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

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.
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.