Megadrile
| Megadrile | |
|---|---|
| Amynthas sp. (Megascolecidae) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Oligochaeta |
| Clade: | Megadrili |
| Families | |
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Megadriles are terrestrial annelid worms belonging to the clade Oligochaeta, including many commonly called earthworms.[1][2] Megadriles are placed within the clade Megadrili or superorder Megadrilacea, and include Moniligastrida and Lumbricina (or the order Haplotaxida, following Easton).[3][4] 23 families with over 5,700 species are currently known.[2]
References
- ^ Maggenti, Armand R.; Mary Ann Basinger Maggenti; Scott Gardner (14 September 2005). "Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: M". Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ a b MisirlioğLu, Mete; Reynolds, John Warren; Stojanović, Mirjana; Trakić, Tanja; Sekulić, Jovana; James, Samuel W.; Csuzdi, Csaba; DecaëNs, Thibaud; Lapied, Emmanuel; Phillips, Helen R. P.; Cameron, Erin K.; Brown, George G. (2023-03-15). "Earthworms (Clitellata, Megadrili) of the world: an updated checklist of valid species and families, with notes on their distribution". Zootaxa. 5255 (1): 417–438. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5255.1.33. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 37045245.
- ^ Easton, E.G. (1981). "Japanese earthworms: a synopsis of the Megadrile species (Oligochaeta)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology. 40 (2): 33–65.
- ^ Blakemore, R.J. (December 2013). "The major megadrile families of the World reviewed again on their taxonomic types (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Megadrilacea)" (PDF). Opuscula Zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis. 44 (2): 107–127.