Megascolecidae Family
The Worm (Perichaeta willeyi Benham, 1895) stands out as an important member of the segmented worm phylum found across the globe. This comprehensive...
4,155 species in this family.2599 species in this category
Worm (Oreoscolex retrocystis) - Facts & Information
Oreoscolex retrocystis Jamieson, 1995
Delicious Earthworm; Kurekure (Tokea esculenta) - Facts & Information
Tokea esculenta Benham, 1904
Worm (Aporodrilus hartzi) - Facts & Information
Aporodrilus hartzi Blakemore, 2000
Worm (Megascolex Templeton) - Facts & Information
Megascolex Templeton, 1844
Worm (Amynthas homoeotrochus) - Facts & Information
Amynthas homoeotrochus (Cognetti, 1912)
Worm (Amynthas lompobatangensis) - Facts & Information
Amynthas lompobatangensis Michaelsen, 1899
Worm (Notoscolex stewarti) - Facts & Information
Notoscolex stewarti Stephenson, 1914
Worm (Begemius gavini) - Facts & Information
Begemius gavini Easton, 1982
Worm (Pheretima moultoni) - Facts & Information
Pheretima moultoni Michaelsen, 1914
Worm (Geofdyneia Jamieson) - Facts & Information
Geofdyneia Jamieson, 2000
Worm (Amynthas godefroyi) - Facts & Information
Amynthas godefroyi Michaelsen, 1899
Worm (Exxus Gates) - Facts & Information
Exxus Gates, 1959
Worm (Vesiculodrilus santaclairis) - Facts & Information
Vesiculodrilus santaclairis Blakemore, 2000
Worm (Cryptodrilus crassicystis) - Facts & Information
Cryptodrilus crassicystis Michaelsen, 1897
Worm (Tonoscolex parvus) - Facts & Information
Tonoscolex parvus Gates, 1936
Worm (Amynthas octopapillatus) - Facts & Information
Amynthas octopapillatus Sun, Zhao & Qiu, 2009
Worm (Amynthas dinghuensis) - Facts & Information
Amynthas dinghuensis Shen & Chih, 2016
Worm (Balanta Michaelsen) - Facts & Information
Balanta Michaelsen, 1898
Worm (Pheretima multitheca) - Facts & Information
Pheretima multitheca Y. Chen, 1938
Worm (Perionychella bitheca) - Facts & Information
Perionychella bitheca Jamieson, 1974
Worm (Metaphire manipurensis) - Facts & Information
Metaphire manipurensis Tiwari, Shilpi, James, Gupta & Yadav, 2025
Worm (Diporochaeta dendyi) - Facts & Information
Diporochaeta dendyi (Spencer, 1893)
Worm (Pheretima bontocensis) - Facts & Information
Pheretima bontocensis Hong & James, 2021
Worm (Chetcodrilus exutus) - Facts & Information
Chetcodrilus exutus (MacNab & McKey-Fender, 1958)
Worm (Pheretima chungkingensis) - Facts & Information
Pheretima chungkingensis Y. Chen, 1936
Worm (Spenceriella virgultis) - Facts & Information
Spenceriella virgultis Dyne, 2000
Worm (Pheretima timpoongensis) - Facts & Information
Pheretima timpoongensis Aspe & James, 2016
Worm (Torresiella Dyne) - Facts & Information
Torresiella Dyne, 1997
Worm (Pheretima sembalunensis) - Facts & Information
Pheretima sembalunensis Ude, 1932
Worm (Amynthas kume) - Facts & Information
Amynthas kume Blakemore in Blakemore, Miller & Yong, 2022
Worm (Amynthas dauli) - Facts & Information
Amynthas dauli fanjinmontis Qiu, 1992
Worm (Pheretima hobaensis) - Facts & Information
Pheretima hobaensis Gates, 1941
Worm (Archipheretima gritzae) - Facts & Information
Archipheretima gritzae James, 2009
Worm (Polypheretima tamarae) - Facts & Information
Polypheretima tamarae Easton, 1984
Worm (Amynthas nhonmontis) - Facts & Information
Amynthas nhonmontis A.D. Nguyen & T.T. Nguyen, 2015
Worm (Amynthas tontong) - Facts & Information
Amynthas tontong Panha & Bantaowong, 2011
Worm (Pheretima socsonensis) - Facts & Information
Pheretima socsonensis Thai, 1984
Worm (Megascolides salmo) - Facts & Information
Megascolides salmo Blakemore, 2000
Worm (Pheretima sonaiensis) - Facts & Information
Pheretima sonaiensis Ohfuchi, 1956
Worm (Megascolides albus) - Facts & Information
Megascolides albus K. Lee, 1952
Worm (Heteroporodrilus Jamieson) - Facts & Information
Heteroporodrilus Jamieson, 1970
Worm (Cryptodrilus rusticus) - Facts & Information
Cryptodrilus rusticus Fletcher, 1887
Worm (Amynthas lini) - Facts & Information
Amynthas lini Chang, Lin, Chen, Chuang & Chen, 2007
Worm (Pheretima oculata) - Facts & Information
Pheretima oculata ankheana Thai, 1984
Worm (Vesiculodrilus albus) - Facts & Information
Vesiculodrilus albus Blakemore, 2000
Worm (Digaster sexpunctata) - Facts & Information
Digaster sexpunctata Jamieson, 1975
Worm (Pheretima camiguinensis) - Facts & Information
Pheretima camiguinensis Aspe & James, 2016
Worm (Nephrallaxis davisi) - Facts & Information
Nephrallaxis davisi (Macnab & McKey-Fender, 1952)
Worm (Amynthas isarogensis) - Facts & Information
Amynthas isarogensis Y. Hong & James, 2004
Worm (Amynthas acinus) - Facts & Information
Amynthas acinus Y. Hong & James, 2009
Worm (Anisochaeta kiwi) - Facts & Information
Anisochaeta kiwi mihi Blakemore, 2013
Worm (Amynthas caudanus) - Facts & Information
Amynthas caudanus (Michaelsen, 1934)
Worm (Amynthas phucheefah) - Facts & Information
Amynthas phucheefah Bantaowong, Somniyam, Sutcharit, James & Panha, 2014
Worm (Pheretima kanazana) - Facts & Information
Pheretima kanazana Kobayashi, 1937
Worm (Amynthas carinensis) - Facts & Information
Amynthas carinensis carinensis (Rosa, 1890)
Worm (Amynthas diaoluomontis) - Facts & Information
Amynthas diaoluomontis J. Sun, Q. Zhao & Qiu, 2009
Worm (Perichaeta peregrina) - Facts & Information
Perichaeta peregrina Fletcher, 1887
Worm (Anisochaeta palustris) - Facts & Information
Anisochaeta palustris Blakemore, 2000
Worm (Pheretima gomejimensis) - Facts & Information
Pheretima gomejimensis Ohfuchi, 1937
Worm (Digaster longmanni) - Facts & Information
Digaster longmanni Boardman, 1932
Worm (Megascolex tripartitus) - Facts & Information
Megascolex tripartitus Stephenson, 1925
Worm (Perichaeta pellucida) - Facts & Information
Perichaeta pellucida Bourne, 1894
Worm (Pithemera sedgwicki) - Facts & Information
Pithemera sedgwicki sedgwicki (Benham, 1897)
Worm (Perichaeta grossa) - Facts & Information
Perichaeta grossa Goto & Hatai, 1898
Worm (Metaphire haui) - Facts & Information
Metaphire haui Nguyen, Nguyen, Lam & Nguyen, 2020
Worm (Amynthas mekongianus) - Facts & Information
Amynthas mekongianus (Cognetti, 1922)
Worm (Digaster nemoralis) - Facts & Information
Digaster nemoralis (Fletcher, 1889)
Worm (Pheretima polychaetifera) - Facts & Information
Pheretima polychaetifera Thai, 1984
Worm (Megascolides laffani) - Facts & Information
Megascolides laffani Blakemore, 2000
Worm (Metaphire muuido) - Facts & Information
Metaphire muuido Blakemore, Lee, & Seo, 2015
Worm (Cryptodrilus illawarrae) - Facts & Information
Cryptodrilus illawarrae Fletcher, 1889
Worm (Pheretima ardita) - Facts & Information
Pheretima ardita Cognetti, 1914
Worm (Pheretima ishikawai) - Facts & Information
Pheretima ishikawai Ohfuchi, 1941
Worm (Woodwardiella kayankulamensis) - Facts & Information
Woodwardiella kayankulamensis Aiyer, 1929
Worm (Diporochaeta howeana) - Facts & Information
Diporochaeta howeana Jamieson, 1977
Worm (Notoscolex tenmalai) - Facts & Information
Notoscolex tenmalai tenmalai Michaelsen, 1910
Worm (Notoscolex equestris) - Facts & Information
Notoscolex equestris Benham, 1942
Worm (Kanchuria karorensis) - Facts & Information
Kanchuria karorensis Lone, Tiwari, Singh Thakura, Pearlson, Pavlíček & Yadav, 2020
Worm (Pheretima taresi) - Facts & Information
Pheretima taresi Hong, 2021
Worm (Megascolides hastatus) - Facts & Information
Megascolides hastatus Stephenson, 1915
Worm (Perichaeta takatorii) - Facts & Information
Perichaeta takatorii Goto & Hatai, 1898
Worm (Amynthas namdongensis) - Facts & Information
Amynthas namdongensis (Nguyen, 1993)
Worm (Megascolex monostichus) - Facts & Information
Megascolex monostichus Michaelsen, 1907
Worm (BOLDAEN) - Facts & Information
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Worm (Kincaidodrilus McKey-Fender) - Facts & Information
Kincaidodrilus McKey-Fender, 1982
Worm (Megascolides victoriae) - Facts & Information
Megascolides victoriae (Spencer, 1892)
Worm (Pheretima browni) - Facts & Information
Pheretima browni yunnanensis Stephenson, 1912
Worm (Pheretima losbanosensis) - Facts & Information
Pheretima losbanosensis Aspe & Obusan, 2023
Worm (Metaphire peguana) - Facts & Information
Metaphire peguana subsp. laisonensis Nguyen & Nguyen, 2017
Worm (Amynthas velatus) - Facts & Information
Amynthas velatus velatus (Gates, 1930)
Worm (BOLDAFJ) - Facts & Information
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Worm (Pheretima palmosa) - Facts & Information
Pheretima palmosa Y. Chen, 1946
Worm (Megascolides xanthus) - Facts & Information
Megascolides xanthus Blakemore, 2000
Worm (Pheretima schaedleri) - Facts & Information
Pheretima schaedleri Michaelsen, 1922
Worm (Pheretima honbaensis) - Facts & Information
Pheretima honbaensis Gates, 1941
Worm (Pheretima tapulaoensis) - Facts & Information
Pheretima tapulaoensis Hong, 2021
Worm (Pleionogaster abayensis) - Facts & Information
Pleionogaster abayensis James, 2006
Worm (Pheretima grandisetosa) - Facts & Information
Pheretima grandisetosa Thai, 1996
Worm (Pithemera altaresi) - Facts & Information
Pithemera altaresi Hong, 2018
Worm (Pheretima pedunculata) - Facts & Information
Pheretima pedunculata Chen & Zhifang, 1977