 Amynthas ongiprostaticus CTU-EW.088.h01 - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima longicauliculata Gates 1931 Rec.Ind.Mus.33:395. Amynthas longicauliculatus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas longicaeca Bantaowong & Panha 2014 Raffles Bull Zool 62:660 Amynthas longicaeca CUMZ 3304 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas lompobatangensis Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:33. Amynthas lompobatangensis - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas lohri Michaelsen 1899 Mitt.Mus.Hamb.16:12. Amynthas lohri - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas lioujia Wang & Shih 2017 Zool Stud 56(18):6 Amynthas lioujia NCHUZOOL 14491 - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas linguiensis Li & Jin 2024 Zootaxa 5410:60 Amynthas linguiensis GX201210-08A - PDF
Megascolecidae Amynthas lingshuiensis Qiu & Sun 2009 Rev. Suisse Zool. 116: 296 Amynthas lingshuiensis MNS, MHNG -
Megascolecidae Pheretima limpida Chen 1938 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 12:405. Amynthas limpidus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima limellula Chen 1946 J.W.China Border Res.Soc.16:127. Amynthas limellulus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima limella Gates 1935 Smithson.Misc.Coll.93(3):11. Amynthas limellus - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima lignicola Stephenson 1914 Rec.Ind.Mus.8:399. Amynthas lignicolus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas libratus Tsai & Shen 2010 J. Nat. Hist. 44: 1256 Amynthas libratus TESRI-O-H-32 -
Megascolecidae Amynthas liaoi Zhang, W., Li, J., Fu, S., Qiu, J. 2006 Annales Zoologici 56(2): 249-254 Amynthas liaoi - -
Megascolecidae Pheretima leucocirca Chen 1933 Cont.Biol.Lab.Sci.Soc.China (Zool.) 9:262. Amynthas leucocircus - -
Megascolecidae Amynthas leshanensis Sun & Qiu 2016 J Nat Hist 50:2500 Amynthas leshanensis C-SC201102-02A - PDF
Megascolecidae Pheretima lavangguana Gates 1957 Nat.Hist.Rennel.Is.2:14. Amynthas lavangguanus - -
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