| Psammoryctides barbatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Order: | Tubificida |
| Family: | Naididae |
| Genus: | Psammoryctides |
| Species: | P. barbatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Psammoryctides barbatus Grube, 1860 | |
Psammoryctides barbatus is a species of annelids belonging to the family Naididae. The species was first recorded in 1860 by Adolf Eduard Grube. [1] [2] [3]
This species is most commonly found in Europe, especially Northern Europe, but it has been recorded in places such as Northern Africa, Siberia and the Chesapeake Bay. [4] The species was discovered for the first time in Iraq in 2016 during samples of the Gharraf and Dijaila rivers. [5]
