Megadrile

Megadrile
	Amynthas sp. (Megascolecidae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Clade:	Pleistoannelida
Clade:	Sedentaria
Class:	Clitellata
Subclass:	Oligochaeta
Clade:	Megadrili
Families
	Acanthodrilidae; Almidae; Arecoidae; Benhamiidae; Biwadrilidae; Criodrilidae; Diporodrilidae; Eudrilidae; Glossoscolecidae; Hormogastridae; Kazimierzidae; Komarekionidae; Kynotidae; Lumbricidae; Lutodrilidae; Megascolecidae; Microchaetidae; Moniligastridae; Ocnerodrilidae; Rhinodrilidae; Sparganophilidae; Tritogeniidae; Tumakidae;

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.
1 2 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.

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[1] 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.

[:0-2] 1 2 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.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.

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