Clitellio

Clitellio
Clitellio arenarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Clade:	Pleistoannelida
Clade:	Sedentaria
Class:	Clitellata
Order:	Tubificida
Family:	Naididae
Subfamily:	Tubificinae
Genus:	Clitellio Savigny, 1820
Synonyms
PeloryctesLeuckart, 1849

Clitellio is a genus of annelids belonging to the family Naididae. ^[1]

The species of this genus are found in Europe, the Russian Far East and North America. ^[1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Clitellio: ^[1]

• Clitellio alpestris (Eisen, 1879)
• Clitellio arenarius (Müller, 1776)
• Clitellio cavernicolus Botea, 1983
• Clitellio cubanicus Botea, 1983
• Clitellio dubius Czerniavsky, 1881
• Clitellio heterosetosus Czerniavsky, 1881
• Clitellio orientalis Finogenova, 1991
• Clitellio (Clitelloides) poseidonicus (Finogenova, 1985)
• Clitellio (Clitelloides) saxosus Finogenova, 1985
• Clitellio suchumicus Czerniavsky, 1881
• Clitelloides orientalis Finogenova, 1991
• BOLD:AAG8543 (Clitellio sp.)

References

1. "Clitellio Savigny, 1820". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 28 November 2025.