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 Megascolex lorenzi Rosa 1894 Atti.Acad.Torino 29:5. Megascolex lorenzi - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex pharetratus Rosa 1894 Atti.Acad.Torino 29:3. Megascolex pharetratus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta guarini Rosa 1894 Atti.Acad.Torino 29:13. Metaphire guarina - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sanctijacobi Beddard 1895 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1895:61. Amynthas sanctijacobi - -
Megascolecidae Diporochaeta alsophila Beddard 1895 Monogr.Acanthodr.:441. Diporochaeta alsophila - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex monticola Beddard 1895 Monogr.Oligo.:374. Megascolex monticola - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex tenax Beddard 1895 Monogr.Oligo.:377. Megascolex tenax - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta violacea Beddard 1895 Monogr.Oligo.:407 Pithemera violacea - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta acystis Beddard 1895 Monogr.Oligo.:423. Polypheretima elongata - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta merabahensis Beddard & Fedarb 1895 Ann.Nat.Hist.16:72. Metaphire merabahensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta padasensis Beddard & Fedarb 1895 Ann.Nat.Hist.16:73. Pheretima padasensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta everetti Beddard & Fedarb 1895 Ann.Nat.Hist.16:69. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta kinabaluensis Beddard & Fedarb 1895 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.16:71. Polypheretima kinabaluensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta papillata Beddard & Fedarb 1895 Ann.Nat.Hist.(6)16:70. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sarawacensis Beddard & Fedarb 1895 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(6)16:69. Polypheretima everetti - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta caducichaeta Benham 1895 Ann.Nat.Hist.16:47. Metaphire caducichaeta - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sexta Benham 1895 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(6)16:44. Metaphire sexta - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta willeyi Benham 1895 Ann.Nat.Hist.16:41. Metaphire willeyi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta hupeiensis Michaelsen 1895 Abh.Ver.hamb.13:35. Amynthas hupeiensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta guillelmi Michaelsen 1895 Abh.Ver.Hamb.18:32. Metaphire guillelmi - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta tasmanica Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.N.S.Wales 7:47. Anisochaeta tasmanica - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus ellissii Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:42. Cryptodrilus ellissii - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus polynephricus Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:35. Cryptodrilus polynephricus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta moroea Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:49. Diporochaeta moroea - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus ellisii Spencer 1895 Proc. Roy. Soc. Victoria, 7:42. Graliophilus ellisii - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides bassanus Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:46. Graliophilus? bassanus - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus campestris Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:39. Notoscolex campestris - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus irregularis Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:34. Notoscolex irregularis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus officeri Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:44. Notoscolex officeri - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus wellingtonensis Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:43. Notoscolex wellingtonensis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolides simsoni Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:45. Notoscolex simsoni - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta dilwynnia Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:50. Perionychella dilwynnia - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta irregularis Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:53. Perionychella irregularis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta richea Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:49. Perionychella richea - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta scolecoidea Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:51. Scolecoidea scolecoidea - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus hobartensis Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:37. Vesiculodrilus hobartensis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus insularis Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:41. Vesiculodrilus insularis - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus mortoni Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:36. Vesiculodrilus mortoni mortoni - -
Megascolecidae Cryptodrilus tesselatus Spencer 1895 Proc.Roy.Soc.Vict.7:40. Woodwardiella tesselatus - -
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 trinitatis Beddard 1896 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1896:206. Amynthas trinitatis - -
Megascolecidae Megascolex albidus Beddard 1896 Monogr.Oligo.:387. Megascolex albidus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta sandvicensis Beddard 1896 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1896:203. Metaphire sandvicensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta trityphla Beddard 1896 Proc.Zool.Soc.Lond.1896:205. Duplodicodrilus schmardae - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta bonthainensis Benham 1896 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.(6)18:437. Amynthas bonthainensis - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta digitata Benham 1896 Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist.18:430. Amynthas digitatus - -
Megascolecidae Perichaeta jampeana Benham 1896 Ann.Nat.Hist.18:430. Amynthas jampeanus - -
Megascolecidae Perionyx violaceus Horst 1896 Reise Niederl.O.-Ind.3:72. Perionyx violaceus - -
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