Biology:Opisthopora
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Short description: Order of annelids
| Opisthopora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Oligochaeta |
| Superorder: | Metagynophora |
| Order: | Opisthopora Michaelsen, 1930 |
Opisthopora is an order of mostly terrestrial worms.[1][2]
It is an order of the subclass Oligochaeta, which is distinguished by meganephridiostomal, male pores which open posteriorly to the last testicular segment.[3] It includes the megadrile families of the mostly terrestrial true earthworms.[1] There are currently eight known families.[1]
Families
- Eudrilidae
- Glossoscolecidae[4]
- Lumbricidae[5]
- Megascolecidae
- Moniligastridae
- Ocnerodrilidae
- Octochaetidae
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Opisthopora | Encyclopedia.com". https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/opisthopora.
- ↑ "Opisthopora", The Free Dictionary, https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Opisthopora, retrieved 2020-05-27
- ↑ Thorp, James H.; Rogers, D. Christopher. Ecology and General Biology. Elsevier.
- ↑ "Order Opisthopora - Hierarchy - The Taxonomicon". http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/TaxonTree.aspx?src=5016&id=985190.
- ↑ Liebenberg, Louis (1990) (in en). A Field Guide to the Animal Tracks of Southern Africa. New Africa Books. ISBN 978-0-86486-132-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=3Aco4wVvpdUC&q=Opisthopora+families&pg=PA68.
Wikidata ☰ Q18674940 entry
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