Megascolides

Megascolides
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Clade:	Pleistoannelida
Clade:	Sedentaria
Class:	Clitellata
Order:	Opisthopora
Family:	Megascolecidae
Genus:	Megascolides McCoy, 1878
Species
see species

Megascolides is a genus of earthworms in the family Megascolecidae.

Species

• Megascolides acanthodriloides
• Megascolides alba
• Megascolides albertisi
• Megascolides albertisii
• Megascolides americanis
• Megascolides americanus
• Megascolides annandalei
• Megascolides antrophyes
• Megascolides attenuatus
• Megascolides australis - Giant Gippsland earthworm
• Megascolides bagomaraglensis
• Megascolides bassanus
• Megascolides bergtheili
• Megascolides cameroni
• Megascolides cascadensis
• Megascolides cataractus
• Megascolides catenastagnis
• Megascolides chengannures
• Megascolides chengannurus
• Megascolides cochinensis
• Megascolides croesus
• Megascolides diaphanus
• Megascolides duodecimal
• Megascolides duodecimalis
• Megascolides eiseni
• Megascolides equestris
• Megascolides eucalypti
• Megascolides fontis
• Megascolides fuscus
• Megascolides halyi
• Megascolides hastatus
• Megascolides hulmei
• Megascolides (Notoscolex) illawarroe
• Megascolides improbus
• Megascolides incertus
• Megascolides insignis
• Megascolides intestinalis
• Megascolides irregularis
• Megascolides jotaylorae
• Megascolides karakulamensis
• Megascolides laffani

• Megascolides lucasi
• Megascolides macelfreshi
• Megascolides maestus
• Megascolides manni
• Megascolides michaelseni
• Megascolides monorchis
• Megascolides neglectus
• Megascolides nokanenaensis
• Megascolides obscurus
• Megascolides oneilli
• Megascolides oppidanus
• Megascolides orthostichon
• Megascolides parvus
• Megascolides pilatus
• Megascolides prashadi
• Megascolides punctatus
• Megascolides pygmoeus
• Megascolides raglani
• Megascolides roseus
• Megascolides ruber
• Megascolides rubicundus
• Megascolides salmo
• Megascolides sanctorum
• Megascolides simsoni
• Megascolides singhalensis
• Megascolides sinosus
• Megascolides sp.
• Megascolides steell
• Megascolides tasmani
• Megascolides tener
• Megascolides tenmalai
• Megascolides tisdalli
• Megascolides tortuosus
• Megascolides umbonis
• Megascolides variabilis
• Megascolides victoriensis
• Megascolides viridis
• Megascolides volvens
• Megascolides warragulensis
• Megascolides wellsi
• Megascolides xanthus

References

• WikiSpecies
• ION
• Nomenclator Zoologicus
• Giant Gippsland earthworm at the Museum Victoria website
• Rossiter, RJ; Gaffney, TJ; Rosenberg, H; Ennor, AH (1960). "The formation in vivo of lombricine in the earthworm (Megascolides cameroni)". The Biochemical Journal. 76 (3): 603–10. doi:10.1042/bj0760603. PMC 1204840. PMID 13743749.