Biology:Megadrile

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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

  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). http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/onlinedictinvertzoology/14/. Retrieved 22 May 2014. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 MisirlioğLu, Mete; Reynolds, John Warren; Stojanović, Mirjana; Trakić, Tanja; Sekulić, Jovana; James, Samuel W.; Csuzdi, Csaba; DecaëNs, Thibaud et al. (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. https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5255.1.33. 
  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)". Opuscula Zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis 44 (2): 107–127. http://opuscula.elte.hu/PDF/Tomus44_2/Blakemore_Families.pdf. 

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